488 MR. HERBERT DRUCE ON NEW SPECIES [^V^- ^^^ 



Nymfhidium augea, sp. n. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 11.) 



Female. Head, antennae, collar, tegulse, and thorax black ; ab- 

 domen and legs yellowish white. Primaries yellowish white, the 

 base, costal margin, apex, and outer margin broadly bordered with 

 dark blackish brown ; some minute black streaks along the costal 

 margin edged pale grey ; a marginal greyish-white waved line 

 extends from the apex to the anal angle ; a submarginal orange- 

 red streak close to the anal angle. Secondaries yellowish white ; 

 a submarginal wide orange-red band, bordered on both sides with 

 dark brown, extends from the apex to the anal angle ; a marginal 

 bluish-white waved line follows the orange band round the outer 

 margin ; the fringes of both wings black and white. Under side 

 similar to the upper side, but the dark margins to the w«ings broken 

 into spots. Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Bolivia : La Paz (Mus. Druce). 



Nymphidium MEDtrsA, sp. n. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 3.) 



Male. Head, collar, tegulse, and thorax black ; antennae black, 

 ringed with white ; abdomen white, the anus black ; legs white. 

 Primaries white, the base, apex, and part of the outer margin 

 black ; a zigzag white line crosses the black apex and continues 

 partly down the outer margin. Secondaiies white, with three 

 black spots round the outer margin ; a chrome-yellow streak at 

 the anal angle. Under side the same as the upper side. Expanse 

 1| inch. 



Hah. Peru : Chanchamayo, Rio Colorado {Mus. Druce). 



Near Nymphidium leucosia. 



Aricoris striata, sp. n. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 12.) 



Female. Head, antennae, collar, tegulae, thorax, and abdomen 

 black ; under side of thorax and legs brown. Primaries black, 

 crossed beyond the cell from the costal margin to the anal angle 

 by a wide white band ; the fringes black. Secondaries black, 

 streaked with blue near the anal angle. Under side pale brown, 

 the veins all yellowish brown ; the white band on the primaries 

 as on the upper side ; the secondaries wdth a marginal row of 

 white spots. ^Expanse 1| inch. 



ffab. Ecuador (Miis. Druce). 



Nearest Aricoris jansoni Butler, but with no blue gloss on the 

 upper side, and a white band instead of a yellow one. 



Stalachtis cANiDiA, sp. n. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 8.) 



Male. Head, antennae, collar, tegulje, and legs dark brown ; 

 palpi black above, white on the under side ; abdomen black, the 

 three anal segments white on the upper side, the anus black, a 

 row of four' white spots on each side of the abdomen, the under 



