90 Mr. W. Schaus on 



base beliind the coxre, but are otherwise like those of mfipex ; 

 the raesostcrnum has a few microscopic punctures, no stria 

 divides it from the metasteruura, but the suture is indicated 

 by 8 or 10 small points. H. rufipes, Payk., has the meso- 

 sternum clearly punctate and a strong crenulate stria at the 

 raetasternal suture^ and the prosternal stride almost reach 

 the base. 



Hub. Japan. I found it on the sand-dunes at Enoshima 

 iu May 1880. 



XII. — New Species of Ileterocera from Costa Rica. — TX. 

 By W. Schaus, F.Z.S. 



I AM greatly indebted to Sir George F. Hampton, Bart., for 

 the descriptions of new genera appearing iu this paper. 



Noctnidse. 

 Eaxoa cartagensis, sp. n. 



c^ . Palpi black, irrorated with brown ; head, collar, and 

 thorax brown, tinged with violaceous, the collar with a 

 fuscous transverse line. Abdomen fuscous brown. Fore 

 wings bufF-brown ; the lines brown-black ; basal and sub- 

 basal geminate dentate lines to below cell ; antemedial gemi- 

 nate, interrupted, outwardly oblique from median to sub- 

 median, outangled below subraedian ; a darker annular spot 

 coalesces with line below cell ; cell filled in with dark brown 

 from antemedial to reniform, interrupted by the large round 

 orbicular close to subcostal; reniform large, outlined in bufiE 

 and tilled in witii dark brown and fuscous-grey scales ; post- 

 medial fine, lunular, the points projecting on veins ; the sub- 

 terminal fine, preceded by a dark brown sliade on costa, and 

 dark daslies between veins from G to fold, followed by a tine 

 buff line and fuscous-grey terminal shadings except at apex. 

 Hind wi.igs whitish at base; veins and outer half fuscoua 

 brown. 



Expanse ^S mm. 



JJab. Cartago, Juan Yinas. 



Episilia cirpJiioiJes, sp. n. 



(J . Palpi dark brown, tipped witli whitish buff. ITead and 

 thorax whitish buff ; collar olive-grey in front, separated 



