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46. Microloxia apicata sp. no v. 



Forewinqs : bright apple-green ; costal streak, two obliqne straight transverse 

 lines, veins towards hindmargin, and fringe white ; basal half of fringe ivory-white; 

 a small brownish cell-spot and a brown-red spot at apex in the fringe ; first line 

 from two-fifths of costa to one-third of inner margin ; outer line near margin. 



Ilindicings : with the two lines and fringe white. 



Underside shining greenish white, the lines showing through; costal half of 

 forewings yellowish green ; costal fringe white ; costa at base brown-red ; apical 

 fringe brown-red. Face and palpi deep bright red ; palpi below and two spots on 

 lower half of face whitish ; fillet, upper part of face, and antenna; snow-white ; 

 vertex and thorax green ; abdomen discoloured, probably greenish white. 



Expanse of wings : 20 mm. 



One 4 from Nova Friborgo, Brazil. 



Closely allied to M. bistriata Warr., from S. Paulo. 



47. Oospila concinna sp. nov. 



Differs from 0. alhicoma Feld. in the following points : the apical and anal 

 blotches arc not separate, but united by a pale space along the marginal line ; 

 the anal blotch does not reach to the lower radial and is more rounded, having no 

 angular projection towards the apical blotch ; the edges of the blotches and the 

 striae within them are dull purple. In the hindwings the oval blotch on inner 

 margin is reduced to a mere shallow streak, and the course of the subcostal vein 

 is marked by silvery white scales as well as the upper part of the discocellular ; the 

 hindmargin is somewhat abruptly elbowed at vein 6; thorax purplish grey ; patagia 

 green with the tips violet. 



Expanse of wings : 50 mm. 



Nine Si, one ? from Merida, November 1898, April 1899 (Briceno). 



48. Oospila congener sp. nov. 



Forewings : semi-transparent sea-green, with purple-grey markings : viz. au 

 oblique cell-patch, and apical and anal blotches ; the apical blotch rises finely from 

 ajiex and swells out between veins 7 and 4, as in 0. hjalimi, AVarr. 



Hindwings : with a sinuous apical blotch and a rounded one at anal angle ; a 

 purplish grey spot at lower end of cell, and a white raised spot at top of dis- 

 cocellular ; the fringe in both wings is entirely wanting. 



Underside uniform opaline. 



Face worn, apparently pale green with purplish scales at top ; palpi and 

 forelegs whitish, with dark external scales ; vertex and shaft of antennae white ; 

 antennal pectinations ochrcous ; collar, shoulders, and base of patagia green ; rest 

 of patagia, thorax, and base of abdomen purple-grey; abdomen green with five 

 purple-grey metallic dorsal crests; anal tuft pale. 



Expanse of wings : 32 mm. 



One S from Rio Demcrara, British Guiana, July 1897. 



Differs from 0. hyalina in having the markings purple-grey instead of red- 

 brown ; and from violacea Warr. in the markings of the hindwings. 



