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Show 518 MR. H. D R U C E O N LEPIDOPTERA F R O M [June 17, beyond which is a very fine waved black line extending from costal to the inner margin; the fringe dark brown. Secondaries paler brown than the primaries, with a dark streak at the end of the cell; the fringe brown. The thorax, abdomen, legs, and antennae dark brown ; the head and anus yellowish brown. Expanse 1 inch. Hab. Panama, Chiriqui (Ribbe, Mus. Staudinger). A small species, not closely allied to any known to me. CALLOPISTRIA LANGIA, sp. n. Primaries brown, crossed from the costal to the inner margin by small whitish streaks somewhat like C. foridensis, forming a broad y-shaped mark in the middle of the wing. Secondaries dark brown ; the fringe of both wings pale brown. The head, thorax, and abdomen brown; the anus yellowish brown; antennae and legs dark brown. Expanse 1 inch. Hab. Panama, Chiriqui (Ribbe, Mus. Staudinger). A pretty little insect, not unlike some of the European species ; tbe specimens in Dr. Staudinger's collection are all we have seen. The female is rather larger than the male and paler in colour. Fam. PLUSiiDiB. PLUSIA, Ochs. PLUSIA ANDA, sp. n. Primaries very pale pinkish brown, darkest about the middle, crossed from the costal to the inner margin by four narrow dark brown lines, edged on the outer Bide with pinkish white; three minute black spots at the end of the cell and two small metallic silver spots below the cell. Secondaries silky brown, palest at the base ; the fringe of both wings greyish brown. The head, thorax. and abdomen pale brown; the antennae pinkish brown ; palpi and legs darker brown; the anal tuft yellowish brown. Expanse 1£ inch. Hab. Guatemala, in the City (Rodriguez). This species is very distinct from any known to me, its nearest ally being Plusia illustris, Fabr. PLUSIODES (?) LARONIA, Sp. n. Primaries dark brown, with a purplish shade near the base and along the outer margin ; the wing is thickly irrorated with minute greyish-brown scales ; several minute spots in the cell, and a row of spots beyond the cell, crossing the wing from the costal to the innor margin, and four spots along the outer margin nearest the apex all pale greyish brown; a greyish submarginal waved line extends from the apex to the anal angle; the fringe dark brown. Secondaries pure white, very broadly bordered with black from the apex to the anal angle; the fringe white. The head and thorax purplish brown, irrorated with minute specks of grey; the abdomen |