1893.] SPECIES OE LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 299 



palest near the base of both wings ; a brown spot in the cell ; both 

 \^"ings crossed beyond the middle from the costal to the inner 

 margin by a dark brown line, edged on the inner side with a 

 narrow fa^^ii-coloured line, and with several indistinct waved brown 

 lines ; the onter portion of both wings thickly irrorated with black 

 scales, the fringes pale brown. Underside very similar to the 

 upperside, but without the straight lines crossing the wings, and 

 with a white spot at the apex of the primaries. Head, antennae, 

 front of the thorax, and collar black ; a tuft of hair at the base of 

 the antennje yellow; thorax and tegulae greyish fawn-colour; 

 abdomen yellowish fawn-colour. Legs, the coxtc and femora 

 yellowish fawn-colour ; the tibia and tarsus black. 



Expanse 4^ inches. 



Hah. Mexico, Jalapa {M. TrujUlo). 



I have placed this insect in the genus Tarjora with considerable 

 doubt, and probably when the male is known it will req^uire a new 

 genus. 



Fam. LiMACODIDyE. 



ScoPELODEs, Westw. 



SCOPELODES WHITELYI, sp. U. 



Primaries silky fawn-colour, the outer half of the wing the 

 palest, the costal margin brownish at the base. Secondaries 

 pinkish fawn-colour, the fringes of both \vings yellowish brown, 

 the underside of both wings yellowish fawn-colour. Antenna, 

 palpi, and front of head dark brown ; head, thorax, and base of the 

 abdomen yellowish fawn-colour; the abdomen and legs fawn- 

 colour. 



Expanse 2| inches. 



Hah. British Gruiana, Essequibo River {Whiteli/, Mus. D.). 



Allied to S. sericea, Butler, from N. India. 



Fam. Ze RENID.E. 

 NiPTEKiA, Guen. 



NiPTEBIA CKTHOXIA, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries and secondaries uniform smoky brown. Second- 

 aries slightly paler at the base. Underside : primaries pale brown, 

 the costal margin banded with darlv brown, a dark brown streak 

 at the end of the cell, beyond which a cream-coloured line crosses 

 the wing from the costal to the inner margin ; a submarginal A\'aved 

 cream-coloured line extends from the apex to the anal angle. 

 Secondaries pale bi'owu ; the costal margin, a wide streak from the 

 base along the inner margin, and a large spot near the anal angle 

 dark brown ; a waved creamy- \\liite line crosses the \\ ing beyond 

 the middle from the costal to the inner margin ; the fringes of 

 both wings pale brown. The head, antenntc, teguhc, thorax, 

 abdomen, and legs dark brown. 



Expanse li inch. 



