228 MR. W. SCHAUS OK WBW HETEEOCERA [Mar. R, 



oblique ; veins 4 and 5 stalked ; vein from upper angle of cell ; 

 veins 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 stalked. Secondaries in the male with the 

 outer margin very oblique, slightly excavated, the anal angle very 

 acute; on the inner margin a fold enclosing a long tuft of hairs. 

 The female has the outer margin slightly rounded, the anal angle 

 also rounded ; veins 3 and 4 stalked ; 5 absent ; G from upper 

 angle of cell ; 8 absent. Abdomen extending far beyond the 

 secondaries, moderately stout. 



13. Pttchotricos zeus, sp. nov. 



Head black, bordered behind with orange. Thorax brownish 

 black. Abdomen dorsally blackish ; a subdorsal small orange 

 basal spot ; laterally and dorsally on the last segments brilliant 

 metallic blue; underneath black with white bands. Fore coxa) 

 white. Primaries above dark brownish black ; the veins brownish ; 

 some brown streaks at the base, and a terminal row of oval lanceo- 

 late spots with dark centres ; two semi-hyaline spots in the cell, 

 and three transverse similar spots beyond the cell ; a diaphanous 

 shade below the median vein ; a minute metallic blue spot on the 

 inner margin. Secondaries black ; a small hyaline spot at the 

 base crossed by the black median vein ; a tuft of long yellow hairs 

 on the inner margin near the base. Underneath black, with all 

 the semi-hyaline spots more distinct. Exp., J 49 millim., 5 48 

 millim. 



Hob. Aroa, Venezuela. 



Fam. ArctildjE. 



14. ACLTTIA BUI IVEXTRIS, Sp. UOV. 



Palpi black, crimson at the base. Head black, with two crimson 

 spots behind the antennae. Collar black, with a lateral crimson 

 spot. Thorax black. Abdomen black dorsally, crimson under- 

 neath and apparently between the segments above also; the anal 

 segment entirely black. Coxa? and trochanters crimson. Primaries 

 above dull brown. Secondaries with the margins broadly smoky 

 black and the disk vitreous. Underneath, the wings are similar, 

 but more thinly covered with scales. Exp. $ 41 millim. 



Hob. Jalapa, Mexico. 



Mach^raptekus, gen. nov. 



Antennae toothed. Body stout. Palpi very short. Primaries 

 long and narrow; apex rounded; outer margin very oblique; 

 inner angle rounded; inner margin slightly sinuate; vein 6 from 

 upper angle of cell; veins 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked. Secondaries tri- 

 angular, costal margin rounded ; outer margin excavated ; disco- 

 cellular straight ; vein 5 absent ; veins 6, 7, 8 stalked, 



Obs. Allied to Cratoplastis, Feld. 



