Heterocera from Costa Rica. 379 



an interrupted fuscous streak on subcostal ; a fine black sub- 

 basal line; antemedial fine, curved on costa, inbent, preceded 

 by some fuscous irrorations and followed by a faint medial 

 line ; an outbent line to black discal point ; some yellow- 

 brown shading above median at end of cell ; black irrorations 

 beyond cell ; postniedial fuscous, slightly outcurved to vein 6, 

 then inbent, outwardly edged with wliitish, and a fine black 

 lunular line ; outer space broadly clearer brown, divided by 

 the subtermiiial white line, which interrupts some fuscous 

 shadings on interspaces ; traces of an interrupted terminal 

 black line; cilia darker grey, wiih brownish spots. Hind 

 wings : some black irrorations at base of inner margin ; 

 a black discal point ; postniedial line distinct ; marginal 

 shadings crossed by a faint subterminal whitish line. Win"-^ 

 bcdow bone-colour ; black discal points ; a postniedial fuscous 

 line close to cell^ distinct ; a subterminal line and terminal 

 fuscous shade ; traces of an antemedial line. 



Expanse 16 mm. 



Ilab. Juan Vinas. 



Near E. or set ilia, Dr. 



Eupithecia venusla, sp. n. 



? . Head, thorax, base, and two terminal segments of 

 abdomen white. Collar and abdomen medially oi'auae- 

 brown, dorsal black points on abdomen. Wing> white. 

 Fore wings : basal third of costa orange-brown j a subbasal 

 cluster of black scales below subcostal, some scattered black 

 scales below it, and a few beyond on subcostal ; a broad 

 orange-brown medial incurved fascia, inteirupted in and 

 below cell by fuscous irrorations and edged on extreme costa 

 with fuscous; a broad similar shade extends from the fascia 

 along veins 3 and 4 to termen, bifurcating to tornus and 

 vein 5, enclosing a terminal white spot; these branches 

 partly edged with fuscous scales; veins 4 and 5 terminally 

 black, with subterminal white points ; a fine irregular black 

 line encloses a white spot beyond cell ; an orange-brown sub- 

 terminal spot on costa ; a terminal black line. Hind wings : 

 a broad orange-brown medial shade not reaching costa, 

 irrorated with fuscous on inner margin, forming three lines ; 

 a small cluster of black scales above anal angle; an oblique 

 orange shade from above vein S to termen at angle; a 

 terminal black line; the outer margin produced at vein 3. 

 Wings below shaded with grey, especially the fore wing, 

 which has a black discocellular line, and fine postniedial, 

 outer, and subterminal darker linos. Hind wings : an ante» 



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