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and ventral surface of abdomen white faintly tinged with red- 

 brown. Fore wing pale smoky brown, the costa white to near 

 apex, the cilia whitish tinged with brown. Hind wing pale smoky 

 brown, the cilia whitish tinged with brown. Underside silvery 

 white tinged with brown. 



Hub. Pkhl", Yahuarmayo (IVa.tkins), 1 $ type. Exp. 34 mm. 



(4S a) Phostria aterrimalis, sp. n. 



Abdomen of male with subdorsal tufts of hair on anal segment. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen very dark black-brown ; palpi with 

 the 1st joint and the 2nd in front to middle whitish ; pectus, legSj 

 and ventral surface of abdomen white with a faint ochreous tinge, 

 the fore tibiie with a black hand near extremity. Fore wing very 

 dark black-brown ; the cilia with a fine pale line at base and the 

 tips white towards tornus. Hind wing very dark black-brown ; 

 the cilia with a fine pale line at base; the underside with the inner 

 area whitish. 



Hab. Cameroon^, Ja E., Bitje (Bates), 1 J type. Exp. 

 24 mm. 



(•34 a) Phostria chrysomera, sp. n. 



S • Head golden yellow; thorax and abdomen dark brown with 

 a purple gloss, the tegula? at base and on outer edge, the patagia 

 except a patch at base of outer edge and subdorsal stripes on abdo- 

 men golden yellow; antennae glossy black-brown; Irons with 

 cupreous brown patch below ; palpi yellow with brown band near 

 extremity of 2nd joint ; pectus and ventral surface of abdomen 

 pale yellow; legs grey-brown. Fore wing dark brown glossed with 

 brilliant purple : a wedge-shaped golden yellow patch in the cell 

 from base to near extremity ; a broad oblique golden yellow post- 

 medial band from just below costa to submedian fold near termen, 

 its lower edge obliquely curved; a golden yellow streak on inner 

 margin from base to beyond middle. Hind wing golden yellow, 

 the inner area from near base and the terminal area dark brown 

 glossed with brilliant purple, the extremity of the yellow area 

 rounded so that the dark area expands widely towards costa and 

 tornus. 



Hab. Peru, Yahuarmayo, 1 8 type. Exp. 40 mm. 



(55 a) Phostria disciiridescens, sp. n. 



8 . Head and base of tegula? fulvous orange ; antennae black- 

 brown ; thorax and abdomen dark brown tinged with grey, the ^ 

 anal tufts of male orange at sides and the genital tufts whitish ; 

 palpi, pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen fulvous orange, 

 the fore tibiae with brown patch near extremity and the tarsi ringed 



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