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Phcegopieea, Boiad. 



Phcesopteea leeia, sp. n. 



Primaries pale yellowish fawn-colour, thickly irrorated with 

 minute black scales ; an indistinct pale yellow waved sub- 

 marginal line crosses the wing from the costal to the inner margin ; 

 the fringe brown and yellow. Secondaries pale yellowish white, 

 almost hyaline near the base ; the fringe yellowish white ; the under- 

 side of both wings as above but paler in colour. The head and thorax 

 pale fawn-colour ; the abdomen brownish black on the upperside, the 

 underside and the legs yellowish fawn-colour, the antennae blackish 

 brown. Expanse 2| inches. 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu {BucMeij, Mus. Drtice). 



Phceoopteka lkda, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries pale yellowish hyaline, darkest along 

 the costal and inner margins of both wings, the costal margin of the 

 primaries dotted with brown. The head, thorax.and tegulae pale fawn- 

 colour, a black dot on the base of each of the tegulaj ; the upperside of 

 the abdomen pale orange-yellow, the underside yellowish white ; the 

 legs orange-yellow spotted with black ; the antennae dark brown. 

 Expanse 3 inches. 



Hab. Dominica (Angus, Mus. Bruce). 



This insect is allied to P. elota, Moschler. 



Phcegoptera laudia, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries uniformly pale yellowish hyaline, with 

 all the veins dark brown ; the head, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 orange-yellow; the antennae black. Expanse 2^ inches. 



Hab. Trinidad (Mus. Druce). 



A distinct species, very unlike any others known to me. 



Ph(egopteea AiMOPiA, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries pale greyish brown, the secondaries 

 whitish near the base, the veins on the primaries darker brown than 

 the ground-colour of the wing. The head and thorax blackish brown ; 

 the abdomen on the upperside yellow banded with black, the under- 

 side dark brown ; the antennae, palpi, and the legs almost black. 

 Expanse 2| inches. 



Hah. Antioquia, Frontino (Salmon, Mus. Bruce). 



This insect is allied to P. umber. Cram., but is a smaller and much 

 paler coloured species. 



Phcegopteea alsa, sp. n. 



Primaries reddish hyaline brown, darkest at the base and along 

 the costal and inner margin, a very indistinct waved submarginal 

 line crosses the wing from the costal to the inner margin above the 

 anal angle. Secondaries almost hyaline excepting at the apex 

 and partly round the outer margin, which is shaded with reddish 

 brown. The head, thorax, abdomen, and legs brownish fawn-colour • 

 antennae black. Expanse 2^ inches. 



Hnb. Dominica (Angas, Mus. Drme). 



