326 Mr. II. Dnice on aome 



apex to tlie anal angle wltli pale yellow ; the marginal line 

 spotted with black ; the fringe brown : secondaries semi- 

 hyaline brownish wiiite, the apex and outer margin edged 

 witli dark brown. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Uab. Britisli Guiana (JV/iiteli/j ^fus. Druce). 



Stericta zetila, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, palpi, collar, and teguloB pale greenish 

 yellow ; tliorax and abdomen pale brown ; legs and underside 

 of the thorax and abdomen pale greyish brown. Primaries 

 pale brown, the basal half of the wing greenish yellow, with 

 some black markings on the inner margin nearest the base ; 

 a zigzag submarginal line crosses the wing from tlie costal 

 to tlie inner margin close to the anal angle : secondaries 

 pale brown ; the fringes of both wings brown. — Female very 

 similar to the male. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



JJab. Colombia, Don Amo, Minca {Mus. Druce). 



Stericta medusa, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antenna, tegulaj, and thorax pale brown ; 

 abdomen brownish white. Primaries brown, darkest at the 

 base; a central brownish- white band crosses the wing from 

 the costal to the inner margin, where it becomes quite narrow ; 

 a small black dot at the end of the cell and a marginal row of 

 small black spots extends from the apex to the anal angle ; 

 the fringe alternately dark and pale brown : secondaries 

 white, the apex and outer margin clouded with black; the 

 fringe black. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



JJab. Colombia, Sierra del Libano, COOO feet {Mus. Druce). 



Stericta olivescens, sp. n. 



Male. — Head and antennee brown ; tegulse and thorax 

 greenish white ; abdomen black, the first and second segments 

 banded ^vith white ; the anal tuft pale brown. Primaries 

 olive-brown, irrorated with white scales ; a black dot at the 

 end of the cell and a zigzag black line beyond the outer 

 margin broadly bordered with reddish brown : secondaries 

 pale brownish white, clouded Avith dark brown at the apex 

 and partly round the outer margin. — Female very similar to 

 the male, but larger, and the secondaries much blacker. 



Expanse, cJ 1, ? 1^ inch. 



JIab. Colombia, Valparaiso, 4000 feet {Mus. Druce). 



