460 Mr. H. Druce on 



LX. — Desci-ipiions of some new Sjjecies of Syntomldffi and 

 Arctiadge from Tropical South America. By Herbert 

 Druce, F.L.S. &c. 



Fam. Syntomidae. 

 Mesothen endoleuca, sp. n. 



3/ok. — Head, antennsc, collar, legulte, thorax, abdomen, 

 and legs black ; abdomen with two greyish-blue lines from 

 the base to the anus. Primaries and secondaries hyaline ; 

 costal margin, apex, outer and inner margins, and veins all 

 black ; the apex of the secondaries edged with black. — Female 

 the same as the male, but with simple antennae. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Jiab. Venezuela, Caura Valley (T. M. Klages, Mus. Druce) . 



Mesothen Ochendeni, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennas, and palpi black, front of head 

 white ; collar, tegular, thorax, and abdomen orange-yellow ; 

 a black spot at the base of the thorax and one on each 

 segment, the anal segment black ; underside of the thorax 

 and legs black. Primaries and secondaries hyaline, the veins 

 all black, the apex broadly black, the outer and inner margins 

 edged with black ; the apex of the secondaries black. — 

 Female identical with the male. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. S.E. Peru, Santo Domingo, 6000 feet {Mus. Druce). 



Cosmosoma ano.vanfhia, sp. n. 



Male. — Head metallic blue; antenna bhick, tipped Avith 

 white; the front of the thorax orange, spotted with metallic 

 blue ; the tegulse orange ; thorax and abdomen black, the 

 base of the thorax and sides of the abdomen spotted witli 

 bright metallic blue; legs black. Primaries hyaline, the 

 apex and a band crossing the wing from the end of the cell 

 to the anal angle black, veins black : secondaries hyaline, 

 broadly edged with black. Underside as above. 



Expanse Ij inch. 



IJab. Venezuela, Corosita, Caura Valley [T. M. Klages, 

 Mus. Druce). 



Cosmosoma apenm'na, sp, n. 

 ]{fale. — Head, antenntp, and palpi black ; collar and tegul.T 



