354 Mr. H. Druce on nev) Species of 



Fam. Arctiidae. 



Cycnia, Hubn. 



Cycnia (?) raspa^ sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries creamy white, the costal margin shaded 

 with yellow ; four black lines cross the wing from the costal 

 to the inner margin, the first three near the base, the fourth 

 beyond the cell, the veins beyond the fourth line black ; a 

 short black streak at the end of the cell ; the fringe yellow : 

 secondaries uniformly pale yellow. Underside of both wings 

 pale yellow, the black lines on the primaries the same as 

 above. The head and thorax yellow, collar and tegulaj 

 white, abdomen yellow ; antennae white, pectination black. — 

 Female similar to the male, but larger. 



Expanse, ^ 1 j^q, $ 2^ inches. 



Ilab. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco {H. H. Smith). 



Idalus, Walk. 

 Iclalus dares, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries semihyaline white ; primaries 

 streaked with black at the base on the costal margin beyond 

 the cell, and four rather long black streaks edged with fawn- 

 colour below the cell, the fourth on the inner margin rather 

 above the first three streaks ; two black spots on the outer 

 margin nearest the apex. Head, thorax, and tegulte yellowish 

 white ; thorax white, with four very distinct black spots near 

 the middle ; abdomen above red, the sides, underside, anus, 

 and a row of spots down the middle white; legs white, 

 spotted with black. 



Expanse If inch. 



JJah. Costa Rica, Santa Clara Valley, 1200 kQi{Zurcher). 



Fam. Laparidae. 



COLOCASIA, Ochs. 



Colocasia rliotana, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries grey, crossed about the middle from the 

 costal to the inner margin by a wide broken black band, 

 beyond which are two fine waved black lines, the marginal 

 line black ; the fringe grey : secondaries dai-k greyish black, 

 the fringe white. Head and thorax grey ; abdomen blackish 

 grey ; legs white, banded with black ; antennaj brown. — 

 Female almost identical with the male. 



Expanse, <^ 1^, ? 1| inch. 



