METALECTRA.—MULELOCHA. 405 
7. Metalectra. lacerta, sp. n. 
Primaries and secondaries of a uniform brownish-black colour, crossed by indistinct narrow black lines, the 
submarginal line of both wings brown; the underside of a uniform blackish-brown, without any markings, 
except a few yellowish spots along the costal margin of the primaries: head, antenne, palpi, thorax, 
abdomen, and legs dark brownish-black. Expanse 14 inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Venta de Zopilote in Guerrero 2800 feet (H. H. Smith). 
Three specimens of this distinct species were captured by Mr. Smith, in October 1888. 
8. Metalectra lineata, sp. n. 
Primaries and secondaries pale greyish-brown, crossed beyond the middle from the costal margin of the 
primaries to the inner margin of the secondaries by a narrow dark brown line edged on the outer side 
with a pale greyish line, both wings with a yellowish-brown submarginal line and a dark brown marginal 
line, the fringe greyish-brown; the underside pale brown, each wing with a very indistinct pale band 
beyond the middle: head, antenne, palpi, thorax, abdomen, and legs pale greyish-brown. Expanse 
12 inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Northern Sonora (Morrison). 
‘Two examples. 
9. Metalectra lampea, sp. n. 
Very similar in colour and form to M. lineata. Primaries and secondaries dull brown, without marking of 
any kind either on the upper or undersides. Expanse 1¢ inch. 
Hab. Cogra Rica, Volcan de Irazu 6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers). 
Two specimens. Very close to WV. lineata, but without the lines on the wings. 
10. Metalectra (?) agilaria, sp. n. 
Primaries pale greyish-brown, a spot at the end of the cell and a band of spots beyond the middle dark brown, 
the latter edged with a yellowish-brown line on each side, the marginal line dark brown; secondaries 
uniformly pale brown; the fringe pale brown; the underside of both wings pale brown, palest on the 
costal margin of the primaries and at the anal angle of the secondaries: head, antenne, palpi, thorax, 
abdomen, and legs pale brown. Expanse 1 inch. 
Hab. Guatemata, San Gerénimo, Cahabon (Champion). 
This species: appears to be common at San Gerdnimo; it varies considerably, the 
dark brown spots being almost obsolete in some specimens. 
11. Metalectra (?) ypsilon. 
Metalectra (?) ypsilon, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1879, p. 64". 
Had. Panama, Chiriqui (Ribbe, in mus, Staudinger).—AMazons *. 
One specimen from Chiriqui in Dr. Staudinger’s collection, agreeing well with 
Mr. Butler’s type in the National Museum. This species can scarcely be retained in 
the genus Metalectra. 
MULELOCHA. 
Mulelocha, Walker, Cat. xxxiii. p. 1103 (1865); Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1879, p. 64. 
Walker founded this genus upon an Amazonian insect which he had previously 
