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Show 304 MR. H. DRUCE ON N E W [Mar. 28, NEPHODIA CLOZLIA, sp. n. Male. Primaries and secondaries yellowish hyaline; the costal, outer and inner margins pale fawn-colour. Primaries crossed from the costal to the inner margin by two zigzag faint brown lines, the first nearest the base, the second submarginal. Secondaries with a small spot at the end of the cell, below which a zigzag line extends from the costal to the inner margin; a second submarginal line greyish brown; the fringes of both wings pale fawn-colour. Underside the same as the upperside. Antennae pale brown; head, thorax, abdomen, and legs yellowish fawn-colour. Expanse \-f\ inch. Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu, Intaj (Buckley, Mus. B.). NEPHODIA PHILYRA, sp. n. Male. Primaries and secondaries whitish hyaline ; the veins and a faint waved line crossing the wings beyond the middle very pale brown; the fringes silvery white. Antennae pale brown; head and tegulae yellow; thorax and abdomen white. Expanse ly3^ inch. Hab. Ecuador, Intaj (Buckley, Mus. B.). Allied to N. cissa, Druce. NEPHODIA COLADA, sp. n. Male. Primaries and secondaries smoky hyaline black, with all the veins black. Primaries crossed beyond the middle by a very indistinct narrow black line ; the fringes blackish brown. Underside as above. Antennae black; head, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark grey. Expanse 1-X inch. Hab. S.E. Brazil, Bio Janeiro (Mus. B.) Fam. LARENTIDiE. HETERUSIA, Hiibn. H E T E R U S I A COMATA, sp. n. (Plate X X L fig. 2.) Primaries and secondaries dark brown. Primaries with a yellowish-white, semihyaline, oval-shaped spot edged with yellow beyond the middle; the fringes of both wings alternately dark brown and white. Underside: primaries dark brown, thickly irrorated with yellow scales along the costal margin and at the apex; the spot is elongated to the costal margin, forming a band partly crossing the wing. Secondaries dark brown, thickly irrorated with yellow scales; a grey zigzag submarginal line extends from the costal to the inner margin above the anal angle; the fringe alternately brown and white. The head, antenna?, thorax, tegulae, and abdomen dark brown; the segments of the abdomen banded with yellow; the underside of the abdomen |