.■)18 Mil. H. DRUCE ON LEPIDOPTERA FROM [Juiie 17, 



beyond which is a very fine waved black line extending from the 

 costal to the inner margin _: the fringe dark brown. Secondaries 

 paler brown than the primaries, with a dark streak at the end of 

 the cell; the fringe brown. The thorax, abdomen, legs, and 

 antennae dark brown ; the head and anus yellowish brown. Expanse 

 1 inch. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui (Hibbe, Miis. Staudinger). 



A small species, not closely allied to any known to me. 



Callopisteia langia, sp. n. 



Primaries brown, crossed from the costal to the inner margin by 

 small whitish streaks somewhat like C. floridensis, forming a broad 

 Y-shaped mark in the middle of the wing. Secondaries dark 

 brown ; the fringe of both wings pale brown. The head, thorax, 

 and abdomen brown ; the anus yellowish brown ; antennae and legs 

 dark brown. Expanse 1 inch. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui {Ribhe, 3Ins. Staudinger). 



A pretty little insect, not unlike some of the European species ; 

 the specimens in Dr. Staudinger's collection are all we have seen. 

 The female is rather larger than the male and paler in colour. 



Fam. Plusiid^. 



Pltjsia, Ochs. 

 Plusia anda, sp. n. 



Primaries very pale pinkish brown, darkest about the middle, 

 crossed from the costal to the inner margin by four narrow dark 

 brown lines, edged on the outer side with pinkish white ; three 

 minute black spots at the end of the cell and two small metallic 

 silver spots below the cell. Secondaries silky brown, palest at the 

 base ; the fringe of both wings greyish brown. The head, thorax, 

 and abdomen pale brown ; the antennte pinkish brown ; palpi and 

 legs darker brown ; the anal tuft yellowish brown. Expanse 

 I5 inch. 



Hah. Guatemala, in the City (Rodriguez). 



This species is very distinct from any known to me, its nearest 

 ally being Plusia illustris, Fabr. 



PlUSIODES (?) LARONIA, Sp. H. 



Primaries dark brown, with a purplish shade near the base and 

 along the outer margin ; the wing is thickly irrorated with minute 

 greyish-brown scales ; several minute spots in the cell, and a row of 

 spots beyond the cell, crossing the wing from the costal to the 

 inner margin, and four spots along the outer margin nearest the 

 apex all pale greyish brown ; a greyish submarginal waved line 

 extends from the apex to the anal angle ; the fringe dark brown. 

 Secondaries pure white, very broadly bordered with black from the 

 apex to the anal angle ; the fringe white. The head and thorax 

 purplish brown, irrorated with minute specks of grey; the abdomen 



