new Species of Lepidoi~)tera. 323 



tlie two (lark spots is a row of small whitish clots, edged 

 with a fine reddish-browu line ; two spots in the cell and 

 three spots below the cell ; a marginal row of minute dots 

 extends from the apex to the anal angle : secondaries semi- 

 liyaline white. — Female very similar to the male, but larger 

 and much brighter in colour. 



Expanse, cJ ly^^, ? 2;J- inches. 



Hub. Venezuela, Merida [}[us. Druce). 



Neritos sorex, sp. n. 



Male. — The head, collar, and base of the tegulas chrome- 

 yellow ; tegulas and thorax pale greyish brown ; abdomen 

 chrome-yellow ; antennoB brown. Primaries pale greyish 

 brown, the veins slightly darker in colour; a large oval serai- 

 hyaline white spot at the end of the cell : secondaries pale 

 greyish brown, whifish on the costal margin ; the fringe of 

 both wings pale greyish brown. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hub. Bolivia (Mui. Druce). 



The neuration of this species is tlie same as Neritos jlavO' 

 rosea^ Walk. 



Fam. Pyralidae. 



Subfam. SCR(EN0BIIN^. 



Midila carneia^ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennae, palpi, collar, tegulaj, thorax, and 

 abdomen pale yellow ; the underside of the abdomen and the 

 legs white. Primaries and secondaries pale yellow, slightly 

 clouded with pale brown near the base : primaries crossed 

 from the costal to the inner margin by two brown lines, 

 the first angular, near the middle, the second the darkest, 

 crossing from the apex to the inner margin ; a semihyaline 

 spot at the end of the cell ; fringe yellowish white : second- 

 aries with a small hyaline spot at the end of the cell and a 

 brown line crossing the wing from near the apex to the anal 

 angle. The underside of both wings white, slightly yellowish 

 on the outer margins. 



Expanse IJ inch. 



Hab. Colombia, Minca {Mus. Druce). 



This species is allied to M. quadrifenestrata^ H.-S., but it 

 is much smaller and quite different in colour. 



Obtusipalpis citrina^ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennaj, thorax, and abdomen yellow j the 



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