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underside of the secondaries whitisli at the base. Head, antennae, 

 palpi, thorax, abdomen, and legs black ; the underside of the 

 abdomen \vhite. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Ecuador, Chiguinda {Bucldeij, Mns. D.). 



1 provisionally place this insect in the genus ^rr////'oeic?es, Butler, 

 from which it differs in having rather longer and wider primaries 

 and longer secondaries ; the antennae are also slightly more deeply 

 pectinated. 



STKTBICHimA, Butl. 

 SYIfTEICHURA CERES, sp. H. 



Male. Primaries hyaline white ; the veins, apex, outer and inner 

 margins black. Secondaries hyaline, the apex broadly bordered with 

 black. The head and thorax black, front of head and the collar 

 white. Antennae and legs black. Abdomen above dark bluish 

 black, with a row of white spots down the middle from the base to 

 the amis. The underside of the thorax and abdomen greyish 

 white. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hah. British Guiana, Essequibo River (Whitely, Mus. D.). 



A Aery distinct species, not nearly allied to those already 

 described. 



Earn. Arctiid^. 

 Subfam. Charidein^e. 

 Charidea, Dalm. 

 Charidea orbona, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 2.) 



Male. Primaries and secondaries deep black. Primaries streaked 

 with blue on the costal margin, close to the base. A wide orange 

 band ci'osses the wiug beyond the middle from the costal margin 

 to the outer margin above the anal angle. Underside very similar 

 to the upperside, but the secondaries are shot with dark blue at 

 the base and on the costal margin ; the fringes of both wings black. 

 Head, thorax, abdomen, antennae, and legs black. Collar, tegulae, 

 and a narrow line down the middle of the abdomen bright blue. 



Female identical with the male. 



Expanse, J $ , 1| inch. 



Hah. S.E. Brazil, Santa Catharina (Mus. D.). 



A very distinct species, allied to Charidea jynx^ Hiibn., from 

 which it is at once distinguished by entirely wanting the broad 

 yellow band on the inner margins of the primaries. 



Androcuarta, Eeld. 



Axdrocharta LBEcni, sp. n. 



Male. Prii7iaries dark brown, witli two small metallic blue spots 

 at the base, a round s[jot in the cell nearest the costal margin, 



