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19. Machaeroseina hermes spec. nov. 



$ . Forewing much narrower than in M. hippodamia "ram. (1777), measuring 

 38 mm. from hind angle to costa, and 85 mm. from base to apex. 



Upperside greyish olive, the markings placed nearly as in hippodamia, the 

 antemedian double-line and the median line olive, feebly marked, the median 

 line not accompanied by additional lines ; the postdiscal line deep olive-brown, 

 with a greyish olive outer border, upon which follow large olivaceous brown 

 confluent patches which are dusted with dispersed white scaling ; the black 



subapical costal spot smaller than in hippodamia. Mindwing much more rounded 



than in hippodamia. the abdominal margin being shorter, the outer border of the 

 thin olivaceous black postdiscal line greyish olive, the band of transverse submarginal 

 spots much paler than in hippodamia, being pale greenish buff. 



Underside almost uniformly olive ; on forewing the discocellular bar and 

 two lines in outer half, and the discal line of hindwing olive-black ; the distal 

 border of the postdiscal line on both wings olive like the ground of the wings. 



Hab. British Guiana. 



1 <?. 



Grammopelta gen. nov. 



$. Nearest to Machaerosema. Antenna dentate. Forewing with four sub- 

 costals, the first branching off from the second near apex of wing, stalk of third 

 and fourth subcostals and of the first radial from upper angle of cell ; cell shaped 

 as in hindwing, the acute lower angle projecting farther distal than the upper 



angle. Hindwing rounded, costal margin somewhat longer than abdominal 



margin. 



20. Grammopelta cervina spec. nov. 



Body and wings clayish fawn-colour, slightly irrorated with fuscous speckles ; 

 beneath slightly paler than above. 



Upperside with the following dark sepia-brown lines : on forewing a very 

 oblique line across snbmedian vein at one-third, a second on the discocellalars, a 

 slightly curved discal line from two-thirds of costa to four-fifths of inner margin, 

 a submarginal line vanishing below apex, the veins also being partly streaked 

 with brown ; on hindwing the markings as on forewing, but the discal line quite 

 straight. 



Underside marked as above, but the oblique line across the snbmedian vein 

 absent and the other Hues somewhat paler brown ; at apex of forewing a patch 

 of white dispersed scales, slightly marked also on upperside. 



Apex of forewing somewhat produced, rounded off, the distal margin evenly 

 incurved, not lobate or dentate. 



Length of forewing : 63 mm. ; width : 31 mm. 



Hub. La Oroya, Rio Inambari, Carabaya, South-East Peru, 3100 ft., September 

 1905 (G. R. Ockeuden). 



lc?. 



21. Rhescy litis championi columbiana snbsp. nov. 

 &. Body and wings of a more blackish hue than in Central American 

 specimens, especially the markings ; the outer third of underside more grey. 

 Hab. Santa F<5 de Bogota. 



