Heterocera frovi Custa Rica^ 39 



Abdomen above fuscous ; subdorsal brown tufts on segiuents 

 2—1. Fore wings brown irrorated with black, the veins dark 

 greyisli ; a fine antemedial velvety-black line ; the medial 

 area below submedian fold velvety black-brown, surmounted 

 by a small dark spot near antemedial line; the postmedial 

 iiue, black, outcurved around cell, outwardly finely edged 

 with light brown, and at submedian with white ; a sub- 

 terminal dark velvety spot between veins 4 and 5, and a 

 much smaller spot above 5 ; submarginal white scales on 

 veins; terminal white points on veins; fringe fuscous and 

 brown, cut by light brown shades at veins. Hind wings 

 brown ; a dark postmedial line, followed above anal angle 

 by buff and dark lines ; a terminal lunular dark line inwardly 

 edged with buff. 



Expanse 46 mm. 



Hub. Juan Vinas. 



Allied to S. cenyi-a, Druce. 



Cropia philosopha, sp. n. 



(J . Head, collar, and thorax dark purplish brown. Abdo- 

 men brown, with reddish-brown dorsal tufts on four basal 

 segments, and a dark round patch on last segment, not always 

 present. Fore wings dark brown ; a geminate antemedial 

 lilacine white line, curved from costa to submedian, and 

 again below it, closely followed by a third similar line from 

 subcostal, and a darker brown space between cell and sub- 

 median ; orbicular large, faintly edged on either side with 

 lilacine and containing a similar streak ; reniform large, light 

 brown, inwardly edged with lilacine white, outwardly by the 

 blackish-brown postmedial shade, which is wavy to inner 

 margin ; a geminate, subterminal, lilacine white, wavy line, 

 followed by an irregular lilacine marginal shade; the veins 

 partly streaked with whitish ; terminal white points on veins. 

 Hind wings brown ; a fine darker postmedial line and vague 

 subterminal shade ; a dark grey spot at anal angle between 

 two white lines. Underneath the fore wings are brown, the 

 inner margin and hind wings whitish buff; broken ante- 

 medial and postmedial lines and an indistinct subterminal 

 shade ; a brown spot on discocellular of hind wings ; a patch 

 of light brown rough scales on fore wings before discocellular. 



Expanse 55 mm. 



Bab, Tuis. 



Allied to C. phila, Druce, but much larger and with 

 entirely brown hind wings. 



