1885.] MR. H. DRUCE ON NEW HETEROCERA. 5.31 



Mennis halia, sp. n. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 4.) 



Primaries dull black, with a narrow streak from the base to the 

 end of the cell, and one from the base along the inner margin to the 

 anal angle, brick-red ; a band of four brick-red spots following the 

 outer margin, the two first the largest, the third and fourth quite 

 small : secondaries uniform brick-red, narrowly bordered with black 

 from the apex to the anal angle. Head, thorax, and abdomen 

 black ; antennae and legs black. 



Expanse I inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Chiguinda {Buckley). 



A beautiful little species, very distinct from any that I am 

 acquainted with. 



Mennis ficaria, sp. n. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 5.) 



Primaries black, thickly blotched with blood-red spots ; secondaries 

 blood-red, narrowly bordered with black ; underside the same as 

 above. Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; tegulse red ; antennae 

 and legs black. 



Expanse | inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Chiguinda {BucTcley). 



This beautiful little species varies very much ; some of the speci- 

 mens have the primaries quite black, but the series before me shows 

 almost every intermediate between the specimens with the spotted 

 primaries and those with black primaries. Taken separately I have 

 little doubt that many entomologists would consider them as distinct 

 species ; but with the series in my collection I have not the slightest 

 doubt that they all belong to one very variable insect. 



Devara, Walker. 



Devara bubona, sp. n. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 6.) 



Primaries dull black, with a large white patcli extending from the 

 base to about the middle, rounded on the outer edge : secondaries 

 uniform dull black. Underside of primaries black, with the basal half 

 white, the costal margin and apex shaded with greyish brown ; 

 secondaries silver-grey clouded with brown, the nerves all black. 

 Head, antennae, thorax, and abdomen black. 



Expanse, cj 1^ inch, $ 1| inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley). 



Devara phyleis, sp. n. 



Primaries black, with a large central round white spot slightly 

 nearest the inner margin; secondaries brownish black. Head, 

 antennae, and thorax black ; abdomen brownish black above, on the 

 underside dusky white. Underside of the wings dusky white, with 

 the outer margins broadly bordered with greyish brown. 



Expanse Ij inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Intaj {Buckley). 



This species is allied to D. bubona, from which it is at once 

 distinguished by the different position of the white patch on the 

 primaries. 



