new Species of Lepidoptera. 331 



upperslde, excepting the primaries, which are broadly 

 bordeied with brown on tlie costal margin and at the apex. 



Ex})anse V^^y inch. 



Ilah. Ecuador, Loxa [Mas. Druce). 



Spilomela pceontah's, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, palpi, and collar yellow ; antennae, tegulae, 

 thorax, and abdomen black ; the anus yellow. Primaries : 

 the basal half yellow, the base narrowly black ; the apical 

 half of the wing purplish black, the apex yellow ; a small 

 yellow spot close to the anal angle ; the marginal line metallic 

 silver ; the fringe yellow : secondaries pale yellow, the base, 

 a spot on the inner margin, and the apical half of the wing 

 purplish black ; the marginal line metallic silver ; the fringe 

 alternately yellow and black. 



Expanse | inch. 



Hab. Colombia, Minca {Mus. Druce). 



Acridura nigrans, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antenna3, tegulse, and thorax black ; abdo- 

 men above metallic greenish black, on the underside white. 

 Primaries and secondaries hyaline bluish white, the veins 

 black ; the costal margin, apex, outer and inner margins of 

 both wings purplish black. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hab. Peru {Whitely)\ Bolivia, Charuplaya {Mus. Druce). 



Acridura eusebia, sp. n. 



Male. — Head and thorax black ; tcgula?, abdomen, and 

 legs yellow, the second and fourth segments of the abdomen 

 and the underside black. Primaries semihyaline greyish 

 white, the costal margin from the base to the end of the cell 

 bright yellow; the veins, apex, and outer margin black ; the 

 fringe black : secondaries semihyaline greyish white, the 

 veins and margins black. The underside very similar to the 

 upperside. 



Expanse | inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Intaj {Buckley^ Mus. Druce). 



Acridura pudens J sp. n. 



Male. — Head, tegulse, thorax, abdomen, and legs chrome- 

 yellow ; antennai black. Primaries pale purplish brown, the 

 base and half the costal margin deep chrome-yellow : 

 secondaries pale yellow, the inner margin chrome-yellow, tlie 

 apex and outer margin pale purplish brown j the fringes of 



