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Show 778 MR. H. DRUCE ON NEW HETEROCERA. [Dec. 19, Fam. SPHING1D.E. C H C E R O C A M P I N ^ E , Grote. CHCEROCAMPA, Duponchel. CHOSROCAMPA WOLFI, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 1.) Wings above pale brown or brownish grey. Primaries crossed by a pale band from the apex to the inner margin, the outer margin paler, but the wing shading to dark brown up to the band crossing them below the cell. Secondaries almost black, crossed below the middle by a pale indistinct ochreous band. Underside pale brown, thickly speckled with reddish scales. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale brown. Expanse 2\ inches. Hab. Ecuador, St. Lucia (Wolf). A small species allied to G. docilis, Butler, but quite distinct. Fam. CASTNIIDiE. CASTNIA, Fabricius. C A S T N I A M A R S , n. sp. (Plate L X . fig. 2.) Allied to C. cononia, Westwood. Similar in shape and colour, the band of the anterior wings dusky yellow, instead of pure white as in C. cononia ; posterior wing crossed by a wide central black band extending almost to the outer margin, not broken up into small spots as in C. cononia. Expanse 3f inches. Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley). A well-marked species, easily distinguished from C. cononia. CASTNIA BUCKLEYI, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 3.) Allied to C. truxiUa, Westwood. Anterior wings more dusky, the basal third only being black, a marginal row of yellowish spots not reaching the apex. Posterior wing of the male black, banded along the costal margin to the middle of the hind margin with orange-brown. Female : the anterior wings the same as the male ; posterior wings rich orange-brown, with a marginal row of pale orange-yellow spots, the outer margin black. Expanse 3^ inches. Hab. Ecuador, Intaj (Buckley). Mr. Buckley only obtained a pair of this fine species. Fam. AGARISTID^E. IIESPAGARISTA, Walk. H E S P A G A R I S T A TIGRINA, n. sp. (Plate L X . fig. 4.) Primaries black, the outer margin reddish brown, two yellowish white bands close to the base, a white streak at the end of the cell, and beyond it a wide yellowish-white band broken into two small spots at the anal angle; between these are some transverse blue |
