Mr. H. Drace oyi some nPAO Heterocera. 213 



tliorax, and lei;"-; cliiMini-ycllow ; abJo.neii purple-black; 

 the anus chrome-yellow. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hah. New Guinea, Port Moresby {Mus. Druce). 



Darantasia ccerulescens , sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries bright glossy blue-black, the base and a 

 rather wide band beyond the cell chrome-yellow ; the fringe 

 black : secondaries black, with a large central, round, chrome- 

 yellow spot. The head, thorax, and anal segments of the 

 abdomen chrome-yellow ; the antennse black, tipped with 

 yellow ; the abdomen black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Nab. Ferguson Island {Mus. Druce). 



Fam. Melameridae. 

 biennis striata, sp. n. 



^fale. — Primaries chrome-yellow, the apex broadly black, 

 streaked with yellow ; a band of four black spots cross the 

 wing about the middle from the costal to the inner margin : 

 secondaries chrome-yellow, the apex and outer margin spotted 

 with black. The head and antennge black, the front of the 

 head and collar white ; thorax chrome-yellow ; abdomen 

 black, banded with white ; legs black. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Angamarca {Mus. Druce). 



Mennis arnica, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries semihyaline yellow, the apex black, 

 enclosing a rather large oval-shaped white spot, below which 

 are two white streaks : secondaries semihyaline yellow, 

 narrowly edged with black from the apex to the anal angle. 

 The head, antennge, and palpi black ; the thorax, abdomen, 

 and legs yellow. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Mus. Druce). 



Epiiialtias hcetijica, sp. n. 



Primaries black, shot with rich dark blue to beyond the 

 middle ; a narrow pale yellow band crosses the wing beyond 

 the cell from the costal margin to the anal angle; tlie fringe 

 black : secondaries dark glossy blue, the apex and outer 

 margin edged with black. Tlie head, autcnnaj, and thorax 



