210 RHOPALOCERA. 
MICROTIA. 
Microtia, Bates, Ent. Monthl. Mag. i. p. 83 (1864). 
This genus was proposed by Mr. Bates to receive the single species described below, 
allied to Melitea, from which it differs in several important particulars. 
The genital armature of the male, however, is very like that of Melitewa cinxia, the 
tegumen being destitute of prolonged hook, and the harpagones rounded and armed with 
two curved points at the distal end. 
The antenne are densely scaled, more so than in the allied genera : they are composed 
of 32 joints, of which the terminal 13 form an abrupt club. The front legs of the 
male have but few long hairs; the coxa is stout=4 femur-+trochanter; tarsus very 
short; tarsus+tibia—femur-+ trochanter. The claws of the other legs are much curved, 
and the tibie are sparingly spined beneath. 
The first subcostal branch of the primaries is thrown off before, the second after the 
end of the cell; there is no upper discocellular ; but the upper radial starts from beneath 
the subcostal beyond the cell. The terminal joint of the palpi is rather long and 
moderately swollen, the middle joint being but slightly dilated. | 
1. Microtia elva. (Tab. XX. fig. 23.) 
Microtia elva, Bates, Ent. Monthl. Mag. i. p. 83*; Butl. & Druce, P. Z. 8. 1874, p. 348’. 
Alis rotundatis, nigro-fuscis, anticis fascia transversa subapicali, macula subtriangulari in margine externo 
et fascia posticarum discali fulvis; subtus omnino ac supra similibus, sed maculis et fasciis fulvis paulo 
dilutioribus. 
@. Mari similis, at major et fasciis fulvis latioribus distinguenda. 
Hab. Mexico, Presidio and Ventanas (Forrer), Oaxaca (Deppe), Valladolid in Yucatan 
(Gaumer); Guatemata, Yzabal, Motagua valley, and San Gerdnimo (F. D. G. & O. 8.+), 
Chisoy and Polochic valleys (Hague); Nicaracua!, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica (Van 
Patten *).—Co.LoMBIa. 
This species was originally described by Mr. Bates from specimens obtained by us 
in Guatemala, and from others in his own collection from Nicaragua. We have since 
discovered its existence in the Berlin Museum, to which it was sent from Mexico by 
Deppe some fifty years ago. We now trace it to Northern Colombia, where it occurs 
in some profusion near Santa Marta. 
There is some slight variation in specimens from different parts of its range. Those 
from Mexico have the tawny bands of the wings narrower than is usual in examples of 
more southern origin. ‘This especially applies to individuals from Yucatan, in which 
these bands are very narrow. 
The vertical range of M/. elva in Guatemala extends from the searlevel at Yzabal to 
a height of about 3000 feet at San Gerdnimo. We never met with it in the countries 
bordering the Pacific Ocean. 
Our figure represents one of the types from Yzabal, Guatemala. 
