( 373 ) 



iiitni'ved to inner margin close to outer line ; a slight dark cell-spot ; some gre)' 

 markings at apex and two >s between 2 and 4 ; marginal Hue tine, Mack ; fringe 

 concolorous. 



llindwii/i/ : witli median and outer lines only; the marginal area browner 

 throughout, as also in forewing. 



Underside much juiler, the markings indistinct, except the outer line and 

 cell-spots. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen all ocbreous ; collar and outside of palpi brown ; 

 face whitish ; basal and prae-anal segments of abdomen marked with brown scales. 



The <S agrees with the ¥ in size, and was taken at the same place, Santa 

 Uomingo, S.E. Peru, in October 10(12 (Ockenden). 



153. Microgonia aflSnis ab. intensa nov. 



In specimens of this species from Peru there is a tendency for the lilac scales 

 to become whitish and the dark striae blackish. In the S <$ the contrast is not so 

 conspicuous, but in one ? tjie whole of the basal and marginal areas of forewing 

 is blackened, except the large pale round spot on inner margin beyond outer line, 

 and the whole hindwing is blackish. In the coloration of the underside there is 

 no differe-icei 



2 cjcj from Huaucabaniba, L'erro de Pasco, Peru, 6 — Io,i)00 ft. (Bcittger), and 

 1 ? from 8anto Domingo, Caraliaya, >S.E. Pern, 6000 ft., June VMi, dry season 

 (Ockenden). 



154. Microgonia alternata spec. nov. 



Foreiriiiq : pale fawn-colour, sometimes with a slight violet-grey suffusion ; 

 a few fine dark striae along costa ; the lines a little darker, but generally faint; 

 basal line ontenrved, from one-fourth of costa to fully one-third of inner margin ; 

 outer line straight from three-fifths of inner margin towards apex, acutely angled 

 on vein 7 and retracted to costa, where it is thickened and brownish ; externally 

 it is often marked with slight white dashes on the veius; in one case the line 

 is olive-brown and distinct, preceded by a dark shade ; above the retracted 

 portion on the costa is an oval space of ground-colour edged by whitish scales, 

 the outer margin bilobed ; a dark shade along bindmargin, and a slight dentate- 

 lunuhite submarginal shade ; a small dark cell-spcit, beyond which a faint median 

 line curves, followed by a broad shade, both phxiner in the darker examples; 

 fringe fawn. 



lliiidwimj : with the line central; tlie costal area paler; beyond the line 

 a coal-black bilunate blotch, followed by a curved black streak connected with tlie 

 faint submarginal shade ; the pale costal area generally black-speckled. 



Underside brighter, the marginal area brown : an outer dark line, dotted 

 on the veins, angled aliove vein <1 \\\ the forewing atid outcurved in the hindwing, 

 the basal areas black-speckled ; inner margin of forewing ]iiile ochreous, with a large 

 round coal-black blotch beyontl outer line, and a pale whitish-edged apical i)atch. 



Tborax and abdomen coucoh)rou8 with wings; face, jialpi, and collar browner; 

 vertex snow-white ; legs fawn-colour speckled with fuscous. 



Ex])anse of wings : do — 75 mm. 



'i i i from Dominica, West Indies (E. A. Agar). 



