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10. Stenoplastis semimaculata spec. nov. 



Intermediate between aurantica Diuce and cingidina Druce. The cream-white 

 blotcli below the median vein only just oversjireads the submedian fold instead 

 of reaching to inner margin ; beyond the discocellular instead of an oval cream- 

 white blotch there are only a few pale scales or, at most, as in the type, a small 

 round pale sjiot above vein 5. The rest as in aurantica. 



1 i from Upper River Toro, La Merced, August — September 19i)l, 3ijiJU m. 

 (Simons). 



Subfamily GEOMETRINAE. 

 2(i. Blechroma conflua spec. nov. 



Forewhuj : yellowish green ; the markings dnll lilac-grey, with darker edges ; 

 basal patch darkened, with black scales projecting along median vein ; a broad 

 antemedian and postmediaa fascia, confluent above vein 2, but with small patches 

 of green intermixed, crossed by tine lines of black scales, tliose of the outer fascia 

 acutely dentate ; a large black cell-spot; a macular submarginal line of irregular 

 spots on veins interrupted below an elongate costal mark at apex ; a row of 

 marginal lunules ; fringe (worn) pale. 



Hiiuhcinil : with a basal blackish mark ; a lilac-grey antemedian band 

 roundly jtrojecting above median vein; a double submarginal band, jiarrially 

 confluent ; marginal lunules as iu forewing. 



Underside whitish, greenish along costa of forewing, the markings showing 

 through ; cell-spot of forewing black. 



Head, shoulders, and abdomen yellow-green ; thorax and basal segment of 

 abdomen lilac-grey, mixed with black scales. 



Expanse of wings : 40 mm. 



1 S from Santo Domingo, Carabaya, S.E. Pern, Goilii ft., April l'Ju2, end 

 of wet seasou (Ockenden). 



21. Blechroma conspersa spec nov. 



Forewing : pale semi-transparent green, covered with lilac-grey striae ; the 

 lines and markings also lilac-grey, shading iu certain lights to purplish ; liasal 

 patch slightly darker, limited by an obscure double curved line; central area 

 slightly darker, inwardly edged by a nearly vertical line, and outwardly liy a line 

 forming a quadrate projection beyond cell, then incurved to base of vein 3, thence 

 vertical ; cell-spot purplish, placed in a grey patch ; an outer line most distinct 

 towards costa, and a submarginal line of grey spots on veins ; fringe green, with 

 grey chequering beyond the veins. 



Hindwinij : with a violet-grey blotch at base, followed by an unstriated baud 

 of green, which between veins 4 and 6 projects beyond cell ; all the rest of the 

 wing covered with confused violet-grey partially confluent striae; cell-mark 

 dark green. 



Underside paler, the dark markings sliowing through, most clearly along 

 costa of forewing. 



Face, jialpi, and antennae brown; vertex broadly snow-white; shoulders 

 and patagia green ; thorax and abdomen pale ochreous green ; metathorax and 

 basal segment of abdomen dark violet-grey. 



