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Show 1893.] SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 289 A fine species allied to P. umber, Cram., and P. almopia, Druce, from both of which it is at once distinguished by the white secondaries. Fam. MELAMERIDJE. FLAVINIA, Walk. FLAVINIA (?) CHOANA, sp. n. Primaries black, with a wide chrome-yellow band, extending from the base along the inner half of the wdng, nearly to the anal angle, and a wide chrome-yellow band crosses the wdng near the apex, from the costal to the outer margin; the fringe black. Secondaries black, the inner margin and an oval spot, about the middle of the outer margin, chrome-yellow; the fringe black. Underside very similar to the upperside, but with the costal margin of the secondaries bordered with chrome-yellow. Antennae, palpi, head, thorax, and tegulae black; tegulae edged with chrome-yellow; abdomen above black, with a wide chrome-yellow band on each side; the underside white; legs black. Expanse If inch. Hab. East Peru (Mus. B.). This insect is quite unlike any other species known to me. DEYARA, Walk. DEVARA CHARISIA, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 7.) Male. Primaries black, with a white spot at the end of the cell, extending downwards to near the anal angle ; fringe greyish black. Secondaries white, bordered with black from the apex to the anal angle ; the fringe greyish. Underside : both wings very similar to the upperside, but greyer in colour. Antennae, palpi, head, and thorax black ; abdomen above black on the underside, and the legs greyish white. Expanse ly inch. Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley, Mus. B.). Allied to B. subsericea, Feld. DEVARA PALLOR, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 9.) Male. Primaries black, the basal half and oval spot beyond hyaline white. Secondaries hyaline white, bordered with black from the apex to the anal angle ; the inner margin edged with black ; the fringes black. Underside like the upperside, excepting that the costal margin of the secondaries is black. Antennae, head, thorax, and abdomen above black; the underside of the thorax yellow, of the abdomen white ; the legs greyish black. Female similar to the male. Expanse lyE inch. Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley, Mus. B.). A very distinct species, allied toB. charisia, Druce. |