170 Mr. H. Dfuce oyi new Species of 



from the costal margin almost to the inner margin^ deep 

 blackish brown ; a rather wide curved black line at the apex, 

 and a zigzag black line, extending from near the anal 'angle 

 along the outer margin ; fringe alternately black and grey : 

 secondaries black, crossed from the costal to the inner margin 

 by two greyish-white bands ; the outer margin brownish 

 grey, irrorated with black scales. Underside of both wings 

 brown: secondaries with the pale bands very indistinct. 

 Head and thorax black ; front of the head and sides of the 

 thorax greyish brown. Abdomen yellowish brown ; the 

 sides black, with a large yellow spot on each segment, below 

 which is a row of small white spots. Underside grey- 

 white. Antennse pale greyish brown; legs black on the 

 upperside, brown on the underside. 



Expanse 5^ inches. 



Hah. Mexico, Orizaba [Mus. Druce). 



Subfam. Eucsromiin^. 



EUPYRA, Herr.-Schaff. 



Eupyra dama, sp. n. 



Primaries gTeenish-bronze colour, pinkish along the inner 

 margin from tlie base almost to the anal angle; the cell, three 

 oval spots below and a large spot beyond crossed by the 

 black veins, all hyaline : secondaries hyaline, the iimer and 

 outer margins broadly bordered with greenish bronze ; the 

 veins and fringes of both wings black. Underside similar to 

 the upperside, but much blacker in colour. Head, tlwrax, 

 abdomen, anteunaj, and legs black ; the collar spotted with 

 white. 



Expanse If inch. 



JJab. Mexico, Orizaba {in Mus. Bruce). 



A very distinct species, not closely allied to any known 

 to me. 



SCENA, Walk. 

 Scena propylea, sp. n. 

 Euchromia sfi/x ?, var. ?, Walk. Cat. i. p. 264. 



Ilah. Mexico, Orizaba (Mus. Drucc). 



The type of Zi/ganastj/X, Fabr.,with which Walker placed 

 this species, is in the lianksian collection in the liritish 

 Museum ; it is very distinct from the specimen Walker 

 described as a variety of it, to which I have now given a 

 name : the specimen in the iS'ational Collection is trom an 

 unknown locality, but i.s almost identical with the Mexican 



