218 Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse on new BuprestkUe. 



1 1 ah. Mexico, Omilteme, in Guerrero, 8000 feet (II. //. 

 Smith). 



A very distinct species. Mr. Smith captured both sexes in 

 July 1888. 



Fam. Limacodidae. 



Perola, Walk. 

 JPerola lacipea, sp. n. 



Primaries dark brown, with a reddish tinge near the base; 

 a waved grey line crosses the wing from the apex to the inner 

 margin and a short grey line extends from the costal to the 

 middle of the outer margin: secondaries very dark brown, 

 almost black. Underside of both wings uniformly blackish 

 brown. The head, antennae, and thorax reddish brown, the 

 abdomen and legs dark brown. Expanse f inch. 



Hah. Mexico, Tierra Colorada, in Guerrero, 2000 feet 

 (H. II. Smith). 



One male captured by Mr. Smith in October 1888. 



Semyea, Walk. 

 Semyra agemytha, sp. n. 



£ . Primaries bright reddish brown, darkest at the base ; a 

 spot at the end of the cell, a waved streak on the inner mar- 

 gin close to the base, one near the anal angle, and one on the 

 outer margin all metallic silvery : secondaries pale fawn-colour, 

 palest at the base and along the inner margin ; the fringe of 

 both wings reddish fawn- colour. The head, thorax, and 

 abdomen bright reddish brown, the anus yellowish ; the an- 

 tennse and legs dark fawn-colour. Expanse 1 inch. 



Hah. Mexico, Omilteme, in Guerrero, 8000 feet (//. II. 

 Smith). 



Mr. Smith captured one specimen of this pretty little insect 

 in August 1888. 



XXX. — Descriptions of 'two new Central- AmericanJ&apvestidis. 

 By Charles O. Waterhouse. 



Th r in copyge marg in at a. 



Viridi-cyanea, nitida ; capite crebre sat fortiter punctato ; thorace 

 fortiter punctato, disco subtilras punctulato ; elytris depressis, sat 

 fortiter striato-punctatis, late rufo-marginatis, apioe truncatis, 

 minute denticulatis. 



Long. 8 lin. 



