508 MR. H. DRUCE ON LEPIDOPTERA FROM [June 17, 



ASTHENLDIA AMPHIEA, 8p. D. 



Primaries and secondaries pure white, with a slight primrose 

 shade on the costal and outer margin of both the wings. Primaries 

 crossed by two dusky black lines, the first broad, the second narrow; 

 the marginal line black ; a short black streak at the end of the cell ; 

 the fringe white. Secondaries with two dusky black bands, the 

 first narrow, the second broad ; the fringe black ; a red spot just 

 above the tail and two black spots on the outer margin. The under- 

 side of both wings pure white. The head white, the collar yellow ; 

 thorax and abdomen white : the antennae dusky ; the palpi white in 

 front, black at the sides ; the legs black, banded with white. Ex- 

 pause 3:j inches. 



Ilah. Ecuador, Intaj (BacMei/, Mus. Bruce). 



This species is allied to Asthenidia transversaria, Druce, from 

 which it is at once distinguished by its much longer hind wings, 

 and by the bands being almost black instead of pale brown. 



Eam. CossiDvS;. 

 Cossus, Fabr. 

 Cossus AMUNDASA, sp. u. (Plate XLII. fig. 16.) 



Primaries reddish ]>ink ; the base and the outer margin dark 

 brown ; the wing is thickly streaked with minute black lines. 

 Secondaries dark brown, with a red spot close to the anal angle. 

 The underside pale pinkish brown, thickly streaked with very fine 

 brown lines. The head, collar, and tegulae red : the thorax brown ; 

 abdomen red, with a brown line down the middle, the underside 

 brown : legs brown ; antcnnse and legs reddish brown. Expanse 

 2 inches. 



ffah. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buclleij, Mus. Bruce). 



A fine species, quite distinct from all known to me. 



Earn. H.EPIAL1D.E. 

 Hepialtjs, Eabr. 

 Bepialtjs PAROPtrs, sp. n. 



Primaries yellowish fawn-colour, thickly streaked near the apex 

 with very minute brown lines. Secondaries reddish fawn-colour ; 

 the costal margin slightly shaded with yellow. The head, thorax, 

 abdomen, and legs yellowish fawn-colour ; antennae dark brown. 

 Expanse 1| inch. 



Bab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (BucHey, Mus. Druce). 



This species is not allied to any other known to me. 



Hepialus MOMirs, sp. n. (Plate XLIII. fig. 3.) 



Primaries fawn-colour, banded along the costal margin with dark 

 reddish-brown bands, and a large reddish-brown triangular marking 

 below the end of the cell ; a jnnkish-white band crosses the wing at 

 the end of the cell and becomes wider on the inner margin ; a row 



