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Show 306 MR. H. DRUCE ON NEW [Mar. 28, brownish grey, thickly irrorated with brown scales; a row of dark brown spots crosses the wing about the middle, from the costal margin to the anal angle ; the apex and outer margin dark brown. The head, antennae, thorax, and abdomen black ; the legs grey, banded with brown ; underside of the abdomen greyish brown. Expanse 1 inch. Hab. Ecuador, Chiguinda (Buckley, Mus. B.). A small species, allied to S. placida, Druce, from which it is at once distinguished by the different shape of the bands on the primaries. HETERUSIA PIRENE, sp. n. (Plate XXI. figs. 8, 9.) Primaries and secondaries yellow. Primaries thickly irrorated wdth black scales at the base and partly along the inner margin ; the outer margin broadly bordered with black from the apex to the anal angle; on the costal margin a large ^-shaped black mark extends over the wing to the black outer margin. Secondaries thickly irrorated with black scales ; the outer margin and the apex black ; the fringe of both wings alternately black and white. Underside : primaries pale yellow, with the black markings very similar to those on the upperside, but thickly irrorated with grey scales. Secondaries cream-colour, thickly irrorated with dark brown scales; a broken brown band extends partly over the wing from the costal margin; the outer margin bordered from the apex nearly to the anal angle with reddish brow-n. The head, antennae, thorax, and abdomen black. Expanse ly inch. Hab. Ecuador, Chiguinda (Buckley, Mus. B.). A beautiful species, not allied to any known to me. HETERUSIA COMBANA, sp. n. Male. Primaries and secondaries dark orange-yellow. Primaries : the costal margin black at the base; four black bands crossing the wing from the costal to the inner margin, the first and second narrow, close to the base of the wing, the third about the middle, the fourth beyond, bent outward in the middle; the outer margin broadly bordered wdth black, deeply dentated ou the inner edge. Secondaries : the veins, a submarginal waved fine, the apex, and outer margin black ; the fringe of both wings alternately black and yellow. Underside : primaries bright yellow ; the costal margin greyish brown from the base to the apex; the black lines as above, but only extending halfway across the wing. Secondaries greyish brown, thickly irrorated with dark brown scales ; the apex and outer margin almost to the anal angle dark grey. The head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdomen black : the underside of the abdomen and legs dark greyish brown. Expanse 1 inch. Hab. Ecuador, Chiguinda (Buckley, Mus. B.). A small species, allied to S. comana, Druce. |
