516 MR. H. DRUCE ON LEPIDOPTERA FROM [Juue 17, 



yellowish brown, exceptiug in tha middle, where it is black. 

 Secondaries black, broadly white from the base to about the middle 

 of the inner margin ; the fringe white. The underside of both, 

 wings black, with the white spots as above. The head, thorax, 

 antennae, and legs black. Expanse f inch. 

 Hah. Mexico, Jalapa {Hoje). 



ArDISURA GRANDIS, Sp. n. 



Primaries bright rose-pink, with a narrow cream-coloured line 

 extending down the middle of the wing from the base to the outer 

 margin ; the fringe cream-colour. Secondaries pure silky white, 

 with the fringe white. The head and thorax pink ; the base of 

 the thorax and the abdomen w^hite ; the legs pinkish white ; the 

 antennae pale pinkish brown. The underside silky white ; the 

 primaries dusky from the base to beyond the middle. Expanse 

 1| inch. 



Hah. Mexico, Lake Chapala, Jalisco (^Richardson). 



A very fine species, quite distinct from all others I have seen. 



Earn. AcontitdjE. 



ACONTIA SPLENDENS, sp. n. 



Primaries pea-green, crossed from the costal to the inner margin 

 by three pure white waved narrow bands, the first close to the 

 base, the second beyond the cell, and the third submarginal ; 

 six dark brown spots along the costal margin, the three nearest 

 the apex very minute ; a dark brown streak extends from the end 

 of the cell to the costal margin ; a small spot at the end of the 

 cell bright «pink, edged with white, below which are a number of 

 minute dark brown spots ; the outer margin broadly bordered with 

 bright pink, with a marginal row of minute black dots ; the fringe 

 greenish fawn-colour. Secondaries pale brown, palest at the base, 

 crossed below the middle by a dark brown waved line ; the outer 

 margin and the anal angle shaded with pink. The underside 

 brownish white, with very indistinct brown markings. The head 

 and thorax pale greenish white ; the abdomen pinkish brown ; 

 antennae dark brown ; the legs pale brownish white. Expanse 

 I5 inch. 



Hub. Panama, Yolcan de Chiriqui (Trotsch, Mus. Staudinger). 



One specimen of this beautiful little insect is in the collection 

 of Dr. Staudinger ; the head, thorax, and abdomen are so much 

 crushed that I am not certain that my description of the colours 

 is quite correct. 



Thalpochares laeoxia, sp. n. 



Primaries very pale fawn-colour, crossed by three broad silvery- 

 white bands ; the second band broken into two, forming an oval- 

 shaped spot at the end of the cell ; the outer margin banded with 

 silvery white ; between the first and third band the wing is shaded 

 with bright pink ; the fringe white. Secondaries white, clouded 



