8 AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA. 



with two black subdorsal spots ; abdomen laterally and underneath orange, with three 

 lateral black spots on the third, fourth, and fifth segments. 

 Expanse 54 millim. $ . 



Hab. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



G-alethalea peruviana. (Tab. I. fig. 22.) 



Galethalea peruviana, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 277. 



Male. Primaries above white, shaded with greenish grey ; along the costal margin 

 five large irregular black spots, also three similar spots on the inner margin and three 

 small black spots on the outer margin ; underneath the spots are suffused and occupy 

 nearly the entire wing, forming a broad submarginal band. Secondaries above white, 

 slightly hyaline, the apex broadly, the outer margin faintly, clouded with black ; 

 underneath the same, with a long black spot on the costal margin. Antennse black, 

 Avith a broad white space near the base and also near the tip. Head white. Thorax 

 white, spotted with black. Abdomen above brown, the last three segments yellow 

 with subdorsal black spots ; underneath white. Anus black. 



Expanse 32 millim. 



Hab. Peru. 



Subfam. CTENUCHINM. 



leucopsumis braganza. (Tab. II. fig. 26.) 



Melanchroia braganza, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 288. 



Primaries velvety black, the veins clearly defined, especially towards the base ; a 

 transverse subapical white band. Secondaries black, glossed with dark blue ; fringe 

 white. Underneath black, glossed with dark blue ; veins on secondaries whitish ; 

 transverse white band on the primaries as on the upper surface. Head black above, 

 orange underneath. Thorax blue-black, with a few faint whitish streaks. Abdomen 

 blue-black ; white underneath in the male. 



Expanse 38 millim. 



Hab. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Very closely allied to L. ciree, Cramer. 



Leucopsumis palmeira. (Tab. II. fig. 24.) 



Melanchroia palmeir a, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 288. 



Primaries black ; a white subapical elongated spot. Secondaries bluish black ; the 

 apex white. Underneath the same. Body black ; the abdomen slightly glossed with 

 blue. 



Expanse 35 millim. $ . 



Hab. Palmeiras, Rio Janeiro. 



