778 MR. H. DRUCE ON NEW HETEROCERA. [DeC. 19, 



Fam. SPHINGID^. 

 Chcerocampin^, Grote. 

 Chcerocampa, Duponchel. 

 Chcerocampa wolfi, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 1.) 



Wings above pale brown or brownish grey. Primaries crossed by a 

 pale band from the apex to the inner margin, the outer margin paler, 

 but the wing shading to dark brown up to the band crossing them 

 below the cell. Secondaries almost black, crossed below the middle 

 by a pale indistinct ochreous band. Underside pale brown, thickly 

 speckled with reddish scales. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale 

 brown. 



Expanse 2| inches. 



Hab. Ecuador, St. Lucia ( WoJf). 



A small species allied to C docilis, Butler, but quite distinct. 



Fam. CASTNIID^. 

 Castnia, Fabricius. 

 Castnia mars, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 2.) 



Allied to C. cononia, Westwood. Similar in shape and colour, 

 the band of the anterior wings dusky yellow, instead of pure white 

 as in C. cononia ; posterior wing crossed by a wide central black 

 band extending almost to the outer margin, not broken up into 

 small spots as in C. cononia. 



Expanse 3| inches. 



Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (^Buckley). 



A well-marked species, easily distinguished from C. cononia. 



Castnia buckleyi, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 3.) 



Allied to C. truxiJla, Westwood. Anterior wings more dusky, 

 the basal third only being black, a marginal row of yellowish spots 

 not reaching the apex. Posterior wing of the male black, banded 

 along the costal margin to the middle of the hind margin with 

 orange-brown. Female : the anterior wings the same as the male ; 

 posterior wings rich orange-brown, with a marginal row of pale 

 orange-yellow spots, the outer margin black. 



Expanse 3g inches. 



Hab. Ecuador, Intaj (^Buckley). 



Mr. Buckley only obtained a pair of this fine species. 



Fam. AGARISTID^. 



Hespagarista, Walk. 



Hespagarista tigrina, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 4.) 



Primaries black, the outer margin reddish brown, two yellowish 

 white bands close to the base, a white streak at the end of the cell, 

 and beyond it a wide yellowish-white band broken into two small 

 spots at the anal angle ; between these are some transverse blue 



