')l)0 MR. H. DKUCE ON LEPIDOPTERA FROM [June 17, 



broadly bordered with black, a black streak extending from the base 

 along the costal margin to about the middle. Secondaries yellow, 

 bordered with black along the costal margin, the apex and outer 

 margin, to the anal angle. The underside the same as above but 

 considerably paler in colour. The head and thorax brownish black ; 

 the abdomen black, striped with yellow, the underside yellowish 

 white ; antennae and palpi black, the legs yellow. Expanse 1^ inch. 

 Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley, Mas. Driice). 



Paniasis, gen. nov. 



The thorax and abdomen slender, the abdomen extending slightly 

 beyond the wings ; the head small, the palpi very minute ; proboscis 

 rather long, slender ; antennae one third the length of the wing, very 

 deeply pectinated ; the legs slender. Primaries long, narrow at the 

 base, broad and much rounded at the apex, the costal margin 

 straight ; secondaries rather long, rounded at the apex and anal 

 angle. 



Paniasis aleopetra, sp. n. (Plate XLII. fig. 9.) 



Primaries and secondaries uniformly dark glossy blue, almost 

 black at the apex of the primaries, which are crossed from the costal 

 to the outer margin by a white band which is slightly hyaline, the 

 band does not extend to either of the margins ; a semihyaline round 

 spot close to the base ; the fringe of both wings bluish black. The 

 head, antennae, and palpi black ; the collar and front of the thorax 

 orange-yellow ; the thorax and abdomen dark glossy blue, the anus 

 and legs black. Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Interior of Colombia (Mus. Druce). 



Fam. LiPAEiD^. 

 Genussa, Walk. 

 Genussa altaba, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries semihyaline white, the costal apex, 

 outer and inner margins bordered with greyish black ; a streak at the 

 end of the cell and the veins greyish black ; the underside the same 

 as above. The head, thorax, and abdomen white, the anus dusky 

 white ; antennae black, legs white. Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu {BucMey, Mus. Druce). 



This species is allied to Oenussa celerenaria, Walk. 



Eacles, Hiibn. 

 Eacles leona, sp. n. 



Primaries greyish brown ; three spots close to the base, one in the 

 cell, and two elongated streaks at the end of the cell, a row of oval- 

 shaped spots crossing the wing beyond the middle from the costal 

 to the inner margin, and a marginal row of elongated streaks ex- 

 tending from the apex to the anal angle, all creamy white. Secon- 

 daries greyish brown, the basal half of the wing and a marginal row 



