1883.] ZYG^NID^ AND ARCTIIDjE. 383 



This species imitates Histrcea amazonica, Butler, on the primaries, 

 but the very small secondaries at once show that it is an AndrO' 

 charta. 



Evius, Walker. 



Evius POLYXENUS, n. sp. (Plate XL. fig. 6.) 



Primaries reddish brown, a large ^-shaped spot on the costal 

 margin, a small one at the apex, and one on the hind margin yellow ; 

 secondaries yellow, the outer margin broadly brown : head yellow ; 

 thorax brown ; abdomen brick-red j auteanse brown, yellow at the 

 tips. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley). 



Zatrephes, Hiibner. 



Zatrephes chaon, n. sp. (Plate XL. fig. 1 0.) 



Primaries pale chrome-yellow ; the base, inner margin, and apex 

 red ; a patch of metallic silver extending from the base along the 

 inner margin ; secondaries pale yellowish white shot with pink : 

 head yellow ; thorax and abdomen brownish red ; antennae and legs 

 red. 



Expanse Ig inch. 



Hab, Ecuador, Sarayacu {BucJcley). 



This beautiful species is allied to Z. trailii, Butler. 



Zatrephes grandis, n. sp. (Plate XL. fig. 5.) 



Primaries orange-red, shaded with brown ; a white spot at the 

 base, and one below on the inner margin, a yellowish hyaline spot 

 at the end of the cell, and an irregular hyaline band crossing from 

 the costal margin near the apex to the anal angle ; veins all black ; 

 secondaries yellowish hyaline, shaded with red on the inner margin : 

 head, thorax, and abdomen orange-red ; antennae brown ; legs red. 



Expanse 2| inches. 



Hab. Ecuador, Intaj {Buckley). 



Zatrephes bxjckleyi, n. sp. (Plate XL. fig. 9.) 



Primaries bright orange-yellow, crossed from the costal margin 

 nearly to the middle by three bands of pale chrome-yellow edged 

 with black ; an elongated slate-coloured patch at the end of the 

 cell extending nearly to the outer margin ; a small black spot at the 

 anal angle ; secondaries pinkish white : head, thorax, and abdomen 

 orange-yellow ; antennae and legs brown. 



Expanse I| inch. 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley). 



I have named this beautiful species after Mr. Buckley, being one 

 of the many new species taken by him. 



HopLARCTiA, Butler. 



HOPLARCTIA CLARIA, n. Sp. 



Primaries brownish black ; a longitudinal streak from the base 



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