HELIA.—METALECTRA. 403 
HELIA. 
Helia, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 259 (1816). 
Under this generic name Hiibner placed three species, all from Tropical America ; 
one of these belongs to Canipeta. 
1. Helia calligramma. 
Helia calligramma, Hibn. Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett. i. p. 27, ff. 157, 158; Verz. bek. Schmett. 
p. 259; Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1879, p. 637. 
Cenipeta calligramma, Walk. Cat. xiii. p. 1093?. 
Homoptera (?) albirena, Walk. Cat. xxxiii. p. 891°. 
Hab. Panama, Obispo (Salvin, mus. D.).—Gutana, Surinam2; Amazons}. 
Specimens from Obispo agree well with Hiibner’s figure. The locality for Homoptera 
albirena was unknown to its describer 3. 
2. Helia compotrix. 
Hela compotrix, Hiibn. Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett. i. p. 29, ff. 177, 178; Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 259. 
Cenipeta compotriz, Walk. Cat. xiii. p. 1093’. 
Hab. Panama, near the city (J. J. Walker).—Gutana, Surinam 1. 
3. Helia lampetia, sp.n. (Tab. XX XIII. fig. 11.) 
Primaries and secondaries resembling those of H. compotria, Hiibn., but with the markings more indistinct ; 
the primaries with a waved zigzag black line, edged on the outer side with bluish-white, crossing the 
wing beyond the middle from the costal to the inner margin, the outer margin pale fawn-colour; the 
secondaries with a wide black band extending from the anal angle across the wing towards the apex but 
not reaching it: head, antenne, palpi, thorax, abdomen, and legs pale brown. Expanse 13 inch. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 3000 feet (Champion). 
One specimen. 
METALECTRA. 
Metalectra, Hiibner, Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett. ii. p. 29 (1823) ; Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 
1879, p. 63. 
This genus is closely allied to Selenis. One species, MW. precisalis, from Surinam, 
was included in it by Hiibner; and two others, from the Amazons, have since been 
added by Butler. Metalectra proves to be numerous in species in Central America, 
whence eleven are now recorded ; of these six are described as new. 
1. Metalectra precisalis. — 
Metalectra precisalis, Hiibn. Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett. ii. p. 29, ff. 367, 368°. 
Hab. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 
to 3000 feet (Champion).—Gutana, Surinam }, 
Two specimens agreeing well with Hiibner’s figure have been received from our 
region. 
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