308 Mr, II. Druce on 



size in the eight specimens before mc : socondarics dark 

 brown, in some specimens the wing is sliglitly ghxssod with 

 blue on the outer margin. Undcr.'^ido : primaries paU) ])ro\vn, 

 the veins hhick ; an orango-rod, rather wide streak at the end 

 of the cell: secondaries pale brown, greyish brown at the 

 apex, the veins black. 



Ex|)anse 1^ inch. 



llah, Peru, Upper Rio Toro {}[us. Druce). 



In some specimens the red s[)ot on the underside of the 

 primaries is entirely wanting. This species is allied to 

 Sangala antiphateSj Druce. 



Taraxineura quadripuncta, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennae, tegulse, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 black; collar orange-yellow; anal tuft yellow. Primaries 

 black, a large square white spot at the end of cell ; fringe 

 black : secondaries black, a small white round spot at the cud 

 of the cell. Underside similar to the upperside. 



Expanse Ij inch. 



Ilah. British Guiana, Roraima {Whitely) ; Paramaribo 

 (O. W. Ellacovihe, Mils. Druce), 2 j*, 1 ?; Potaro lliver 

 \C. B. Roberts, Mas. Brit.), 1 c? • 



Family Dioptidae. 

 Lauron haJizoa, sp. n. 



Female. — Head, antennre, and tiiorax black ; tcgulre orange- 

 red ; abdomen brownish black, with a greyish-white line on 

 each side; legs brownish black. Primaries reddish orange, 

 semihyaliiie near the base, the veins mostly black ; a band of 

 five white spots crosses the wing near the apex from the costal 

 to the outer margin ; the fourth and lifth spots are quite 

 small: secondaries semiliyaline brownish black; the under- 

 side of both wings brownish black; the costal margin of the 

 primaiies reddish orange. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Ilab. Jamaica {Mus. Brit.). 



Diopiis quiriteSj sp. n. 



Male. — Ilead, antenna^, collar, tegulae, ihor.ix, abdomon, 

 and legs black ; the front of the head and underside of the 

 thorax and abdomen white. Primaries hyaline, the veins 

 black, the apex and outer margin broadly black ; a semi- 

 liyaline white band paitly crosses the wing near the apex, 



