88 Mr. H. Druce on new Species of Lepidoptera. 
white, tipped with black in front; the tegule wliute, with 
two black spots on each ; the thorax white, with two central 
black spots. The underside of the head and thorax, the upper 
and underside of the abdomen, the legs and antennz all deep 
black. The underside of the wings the same as above, 
excepting that the black bands are browner in colour. Ex- 
panse 1} inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Amula, Guerrero, 6000 feet (H. H. Smith). 
This species was taken in August 1888; it is allied to 
Ecpantheria extrema, Walker, but is very distinct. 
ZATREPHES, Hibn. 
Zatrephes philobia, sp. n. 
Primaries golden straw-colour, irrorated with brown dots ; 
a >-shaped line near the base, above the point of which is a 
round silver spot and beyond a large silver patch, much the 
same as in Z. Trailit, Butler, the silver patches surrounded 
with darker brown ; a curved narrow submarginal line crosses 
the wing from the costal to the inner margin, the fringe 
dark brown: the secondaries creamy white, dusky along 
the outer margin from the base to near the anal angle, the 
fringe yellowish white. The head, thorax, and abdomen pale 
straw-colour. Expanse 1? inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hége) ; Omilteme, Guerrero, 8000 
feet (H. H. Smith). 
This very beautiful species was taken by Mr. H. H. Smith 
in July 1888; it is most nearly allied to Zatrephes Trailit, 
Butler, from the Amazons. 
Fam. Lithosiide. 
Brycea, Walker. 
Brycea esula, sp. n. 
Primaries uniform brownish fawn-colour, the costal mar- 
gin edged with yellow: secondaries orange, broadly bordered 
with black from the apex to the anal angle. The underside 
of all the wings orange, broadly bordered with black. The 
head, thorax, and tegule brownish fawn-colour, the collar 
orange; the abdomen yellow, with a narrow, black, central 
streak from the base to the anus, where it becomes wider ; 
the antenne black; the underside of the abdomen and the 
legs brownish fawn-colour. Expanse 14 inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Cuernavaca, Morelos (H. Hl. Smith). 
A pretty species, taken by Mr. Smith in June 1888. 
