34 Mr. W. Scliaus on 



II. — Neio Species of Heterocerafrom Costa Rica. — XII. 

 By W. SCHAUS, F.Z.S. 



Syntomidae. 

 Loxopldehia peralta, sp. n. 



(^ . Palpi black. Head and collar black-brown; some 

 white scaling on frons. Thorax and abdomen blue-black ; 

 some brown dorsally on abdomen at base; a large crimson 

 spot on patagia. Legs black-brown ; some white irrorations 

 on fore coxa3 and tarsi inwardlj. Wings hyaline; veins, 

 base, and margins blacky expanding at apex and tornus ; the 

 discocellular rather broadly black. Hind wings : veins and 

 margins black, widest at apex. 



Expanse 26 ram. 



Hab. Peralta, Tuis. 



Loxophlehia flavipicta, sp. n. 



c?. Palpi and vertex black; frons white. Thorax and 

 abdomen orange-yellow ; a large spot dorsally on middle of 

 abdomen and last two segments black, both with a few dark 

 metallic scales. Legs yellow, part of tibife and tarsi brown. 

 Wings hyaline. Fore wings : base yellow, followed by a 

 black spot on inner raargin, and a black streak on costa to 

 discocellular, which is also rather broadly black; a black 

 spot at tornus; apex black ; costa postmedially, outer margin 

 from vein 2 to near 4, and inner margin medially bright 

 yellow, also veins 3-6 from just beyond cell ; median and 

 vein 2 black. Hind wings : veins and inner margin to 

 beyond vein 2 yellow, with a black streak at anal angle and 

 black at base of vein 2 ; apical part of outer margin broadly 

 black. 



Expanse 20 mm. 



Ilah. Tuis, Sixola. 



Chrostosoma patricia, sp. n. 



?. Palpi and legs brown-black. Frons metallic blu? ; 

 vertex black, irrorated with blue. Collar and thorax black- 

 brown ; a blue spot on tegulae and on meso- and motathorax ; 

 a crimson spot on shoulders. Abdomen above black, with 

 subdorsal crimson spots at base and lateral metallic-blue 

 spots ; ventrally white. Coxro with white spots, the fore 

 00X03 opalescent white. AVings hyaline, the veins black. 



