1S93.] SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 291 



outer margin bordered with black. Underside very similar to the 

 upperside. Head, antennae, palpi, and thorax black ; abdomen 

 greyish blue ; legs black. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buchley, Mus. D.). 



Laiteon PADUA, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 16.) 



Primaries brownish black, with a large central whitish hyaline 

 space in the middle of the wing ; the A'eius black ; the costal 

 margin and a wide submarginal band, which extends from the 

 costal margin to the anal angle, brownish j^ellow. Secondaries 

 whitish hyaline ; the outer margin bordered with, black, with a 

 rather \\ide brownish-yellowliue extending from the apex to the anal 

 angle. Underside the same as above. Head, antennae, palpi, thorax, 

 and abdomen black ; abdomen with two bluish-white lines extend- 

 ing from the base to the anus ; the underside of the abdomen 

 white, with a black line down the middle ; the legs black. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Ilab. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley, Mus. Z>.). 



A beautifol species, very distinct from any other known to me ; 

 it has a great resemblance to Ithomia corena, Hew., from the Ama- 

 zons and Ecuador. 



Laueon batesi, sp. u. (Plate XIX. fig. 15.) 



Male. Primaries black, with two white spots, one at the end of 

 the cell, and a round one below ; the costal margin streaked with 

 yellow at the base ; a wide submarginal orange-yellow band crosses 

 the wing from the costal margin to the anal angle. Secondaries 

 whitish hyaline ; the outer margin broadly banded with black, and 

 with a narrow orange-yellow line extending from the apex to the 

 anal angle. Underside the same as above. Head, antennas, palpi, 

 thorax, and underside of the abdomen white ; legs black. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Bab. Amazons, Sao Paulo (Bates, Mus. D.). 



A fine species, allied to L.padua, Druce. 



Laueox (?) CHAEiATA, sp. u. (Plate XIX. fig. 14.) 



Male. Primaries whitish hyaline, the costal margin, the apical 

 portion of the wing, and the anal angle chrome-yellow ; the irnier 

 margin and inner and outer margins of the chrome-yellow edged 

 with dark brown, the veins on the hyaline ])art of the wing black. 

 Secondaries hyaline white, edged with chrome-yellow from the 

 apex to the anal angle ; the costal margin dark broA\n ; tlie fringes 

 of both wings brown. Underside as above. The head, antenuie, 

 palpi, thorax, abdomen, and legs black. Abdomen on the upperside 

 with two white lines extending from the base to the anus ; the 

 underside white ; tegula; chrome-yellow. 



Expanse Ig inch. 



Ilab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buclley, Mus. D.). 



A small species, not closely allied to any other known to mo. 



