Os 
to 
or 
HETEROCERA, 
5. Melittia beckeri. (Tab. LXIX. fig. 18.) 
Melittia beckeri, Druce, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) ix. p. 276 (1892) °. 
Primaries greenish-brown, very thickly irrorated with pale green scales, the fringe greenish-brown ; secondaries 
hyaline, with the veins bright orange-red, the marginal line black, the fringe dark brown; the underside 
of the primaries pale yellow, greenish-brown at the apex: head and thorax greenish-brown; the palpi 
yellow ; the antenne black ; the abdomen blackish-brown above, banded with yellow beneath, the anal 
tuft yellow ; the hind legs long and very thickly clothed with hair, that nearest the base on the outer side 
being pale yellow, that on the tibia and tarsus black on the inner side, bright orange on the outer side, 
almost white close to the ungues. Expanse 13 inch. 
Hab. Mexico, near Durango city (Becker), 
This fine species is allied to MZ. satyriniformis, Hibn., from which it may be at once 
distinguished by the orange-red veins of the secondaries and the much paler green 
primaries. 
TIRISTA (I. p. 32). 
2. Tirista praxila, sp.n. (Tab. LXVIII. fig. 7.) 
Primaries and secondaries semihyaline yellowish-brown ; the primaries with the costal margin and the middle 
of the wing darker brown; the secondaries with the costal margin, apex, and outer margin bordered with 
yellowish-brown ; the fringes of both wings pale yellowish-brown: antenne, palpi, and legs yellowish- 
brown, the head, thorax, and abdomen darker brown, the anal tuft yellow. Expanse 1? inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (coll. Schaus). 
One specimen. 
SINCARA (I. p. 33). 
Sincara lytea (I. p. 33). 
To the locality given, add:—Mexico, Atoyac in Vera Cruz, Teapa in Tabasco 
(H. H. Smith). 
4, Sincara manilia, (Tab. LXIX. fig. 19.) 
Sincara manilia, Druce, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) iv. p. 82 (1889) '. 
Primaries and secondaries yellowish-hyaline, the costal margin of the primaries and the fringe of both wings 
black: head, thorax, and abdomen black, the last four segments-of the latter edged with bright yellow, 
the anus yellow ; antenne and legs black, the palpi yellowish in front. Expanse 1 inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Sierra de las Aguas Escondidas 7000 feet and Omilteme 8000 feet, 
both in Guerrero (H. H. Smith *). | 
Found in July 1888. 
5. Sincara meonia. (Tab. LXIX. fig. 20.) 
Sincara meonia, Druce, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) iv. p. 81 (1889) ‘ 
Primaries and secondaries hyaline, the costal and outer margins of the primaries narrowly edged with black, 
the fringe of both wings black, the inner margin of the primaries with a yellowish tinge extending from 
the base to near the anal angle: head, thorax, and abdomen black ; the front of the palpi bright yellow; 
the tegule edged with yellow; the antenne and legs black. Expanse 1 inch, 
Hab. Mexico, Omilteme in Guerrero 8000 feet (A. H. Smith). 
Allied to S. dytea, Druce. 
