new Species of Tleterocera. 301 



Scotiira avaruy sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antciina>, thorax, abtloincii, and legs black ; 

 front of head and tegula? oreyish ; a white line extends down 

 the middle ot the abdomen trom the base almost to the anus ; 

 the underside white. Trimaries black, the veins white from 

 the base to the middle ; a wide white band crosses the wing 

 about the middle, but does not quite reach the costal margin : 

 secondaries semihyaline white, broadly bordered with black 

 at the apex and round the outer margin. The underside very 

 similar to the uppcrside, the secondaries with a white spot at 

 the apex. 



Expanse H inch. 



Hub. Ecuador, Sarayacu (^Buckley, Mus, Druce). 



Fam. Dioptidse. 



Polypcetes cistrina, sp. n. 



Mole. — Head and antenna3 black, underside of the head 

 yellow; thorax and tegulce brown, the latter edged with 

 white; a yellow spot on the base of the tegulaj; abdomen 

 black, gvey at the base and white on the underside; legs 

 black. Primaries brown, the veins and a spot on the outer 

 margin near the apex yellow; a rather wide white band 

 partly crosses the wing from about the middle of the costal 

 margin : secondaries white, broadly bordered with black at 

 the apex and round the outer margin. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Bab. Ecuador, Chiguinda {Buckley^ Mus. Druce). 



Polypcetes mirma^ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennse, thorax, tegulae, abdomen, and legs 

 black, the underside of the abdomen white. Primaries from 

 the base to about the middle white, but slightly dusky close 

 to the base ; the outer half of the wing black ; a small streak 

 at the end of the cell and two small spots close to the apex 

 white : secondaries white, broadly bordered with black. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



IJaJ). Bolivia {Garlepjy, Mus. Druce). 



Astyochia dolensj sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antenna^, thorax, tegular, abdomen, and legs 

 black. Primaries semihyaline black, darkest along the costal 

 margin, at the end of the cell, and at the a[iex ; a whitish 



