1893.] SPECIES or lepidoptera heteeocera. 293 



the base greyish white. The head, antennae, palpi, thorax, and 

 abdomen black ; tegulae yellow ; a line on each side and one on the 

 underside of the abdomen white ; legs above black, greyish white 

 on the underside. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. British Gruiaua, Eoraima Mountain (Whitely, Mus. D.). 



A pretty species, allied to D. ci/ma, Hiibn., and D. trailii, Butl. 



DioPTis p.iLLENE, sp. n. (Plate XX. fig. 3.) 



Male. Primaries black, hyaline near the base ; a wide semi- 

 hyaline Avhitish band crosses the wing beyond the middle from the 

 costal almost to the outer margin, and an oval whitish spot close 

 to the anal angle. Secondaries hyaline ; the veins, costal and 

 outer margins black ; a submarginal orange-yellow narrow line 

 extends fi'oin tlie apex to the anal angle. Underside very similar 

 to the upperside, but with the base of costal margin of the second- 

 aries greyish white. Head, underside of the thorax, and abdomen 

 white ; antennae, upperside of the thorax, and abdomen black ; 

 legs greyish white ; tegulae yellow. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu (BucJcley, Mus. D.). 



DioPTis cheledokts, sp. n. (Plate XX. fig. 5.) 



Male. Primaries hyaline ; the apex, outer margin, and a narrow 

 band crossing the wing from the costal margin to the anal angle 

 black ; a wide white band crosses the wing near the apex from the 

 costal margin nearly to the outer margin, but does not reach it ; a 

 square white spot close to the anal angle ; a spot at the apex and 

 the inner margin orange-yellow. Secondaries hyaline ; the veins, 

 costal and outer margins black ; a submarginal line extending from 

 the apex to the anal angle orange-yellow. Underside very similar 

 to the upperside, but generally paler in colour. Head, antennae, 

 palpi, thorax, and abdomen above black. Underside of abdomen 

 and legs greyish brown ; tegulaj yellow. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Ecuador, Intaj {BucJclei/, Mus. D.). 



A beautiful species, quite unlike any other known to me. 



DioPTis EGLA, sp. n. (Plate XX. fig. 4.) 



Male. Primaries hyaline ; the costal and inner margins, apex, 

 and veins dark blackish brown, crossed beyond the middle by a 

 broad band of orange-yellow; a brown band at the end of the cell, 

 a small spot close to the costal margin, and an oval spot near the 

 anal angle whitish hyaline. Secondaries hyaline ; the veins and 

 outer margin blackish brown ; a submarginal line extending from 

 the apex to the anal angle orangci-yellow. The underside very 

 similar to the upperside, but slightly paler in colour. Head, 

 antenna), palpi, thorax, legs, and the upperside of the abdomen 

 black ; underside of the abdomen greyish white. Female almost 



