288 MR. w. scHAUs ON NEW [Apr. 5, 



a few clusters of reddish scales about the centre of the wing ; under- 

 neath dark grey, the veins black ; a small orange spot on the costa 

 at its base. Head black, a white streak behind the eyes. Thorax 

 dark brown, a red spot on either side. Abdomen brown, a lateral 

 reddish streak. 



Expanse 30 mm. 



Hab. Peru. 



Nelo caullama, sp. nov. 



Primaries red ; the costal and inner margins narrowly, the apex 

 and outer margin broadly black. Secondaries black. Body black. 

 Expanse 30 mm. 

 Hah. Peru. 



Melanchroia braganza, sp. nov. 



Primaries velvety black, the veins clearly defined, especially towards 

 the base ; a transverse subapical white band. Secondaries black, 

 glossed with dark blue ; fringe white. Underneath black, glossed 

 with dark blue ; veins on secondaries whitish ; transverse white 

 band on the primaries as on the upper surface. Head black above, 

 orange underneath. Thorax blue-black, with a few faint whitish 

 streaks. Abdomen blue-black ; white underneath in the male. 



Expanse 38 mm. 



Hab. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Very closely allied, to M. circe, Cramer. 



Melanchroia palmeira, sp. nov. 



Primaries black ; a white subapical elongated spot. Secondaries 

 bluish black ; the apex white. Underneath the same. Body black ; 

 the abdomen slightly glossed with blue. 



Expanse 35 mm. $ . 



Hab. Palmeiras, Rio Janeiro. 



Fam. LiPARiD^a;. 

 Agarea minuta, sp. nov. 



Primaries light brownish grey, somewhat hyaline, with all the 

 veins somewhat darker. Secondaries paler and semihyaline. Head 

 and thorax grey. Abdomen yellow, with a row of black subdorsal 

 spots. 



Expanse 20 mm. 



Hab. Corcovado, Rio Janeiro. 



Archylus mexicana, sp. nov. 



Pure white, the primaries with the costal margin finely black ; a 

 black spot at the end of the cell, and a smaller black spot on the 

 inner margin near the angle. Antennae orange. 



Expanse 25 mm. 



Hab. Jalapa, Mexico. 



