June, 1898.] New Species of Heterocera. 139 



merits yellow, the first having a black subdorsal spot ; anal scales yellow. Under- 

 neath yellow, the last two segments black. Legs light brown, tarsi yellowish. Wing» 

 hyaline ; the margins finely black ; the apices, inner angle and base of primaries more 

 widely black ; costal margin of primaries luteous. Expanse, 23 mm. 



Habitat : Balzapamba, Prov. of Bolivar, Ecuador. 



Chrostosoma cardinale, sp. nov. 



Head and palpi black. Collar, thorax and abdomen red ; tibia; and tarsi brown. 

 Wings hyaline, veins and margins finely black ; apices and inner margin of secondaries 

 more heavily black. A red spot at the base of the primaries and some red scales 

 along the inner margin of secondaries. Underneath with the base of the wings red. 

 Expanse, 28 mm. 



Habitat : Colombia. 

 Tsanthrene pentagona, sp. ncv. 



Body below, legs, head and palpi bright yellow. Collar yellow with a transverse 

 black streak. Thorax black, patagiae with a central yellow streak. Abdomen above 

 yellow, the last five segments broadly banded with black. Wings hyaline, the veins 

 and fringe reddish brown. Expanse, 24 mm. 



Habitat : Peru. 



Agunaix lacrumans, sp. nov. 



Body black. Primaries smoky bla<ic, darkest on the basal half. Secondaries 

 semi-hyaline, black. Expanse, 26 mm. 



Habitat : Peru. 



The genus Agunaix is new and will be described by Sir George 

 Hampson in his work on the Syntomidae. 



Paramya f lavia, sp. nov. 



Palpi and legs light brown. Body otherwise pale yellow. Wings hyaline, veins 

 and margins finely light brown, the apex and outer margins of primaries, also the in- 

 ner margin of secondaries more broadly so. Discocellular black. Base of the wings 

 light yellow. Expanse, 23 mm. 



Habitat: Castro, Parana. 



Pheia haemapera, sp. nov. 



Body black ; two large crimson spots on collar. Anus crimson. Coxa: and base 

 of abdomen below cream color. Wings hyaline, veins and margins black, most 

 heavily marked at apices and inner angle. A black spot at the end of the cell on 

 primaries. Expanse, 22 mm. 



Habitat : Sta. Catherina, Brazil. 



>£thria rubipectus, sp. nov. 



Palpi black spotted with white. Head black. Thorax black, the collar and 

 patagia: finely edged with white. Underneath thorax is crimson. Abdomen metallic 



