new Species of Iltterocera. 79 



at tlie end of the cell and a lai<j;er one below; an apical Ijand 

 of five hyaline white spots croddcs the wing from the coital to 

 the outer margin : secondaries black, the base pale yellow ; 

 a rather large hyaline white Sj)ot about the middle; the inner 

 margin red at the base. Underside very similar to the 

 upperside. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Ilab. Paraguay [Mas. Druce). 



^[ethysia hilda, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennte, palpi, abdomen, and legs black ; 

 collar, tegulte, thorax, and basal segments of the abdomen 

 bright scarlet. Primaries and secondaries dusky semihyaline 

 black ; veins all black, apex and outer margin black. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hah. S.E. Peru, La Oroya, liio Inambari, 3000 feet [Mas. 

 Druce). 



Pseudaclytia major, sp. n. 



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

 abdomen brownish black, the back of the head reddish orange ; 

 legs brownish black. Primaries brownish black, palest from 

 the apex to the anal angle, the veins all black : secondaries 

 whitish hyaline, the apex and outer margin clouded with 

 black, the veins black. The underside very similar to the 

 upperside. — Female almost identical with the male. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hah. S.E. Peru, Santo Domingo, 6000 feet {Mas. Druce). 



Allied to Pseudaclytia minor, Schaus. 



Napata superba, sp. n. 



Male. — H(.ad, antennse, and thorax black; palpi black, 

 white in front ; collar, tegulse, and abdomen bright metallic 

 blue, underside of the abdomen white. Primaries black, the 

 basal half of the wing very bright metallic blue ; two small 

 metallic-blue spots in front of the cell ; apex white : second- 

 aries black, the base and central part of the wing bright 

 metallic blue, the apex white. The underside very similar 

 to the upperside. — Female like the male. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hab. Peru, La Mercede, 2000-3000 feet {Mus. Bruce). 



Allied to Napata albiplaga, Walker, and Napata qujdri- 

 strigata, Hampson. 



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