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Show 516 MR. H. DRUCE ON LEPIDOPTERA FROM [June 17, yellowish brown, excepting in the middle, where it is black. Secondaries black, broadly white from the base to about the middle of the inner margin; the fringe white. The underside of both wings black, with the white spots as above. The head, thorax, antennae, and legs black. Expanse f inch. Lfab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hbge). ARDISURA GRANDIS, sp. n. Primaries bright rose-pink, with a narrow cream-coloured line extending down the middle of the wing from the base to the outer margin; the fringe cream-colour. Secondaries pure silky white, with the fringe white. The head and thorax pink; the base of the thorax and the abdomen white; the legs pinkish white; the antennae pale pinkish brown. The underside silky white; the primaries dusky from the base to beyond the middle. Expanse 1| inch. Hab. Mexico, Lake Chapala, Jalisco (Richardson). A very fine species, quite distinct from all others I have seen. Fam. ACONTIIDJE. ACONTIA SPLENDENS, Sp. n. Primaries pea-green, crossed from the costal to the inner margin by three pure white waved narrow bands, the first close to the base, the second beyond the cell, and the third submarginal; six dark brown spots along the costal margin, the three nearest the apex very minute ; a dark brown streak extends from the end of the cell to the costal margin; a small spot at the end of the cell bright, pink, edged with white, below which are a number of minute dark brown spots; the outer margin broadly bordered with bright pink, with a marginal row of minute black dots ; the fringe greenish fawn-colour. Secondaries pale brown, palest at the base, crossed below the middle by a dark brown waved line; the outer margin and the anal angle shaded with pink. The underside brownish white, with very indistinct brown markings. The head and thorax pale greenish white ; the abdomen pinkish brown; antennae dark brown ; the legs pale brownish white. Expanse 11 inch. Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Trotsch, Mus. Staudinger).^ One specimen of this beautiful little insect is in the collection of Dr. Staudinger ; the head, thorax, and abdomen are so much crushed that I am not certain that m y description of the colours is quite correct. THALPOCHARES LARONIA, sp. n. Primaries very pale fawn-colour, crossed by three broad silvery-white bands ; the second band broken into two, forming an oval-shaped spot at the end of the cell; the outer margin banded with silvery white ; between the first and third band the wing is shaded with bright pink; the fringe white. Secondaries white, clouded |
