neto Sjxcies of llelm>c<'i'<i. 91 



brown ; aiiteniiiu hhick ; imdersiKlo ot iibiloincii aucl leg.s 

 rcddi.sh biouii. i'liinuiics duik brown, shade J with olive- 

 green at the apex and across the middle of the wing ; a 

 curved dark brown band extends from tiie apex to the anal 

 angle; the fringe daik brown: secondaries dark brown, 

 palest at the base ; a dark brown line crosses tlie middle of 

 the wing from the costal to the inner margin. Underside of 

 both wings reddish brown ; primaries witb a large black spot 

 at the end of the cell ; the apex and outer margin dark 

 brown. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Ilab. 8.E. Peru, Santo Domingo, 6000 feet [Mas. Drue ). 



Carthara bifasciata, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennae, collar, tegulas, thorax, and abdomen 

 greyish black, with some brown hairs on the upperside of the 

 abdomen; the anal tuft yellowish. Primaries dark brown, 

 with a reddish spot close to the base ; two waved greyish 

 lines cross the wing from the costal to the inner margin, 

 the first near the base, the second beyond the cell ; three 

 metallic-silver dots at the end of the cell in the form of 

 a triangle : secondaries dark reddish brown, palest on the 

 costal margin ; the anal angle yellowish brown. Underside : 

 both wings pale reddish brown. 



Expanse 1^ inch, 



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



Family LasiocampidEB. 



To type nigrescens, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennge, collar, tegulte, thorax, and abdo- 

 men black ; two white spots at the base of thorax and some 

 white hairs on each side ; underside of the thorax and legs 

 thickly clothed with white hairs. Primaries hyaline black, 

 the veins black : secondaries hyaline black, the inner half of 

 the wing brownish black. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Ilab. Peru, Quinton, Carabaya, 5000 feat {Mas. Druce). 



Tlydrias OJioba, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennse, collar, tegula3, thorax, and abdo- 

 men greyish brown ; the anus and underside of the abdomen 

 light yellow ; legs yellowish brown. Primaries pale brown, 

 thickly irrorated with grey scales ; an orange-red spot at the 



