690 SIB G. F. HAMPSON ON THE [June 1, 



3, 4, 5 well separated at origin ; 6 from well below upper angle : 

 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with veins 3, 4, 5 widely- 

 separated at origin ; 6, 7 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing 

 with 8. 



Type. *P£NTHESiLEA SACCUiAiis, Eag. Ann. Soe. Ent. Tr. 1890, p. 493. 



? U.S.A. 



Genus Lophopleuea. 



Lophopleura, Eag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1890, p. 506. 



Palpi porrect, straight, thickly scaled, and extending slightly 

 beyond the frons, which has a large tuft of hair ; antennae of male 

 ciliated ; tibisB slightly fringed with hair on outer side. Eore 

 wing of male with a glandular swelling at base of costa below 

 fringed with long hair; a fringe of hair on median nervure; the 

 apex rounded ; veins 3, 4, 5 stalked ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 absent ; 

 10 from angle; 11 absent. Hind wing with vein 3 from near 

 angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 7 anastomosing strongly with 8. 



Fig. 73. 



Lophojjieura xanthotwniaUs. (^. \, 



Sect. I, Fore wing of male with vein 7 stalked with 8 ; 

 hind wing with veins 6, 7 stalked. 



Type. (1) Lophopleuea xanthot^nialis, Eag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1890, 

 p. 506. Brazil, 



fDastira imitatrix. Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) vii. p. 425. 



Sect. II. Fore wing of male with vein 7 stalked with 6 ; 

 hind wing with veins 6, 7 from angle of cell. 



A. Fore wing of male with no postmedial tuft of scales on costa. 



(2)tLopHOPLEUEA stjblituealis, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) vii. p. 424. 



Brazil. 



B. Fore wing of male with a postmedial tuft of scales on costa. 



(3)tL0PH0PLEUEA EUEZONALIS, n. Sp. 



d . Dark purplish red-brown. Fore wing with broad ante- 

 medial bright yellow band with metallic blue scales on its edges ; 

 an indistinct postmedial line angled on vein 6 ; the margin of 

 both wings suffused with purple and with a series of dark striae ; 

 hind wing fuscous brown, with dark submarginal mark on vein 2. 



Hah. Amazons (Trail). E.vp. 18 mm. 



