506 On neio Species of Ileterocera. 



Fam. Thymaridae. 

 Pedoptila thaletes, sp. n. 



Female. — Head, collar, tegulje, thorax, and abdomen 

 reddish brown ; abdomen banded witli black ; the antennse, 

 underside of the abdomen, and the legs black ; the anus 

 clothed with greyish hairs. Primaries, the basal half reddish 

 orange, the outer half black, the veins black ; secondaries 

 reddish orange as far as the lobe, which is black almost to the 

 end of the wing ; the tip of the tail white. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hah. Cameroons, Ja River [Mas. Dnice). 



Fam. Syntomidae. 

 Histicea falerina, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennae, collar, tegulse, thorax, and base of 

 abdomen black ; head and collar spotted with metallic blue ; 

 abdomen metallic blue ; legs black. Primaries black, the 

 basal half of the wing red streaked with black ; a broad 

 oblique yellow band beyond the cell, a metallic-blue spot at 

 the base, and a blue streak at the end of the cell : secondaries 

 red, edged with black, Avidest at the apex and the middle of 

 the outer margin. 



Expanse 2| inches. 



Hah. Peru, Marcapata [Mus. Bruce). 



Fam. Arctiidae. 

 Automolh marcapata^ sp. n. 



Female. — Head, antennfe, collar, tegular, thorax, and abdo- 

 men reddish yellow ; legs reddish. Primaries reddish, irrorated 

 near the base with yellow scales ; a large semihyaline yellow 

 blotch at the end of the cell extending to the costal margin ; 

 the veins and the edges of the large blotch dark red ; the 

 fringe brownish red : secondaries deep pink, the fringe 

 yellowish. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Peru, Marcapata [Mus. Driice). 



Allied to Automoh's sanguinolenta ^ Cram., but very 

 distinct. 



