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third Ijcyond the cell ; the rnar^^iiial line white, with ininiito 

 hiack (lots; the friiij^e chrome-yellow: scccjiidaries with a 

 few metallic scales mar the anal ari;;Ie, above which is :i 

 short chrome-yellow line ; the undcisidc of both wings |)ale 

 primrose-yellow. 



Kxpanse 1 inch. 



JIab. Colombia, Valparaiso {Mus. Jh-uce). 



Arhostola (?) viridis^ sp. n. 



Mule. — Front of head, palpi, underside of thorax, abdomen, 

 and le<j^s red ; the head, collar, tegula>, and thorax dark 

 purple-brown ; antennae and abdomen black, the anal se;rn)ents 

 ami anal tuft bright red. Primaries dark purple-brown ; a 

 small green dot at the end of the cell ; the outer margin, anal 

 angle, and inner margin nearly to the base bright green ; 

 the fringe brown : secondaries black ; the underside of both 

 wings black, the inner margin of the primaries brownish 

 white. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hob. Colombia, Bonda {Mas. Druce). 



Two specimens of this species from Palma Sola, Venezuela, 

 are in the National Collection. 



Neostictopteha, gen. nov. 



Head large ; antennae short, simple ; palpi rather long, 

 erect, the third joint minute ; thorax broad ; abdomen long. 

 Primaries long and narrow, rounded at the anal angle : 

 secondaries large, very square at the apex, with a large silky 

 patch at the end of the cell on the costal margin of the male : 

 legs long and slender. 



Type Neostictoptera nigropuncta. 



Neostictoptera nigropuncta^ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennae, collar, and tegulae fawn-colour j 

 abdomen greyish brown. Primaries fawn-colour, thickly 

 irrorated with greyish scales and tine black lines; a marginal 

 row of small black dots extends from the apex to the anal 

 angle; the fringe fawn-colour: secondaries semihyaline 

 while, clmided with black on the costal and outer marijin : 

 a large silky black patch of hair at the end of the cell near 

 the apex. — Female very similar to the male, but without the 

 brand on the secondaries. 



Expanse, (J, 1^ inch. 



I lab. Colombia, Minea [Mus. //ntce). 



