676 Mr. W. Schaus on 



margin above an;;;le ; a broader and longer vertical streak 

 across median, nearer end of cell; a subterminal similar 

 streak from near apex to vein 3 ; termen from vein 2 to near 

 apex metallic golden, preceded by a velvety-black space 

 broken into five spots by metallic lilac shades. 



Expanse 19-27 mm. 



JJab. Turrialba, Poas. 



Ambia argyractalis, sp. n. 



? . Palpi, head, collar, and thorax creamy white, the latter 

 medially shaded with grey. Abdomen whitish, with broad 

 transverse segmental grey shades, dorsally interrupted at 

 base. Wings thickly irrorated with fuscous grey on a 

 whitish ground ; a fine outbent subbasal white line, suffusing 

 with a white streak on submedian from base, and with a 

 short white streak on inner margin to antemedial, which is 

 also fine, whitish, edged with darker grey, outcurved from 

 costa ; a broad medial whitish shade on costa ; discocellular 

 line fine, edged with white ; postmedial deeply outcurved to 

 near termen, fuscous, terminating at vein 2; a ])ostmedial 

 curved whitish shade below vein 2, in a line with disco- 

 cellular; termen whitish, with a subterminal greyish line; a 

 fine terminal black line; cilia long, the basal half bufi", 

 crossed by two fuscous lines, the outer half silvery grey. 

 Hind wings : base white ; a tuft of long black scales below 

 vein 2 medially ; a fuscous subterminal line, inangled at 

 vein 2, followed by a narrow white shade ; outer margin 

 sinuous; small quadrate velvety-black spots on either side 

 of veins 2-4, separated by orange streaks and preceded by 

 silvery scales. Underneath whitish, the veins and costal 

 margins shaded with pale brown ; the outer lines fuscous 

 brown, distinct ; the terminal lines on fore wings broken into 

 minute spots. 



Expanse 20 mm. 



Hab. Juan Vinas. 



Near A, vietalophota, Hmpsn. 



Ambia intortaliSf sp. n. 



? . Body white, banded with brown-orange. Wings 

 white, the markings yellowish brown. Fore wings : basal 

 third of costa yellow-brown, extending into cell ; inbent sub- 

 basal and antemedial lines ; a medial line, followed by a 

 brown shade in cell, inbent on inner margin ; a lunular line 

 on discocellular, edged with fuscous, followed by yellowish 

 streaks on veins ; the costa postmedially yellowish ; terminal 



