384 RHOPALOCERA. 
g. Wings black, a narrow transverse band on primaries and outer margin of 
secondaries very dark blue. 
9. Mesosemia cecropia. (Tab. XXXVIII. fig. 12.) 
Mesosemia cecropia, Druce, Ent. Month]. Mag. xi. p. 37°. 
Alis ceruleo-nigris ad basin ceruleis, anticis fascia arcuata transversa ultra cellulam (ad costam latiore) cerulea, 
fascia altera ejusdem coloris submarginali ad apicem obsoleta, ocello nigro, albo tripupillato ad cellule 
finem vix obvio; posticis ceruleo marginatis ; subtus fuscis, anticis ocello ut supra sed fulvo ciliato et 
lineis alteris duabus irregulariter circumcincto, linea transversa lata submarginali et margine ipso obscure 
brunneis ; posticis brunneo frequenter transfasciatis, ocello bipupillato ad cellule finem. 
2 alis pallide fuscis, ocellis ut in mare sed in anticis supra magis obviis, et lineis duabus irregulariter circum- 
cinctis, margine externo late brunneo medialiter vix pallidiore ; posticis, lineis septem transfasciatis, duabus- 
exterioribus latioribus et margine externo subparallelibus ; subtus mari similis, sed alis omnino pallidiori- 
bus; posticis ad medium marginis externi paulo productis. 
Hab. Costa Rica’ (Van Patten). 
Of this pretty species the only specimens we have are those which formed part of Van 
Patten’s collection, and the types of Mr. Druce’s description. The female is from the 
same source. MV. cecropia has no very close allies. 
h. Wings brown, with a common broad white curved band. 
10. Mesosemia zonalis, sp.n. (Tab. XX XVIII. fig. 15 9 , Tab. XLIII. fig. 2 ¢ .) 
Alis fuscis, fascia communi lata arcuata, a costa anticarum ad angulum posticarum analem cretaceo-alba, anti- 
carum margine externo late, posticarum anguste, fusco; anticis ocello nigro pupillato et fulvo ciliato ad 
cellule finem, lineis ovalibus extra eum alterne fuscis et albidis ad costam fractis, extima marginem internum 
attingente; posticis dimidio basali (basi ipsa excepta) lineis obscure fuscis transfasciatis, fascia alba ad 
angulum analem lineis obsoletis fuscis longitudinaliter notata; subtus fere omnino ut supra sed colore 
fusco dilutiore et fascia alba posticarum linea fusca bisecta, margine quoque latiore fusco. 
Q mari persimilis, sed fascia alba communi in posticis bifurcata. 
Hab. Nicaracua, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica (Van Patten), Cache (Rogers); Panama, 
Bugaba (Champion), Calobre (Arcé), Lion Hill (/‘Leannan).—Covompia. 
M. machara, from the Amazons, seems to be the species most nearly allied to this; 
but in that species the sexual difference in coloration is greater, the base of the wings 
being altogether darker. 
M. zonalis is evidently a common species in the neighbourhood of Chiriqui, and 
thence we trace it northwards to Chontales, where Belt captured several examples, and 
southwards to Western Colombia, whence we have a single specimen obtained by 
Dr. Staudinger’s collector, Herr Trétsch, at San Pablo, on the Rio San Juan. 
Mr. Champion took his examples in dense forest. 
2. Wings cretaceous white, crossed by narrow dusky bands. 
11. Mesosemia vestalis. (Tab. XXXVIIL. fig. 17 9.) 
Mesosemia vestalis, Bates, Ent. Month. Mag. i. p. 203". 
% alis cretaceo-albis punctis submarginalibus nigris ornatis, anticis ocello elongato parvo ad cellule finem ; 
