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Show 274 MR. w . S C H A U S O N N E W [Apr. 5, EUPYRA BACCHANS, sp. nov. Primaries above dark green, with a broad black outer margin and a white spot at the base of the costa; underneath the wings are more of a dull golden green, the outer margins blackish brown. Secondaries above black, a few dark green scales between the second and third median nervules; underneath golden green. Antennae black with white tips. Thorax black, two white spots mingled with- bluish scales on the collar and similar spots on the thorax. Abdomen black, a subdorsal and two lateral rows of small white spots, each spot having anteriorly a cluster of bright blue scales. Expanse, 3 45 mm., $ 48 m m. Hab. Peru. ISANTHRENE GAZA, sp. nov. Primaries yellowish hyaline, darker along the costal and inner margins; the outer and inner margins with a very narrow black border, the apices broadly black ; at the base of the wings a few blue scales. Secondaries above yellowish hyaline, the outer margin very narrowly bordered with black, the inner margin very narrowly orange ; underneath the same as above, with the costal margins of a much deeper yellow. Frons orange. Metallic blue spots at the base of the antennae. Collar orange, with two black spots having bright blue centres. Tegulee orange inwardly, black outwardly. Thorax black, with two patches of metallic blue scales. Abdomen above with the first segment yellow, the following segments orange with two rows of transversely elongated metallic blue spots bordered with black, the black meeting subdorsally; these spots are placed on the posterior portion of each segment; laterally are similar blue and black markings ; underneath abdomen pale yellow. Expanse 37 m m . 2 • Hab. Peru. GYMNELIA SERRA, sp. nov. Primaries yellowish hyaline, the margins broadly bordered with black. A black mark at the end of the cell. Secondaries whitish hyaline, the outer margin broadly black. Antennae, head, and thorax black ; two small dark metallic blue spots on the collar. Abdomen velvety black, with a lateral row of dull red spots separated by clusters of dark metallic blue scales. Expanse 40 m m . $ . Hab. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. PSEUDOMYA PELLUCIDA, Sp. 110V. Male. Primaries with the basal half semihyaline, black, the apical half hyaline. Secondaries hyaline, a few dark scales along the costal margin. Body black, subdorsally velvety black. Expanse 20-24 m m. Female. Primaries entirely semihyaline black. Secondaries slightly more transparent. Body as in the male. Expanse 29 m m. Hab. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. |