1893.] SPECIES OF IBPIDOPTERA HETEE.OCEEA. 301 



NiPTEEIA CLBTA60EA, Sp. n. 



Male. Primaries pale fawn-colour, slightly hyaline and crossed 

 from the costal to the inner margin by three very indistinct 

 brown lines. Secondaries creamy white, the friiige dark fawii- 

 colour. Underside very similar to the upperside, but the lines 

 on the primaries are more distinct. Antenuce black. Head, 

 thorax, abdomen, and legs dark fawn-colour. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Eab. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley, Mus. D.), Loja {Coll. Dognin). 



A small species allied to N. diaplmnata, Dognin. 



NlPTEBIA PHOcrsA, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries and secondaries whitish hyaline, the veins 

 black. Primaries : the costal margin, apex, and outer margin 

 black ; a black line crosses the wing beyond the middle from the 

 costal to the anal angle. Secondaries bordered with black from 

 the apex to the anal angle and crossed beyond the middle by 

 a narrow black line. Antennae black. Head, thorax, abdomen, 

 and legs greyish black ; tegulae greyish white. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. S. Brazil, Porto Eeal {Mus. J).). 



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



NiPTEEIA CLEONA, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries slate-colour, crossed about the middle from the 

 costal to the inner margin by a ^^dde white band. Secondaries 

 white, broadly bordered from the apex to the anal angle with slate- 

 colour, the fringe of both wings slate-colour. Underside : primaries 

 pale brown, the white band very similar to the upperside, the outer 

 margin from the apex to the anal angle whitish. Secondaries uni- 

 formly pale brown. Antennae blackish brown. Head, thorax, and 

 abdomen slate-colour ; legs greyish brown. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Intaj {Biiclcley, Mus. D.). 



Very distinct from any species known to me. 



NiPTEEiA PANiA, sp. n. (Plate XX. fig. 12.) 



Male. Primaries white, the costal margin and the apical half of 

 the wing black. Secondaries white, the costal, outer and inner 

 margins broadly bordered with black, the fringes of both wings 

 black. Underside almost identical with the upperside, excepting 

 that the primaries have a large white spot at the apex. Antennas, 

 head, thorax, abdomen, and legs black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hah. Ecuador, Intaj {BucTcley, Mus. D.). 



A small species, allied to N. cleona, Druce. 



NiPTEEIA PANTHEA, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries white, the apex broadly bordered v>ith. blackish 

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