1893.] SPECIES or lepidoptera heterocera. 301 



jSTipteria cletagora, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries pale fawn-colour, slightly hyaline and crossed 

 from the costal to the inner margin by thi'ee ver}' indistinct 

 brown lines. Secondaries creamy white, the fringe dark fawn- 

 colour. Underside very similar to the upperside, but the lines 

 on the primai'ies are more distinct. Antennae black. Head, 

 thorax, abdomen, and legs dark fawn-colour. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley, Mus. D.), Loja (Coll. Dognin). 



A small species allied to JSf. diajphanata, Dognin. 



NlPTERIA PHOCTJSA, Sp. n. 



Male. Primaries and secondaries whitish hyaline, the veins 

 black. Primaries : the costal margin, apex, and outer margin 

 black ; a black line crosses the whig beyond the middle from the 

 costal to the anal angle. Secondaries bordered with black from 

 the apex to the anal angle and crossed beyond the middle by 

 a narrow black line. Antennae black. Head, thorax, abdomen, 

 and legs greyish black ; tegula; greyish white. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hab. S. Brazil, Porto Eeal {3Ius. D.). 



This species is not closely allied to any known to me. 



NiPTERiA cleo:n'a, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries slate-colour, crossed about the middle from the 

 costal to the inner margin by a wide white band. Secondaries 

 white, broadly bordered from the apex to the anal angle with slate- 

 colour, the fringe of both wings slate-colour. Underside : primaries 

 pale brown, the white band very similar to the upperside, the outer 

 margin from the apex to the anal angle whitish. Secondaries uni- 

 formly pale brown. Antenna) blackish brown. Head, thorax, and 

 abdomen slate-colour ; legs greyish broA^n. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Jlab. Ecuador, Intaj {Buclcley, Mus. D.). 



Very distinct from any species known to me. 



NiPTEEiA PANiA, sp. n. (Plate XX. fig. 12.) 



Male. Primaries white, the costal margin and the apical half of 

 the wing black. Secondaries white, the costal, outer and inner 

 margins broadly bordered with black, the fringes oi both wings 

 black. Underside almost identical with the upperside, excepting 

 that the primaries have a large white spot at the apex. Antennae, 

 head, thorax, abdomen, and legs black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Intaj (BucUeij, Mus. />.). 



A small species, allied to N. deona, Druce, 



NiPTERIA PANTHEA, Sp. n. 



Male. Primaries white, the apex broadly bordered with, blackish 

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