240 Mr. H. Druce on new Species of Lepidoptera, 



wing greyish, the veins black, a minute white dot close to 

 the base : secondaries deep black. Underside : primaries 

 purplish black, broadly white from the apex to the anal angle ; 

 the fringe black : secondaries black, shot with purple along 

 the costal margin. Head, antenn?e, thorax, legs, and abdo- 

 men black ; anus and underside of the abdomen metallic 

 green. Expanse 1^^ inch. 



Hob. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui {Trotsch, Mus. Stau- 

 dinger) . 



A pretty little species, quite distinct from any I have seen. 



Mastigocera. Boisd. 



Mastigocera splendenSj sp. n. 



Primaries glossy greenish black, with five bright orange- 

 coloured spots, four of them forming a straight row from the 

 base to the outer margin, the two close to the base quite small, 

 the others considerably larger ; the fifth spot on the costal 

 margin is small : the secondaries black, with the base and a 

 round central spot bright orange. The underside of all the 

 wings the same as above, the orange spots very bright in 

 colour. The head, thorax, and abdomen glossy greenish 

 black, the sides of the abdomen banded with orange ; the 

 antennae and collar brownish-orange ; the legs greenish black. 

 Expanse \\ inch. 



Hah. New Providence, Bahama Islands (Mus. Druce). 



A very beautiful little species, quite distinct from any I 

 have seen. 



Subfam. Eunomiinm. 

 Argyrocides, Butl. 



Argyrocides minuta^ sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries hyaline, shaded from the base 

 to beyond the middle with pale yellow, all the veins deep 

 black. The head, antennae, thorax, and legs black ; abdo- 

 men black, broadly banded at the base with yellowish white. 

 Expanse | inch. 



Hah. Honduras (Mus. Staudinger). 



This small species is allied to Argyrocides meneplironj Druce, 

 from which it is at once distinguished by its smaller size and 

 entirely different coloration. 



