34 Mr. H. Druce on some new Heterocera 



Syntrichura pMlodes, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries hyaline, the veins, apex, outer 

 and inner margins of the primaries black : secondaries, the 

 costal margin white, the apex and outer margin edged with 

 black. The head, antennse, thorax, and abdomen black ; a 

 carmine spot on each side of the head ; underside of the abdo- 

 men banded with white, and a row of white spots on each 

 side ; the legs black. 



Expanse l^^j inch. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui {Trotsch, in Mas. Staudinger). 



Enioche, gen. nov. 



Type E. intthea, Druce. 



Male. — Antennai very long, slightly pectinated. Palpi 

 small, standing out from the head, the third joint very short. 

 Thorax and abdomen rather stout ; legs long, slender, and 

 without spurs. Primaries broad, the costal margin straight, 

 the outer margin very much rounded, the inner margin very 

 short. Secondaries almost wanting. 



Enioche pitthea, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries hyaline, the costal margin, veins, apex, 

 and outer margin black ; a small blue dot at the base of each 

 wing : secondaries black, very minute. The head, antennas, 

 thorax, and legs black ; abdomen metallic blue ; underside of 

 the thorax white. 



Expanse lyV inch. 



Hah. Peru (^Mus. Druce). 



Fam. Arctiidae. 

 Charidea ira^ sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries deep black, edged at the base on the 

 inner margin with a metallic blue streak ; a wide bright 

 carmine band extends from the base to the end of cell and 

 then to the anal angle ; the inner margin of the wing black : 

 secondaries black, with the apes bright carmine ; the fringes 

 of both wings black. Antennae and palpi black; head, 

 thorax, and abdomen bright metallic blue, thorax clothed with 

 black hairs and abdomen banded with black. Underside 

 very similar to the upperside. 



Expanse Ijo inch. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui {Trotsch, in Mas. Staudinger). 



