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234. Meliuodes fxirva sp. nov. 



Forewitigs : saady rufous, speckled with darker, the costa with fuscous striae ; 

 the lines fuscous, slender, but marked distinctly on the veins by black white-tijiped 

 dots ; first at one-fourth, nearly vertical ; outer line from four-fifths of costa to 

 three-fourths of inner margin, oLli^ne outwards to vein 6 and there angled outwards, 

 angled inwards on vein 5, thence oblique outwards to vein 4, vertical to vein 3, 

 strongly oblique inwards to vein 2 and thence vertical to inner margin ; a dark 

 discal mark ; fringe concolorous ; a slight dark apical shade. 



Ilindu'iiigs : similar, without first line. 



Underside paler, more straw-colour ; the lines thicker, dull fuscous, without 

 dark dots. Head, thorax, and abdomen concolorous. 



Expanse of wings : 28 mm. 



Several of both sexes from Bogota. 



Allied to M. hogotata Snell. {Epione.) 



235. Microgonia apidania ah. caliginosa nov. 



Foreioings : dull jiale olive, striated with fuscous ; this ground-colour, however, 

 only appears over the apical area between the median shade and hindmargin as far 

 as vein 4, all the rest of the wing being covered with smoky black, except a few 

 pale scales along inner margin at base of the first, the median, and the submarginal 

 lines, and narrowly along the hindmargin : the first line and median shade are 

 deeper black, and the submarginal dark zigzag line rises from the black lower cloud 

 through the pale-olive area towards apex ; the fringe is olive throughout. 



Hiixlwings : entirely covered with smoky black, with the central line still 

 deeper ; the fringe concolorous. 



Underside smoky olive-fuscous, darker towards hindmargins ; the central line 

 black in both wings ; the apical white spot distinct, preceded by the dull brown 

 fascia, which scarcely reaches the middle of the wing. Head, thorax, and abdomen 

 smoky black, like the wings ; the vertex and antennae alone pale olive-green. 



One S from Palma Sola, Venezuela, 189G (Whyman). 



236. Microgonia insolita sj). nov. 



Forewings : dark brown, with dense deeper brown striations ; first line obscure, 

 from one-third of costa to near middle of inner margin, slightly outcnrvcd above and 

 below the median vein ; second line straight and oblique, from just beyond middle 

 of inner margin towards apex, before which it is sharply deflected to costa; space 

 between the two lines deep velvety brown, containing a small concisely marked oval 

 cell-spot of whitish scales ; fringe concolorous. 



llimhiings : with the straight line slightly autemedian, the included basal area 

 rather darker than the marginal ; in the marginal area can be traced a darker 

 outwardly dentate submarginal shade, the teeth being marked by pale dashes on 

 the veins ; fringe of abdominal Ijorder white. 



Underside of forewings dark brown, becoming paler towards base, which is 

 freckled with whitish ; traces of oblique lunulate postmedian and dentate sub- 

 marginal lines ; the space between them on costa slightly fulvous-tinged ; costo- 

 apical sj)ace greyish ; cell-spot as above, but less concise. Underside of hindwings 

 bluish white, dusted with dark scales ; some brown striations along costa ; a broad 

 brown marginal border, dividing below middle into a narrow marginal shade and a 



