Mr. H. Druce on some new Heterocera. 207 



XXXII. — Descriptions of some new Species of Heterocera. 

 By Herbert Druce, F.L.S. &c. 



Fani. ^geriidae. 

 Sciapteron Meeki, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries bright purplish blue, the costal and outer 

 margins edged with black, the underside almost brighter than 

 the upperside : secondaries hyaline, with a large metallic- 

 blue marking from the base extending to the end of the cell 

 and below the cell nearly to the outer margin ; the outer and 

 inner margin edged with black ; the fringe of both wings 

 black. The antennae, head, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 black ; the collar and palpi yellow ; anal tuft black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. Trobriand Islands, Kiriwini {A. S. Meek, Mtis. 

 Druce) . 



This species is allied to S. jnilchripeniiis, Walk., from 

 which it is at once distinguished by its much brighter colour, 

 narrower black margins to the primaries, and several minor 

 differences. 



Fam. SyntomidaB. 

 Pseudosphenoptera triangidifera, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries black, shot with bright metallic green 

 from the base to beyond the middle ; a narrow hyaline streak 

 at the base on the costal margin, below which is a round 

 hyaline spot; the fringe black: secondaries deep black, with 

 a small hyaline spot close to the base. On the underside both 

 wings shot with dark blue at the base. Antennae black ; the 

 head, thorax, and abdomen black, thickly irrorated with 

 metallic-blue scales ; abdomen with two white spots at the 

 base and a row of white spots on each side; legs black, 

 tipped with white. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. Amazons [Mus. Druce). 



Desmidocnemis thyria, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries and secondaries yellowish hyaline, all the 

 veins black ; primaries with the costal, outer, and inner 

 margins narrowly edged with black : secondaries black at the 



