1893.] SPECIES or lepidoptera heterocera, 289 



A fine species allied to P. umher, Cram., and P. almojAa, Druce, 

 from both of whicli it is at once distinguished by the white second- 

 aries. 



Fam. Melameeid^. 

 FLATi:!fiA, Walk, 



FLAYIifIA (?) CHO^U!fA, Sp. n. 



Primaries black, with a wide chrome-yellow band, extending 

 from the base along the inner half of the Aving, nearly to the anal 

 angle, and a \Aide chrome-yellow band crosses the wing near the 

 apex, from the costal to the outer margin; the fringe black. 

 Secondaries black, the inner margin and an oval spot, about the 

 middle of the outer margin, chrome-yellow ; the fringe black. 

 Underside veiy similar to the upperside, but with the costal 

 margin of the secondaries bordered with chrome-yellow. An- 

 teuua% palpi, head, thorax, and tegulae black; tegulae edged with 

 chrome-yellow ; abdomen above black, with a wide chrome-yellow 

 band on each side ; the underside white ; legs black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Bah. East Peru {Jlus. D.). 



This insect is quite unlike any other species known to me. 



Devaea, Walk. 



Devaea chaeisia, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 7.) 



Male. Primaries black, with a white spot at the end of the cell, 

 extending downwards to near the anal angle ; fringe greyish black. 

 Secondaries white, bordered with black from the apex to the anal 

 angle ; the fringe greyish. Underside : both wings very similar to 

 the upperside, but greyer in colour. Antennae, palpi, head, and 

 thorax black ; abdomen above black on the underside, and the 

 legs greyish white. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



JIab. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley, Mus. D.). 



Alhed to D. subsericea, Eeld. 



Detaea palloe, sp. n. (Plate XIX, fig. 9.) 



Male. Primaries black, the basal half and oval spot beyond 

 hyaline white. Secondaries hyaline white, bordered with black 

 from the apex to the anal angle ; the inner margin edged with 

 black ; the fringes black. Underside like the upperside, excepting 

 that the costal margin of the secondaries is black. Antenna?, head, 

 thorax, and abdomen above black ; the underside of the thorax 

 yellow, of the abdomen white ; the legs greyish black. Eemale 

 similar to the male. 



Expanse l-^^^ inch, 



J/ah. Ecuador, Sarayacu (BucJdi'i/, 3fiis. I).). 



A very distinct species, allied to />. charisia, Druce. 



