306 HETEROCERA. 
This species is readily distinguished from all others of the genus by the yellow band 
crossing the primaries; the locality was unknown to Guénée }. 
10. Melipotis nigrescens. 
Aidia nigrescens, Grote & Robinson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vi. p. 20, t. 3. £. 4°. 
Melipotis nigrescens, Grote, List of North-American Moths, p. 39 (1882). 
Hab. Norta America, Texas !.—Mexioo, Presidio (Forrer). 
A specimen received from North-western Mexico agrees well with others from North 
America in Mr. Grote’s collection in the British Museum. I. nigrescens is closely 
allied to MZ. manipularis (Guén.); but it is much paler in colour, and the black margins 
of the secondaries are very much narrower, especially beneath. 
11. Melipotis bistriga. 
Bolina bistriga, Walk. Cat. xiii. p. 1155'; Druce, P. Z. S. 1884, p. 323”. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Schaus), Coatepec (Brooks); British Honpuras, Belize (Blan- 
caneaux); Panama, Colon (Boucard, in mus. D.).—ANTILLES, San Domingo !, Dominica ”. 
I have only seen a few specimens of this species. It is closely allied to JZ. compre- 
hendens (Walk.), and the two may prove to be not specifically distinct when sufficient 
material is obtained for comparison. 
12. Melipotis comprehendens. 
Bolina comprehendens, Walk. Cat. xiii. p. 1163'. 
Hab. Muxico, near the city (Hodge), Jalapa (Schaus); GuaTEMALA, Capetillo (Cham- 
pion).—Brazit }, 
Central-American specimens agree very closely with Walker’s type. The former 
vary slightly in colour and in the size of the discal spot, this spot being much more 
distinct in some examples than in others. 
13. Melipotis decreta. 
Bolina decreta, Walk. Cat. xiii. p. 11647. 
Hab. Muxtco, Northern Sonora (Morrison), Presidio (Forrer), Jalapa (Hége); Hovn- 
puRAS (Dyson +). 
A small species allied to M. comprehendens (Walk.). 
14. Melipotis bivittata. 
Bolina bivittata, Walk. Cat. xiii. p. 1156". 
Hab. Honpuras (Dyson +1).—Vennzvusta!; Antittes, San Domingo !, Jamaica}. 
We include this species upon the authority of the specimen from Honduras in the 
British Museum. 
