110 LORD WALSINGHAM ON" [Jail. 19, 



schwarzen, behaarten Punkte, so dass auf jedein Segment sich acht 

 solchen befinden. Die Raupe lebte an einer niedrigen Pflanze init 

 sehr feinem Gespinnste auf der Unterseite der Blatter, ging aber, 

 wenn es frass, minirend in das Blatt hinein." (Gudmann.) 



" Tbe moth holds the second pair of legs outstretched as in 

 Stathmopoda " (Hedemann). 



135. Heliodikes aureoflamma, sp. n. 



Antennae and palpi shining bronzy grey, the latter somewhat 

 paler. Head and thorax shining bronzy grey, the face and the 

 underside of the thorax shining pale aeneous. Fore wings golden 

 orange, with two basal streaks, five spots, and two apical streaks 

 all shining chalybeous ; the two basal streaks lie along the upper 

 edge of the fold and along the dorsum respectively ; the spots are 

 two subcostal before and beyond the middle and three dorsal 

 alternating with them, the second dorsal being between the two 

 subcostal ones ; the apical streaks lie one below the costa, the 

 other commencing nearer to the apex and running along the base 

 of the subapical cilia ; cilia bronzy grey. Exp. al. 8 mm. Hind 

 wings bronzy brown ; cilia bronzy grey. Abdomen bronzy 

 brownish ; beneath shining pale aeneous. Legs shining steel-grey ; 

 tibiae orange. 



Type, 6 Mus. Hedemann. 



Hah. West Indies — St. Thomas, 9 III. (Hedemann). Unique. 



" Tbe moth holds the second pair of legs outstretched as in 

 Stathmopoda " (Hedemann). 



I 



VI. HELIOZELINM. 

 43. Heliozela, HS. 



136. Heliozela cuprea, sp. n. 



Antenna* with the basal joint elongate, slightly enlarged 

 posteriorly ; bronzy cupreous. Palpi steel-white. Head and 

 face, thorax and fore wings unicolorous bronzy cupreous ; cilia 

 coppery grey. Exp. al. 7 mm. Hind wings and cilia coppery 

 grey. Abdomen dark bronzy cupreous. Legs cupreous ; tarsal 

 joints paler. 



Type, d Mus. Hedemann. 



Hub. West Indies — St. Thomas, 16 III. (Hedemann). Unique. 



137. Heliozela ahenea, sp. n. 



Antennae purplish grey. Palpi, head, and thorax shining, 

 metallic, brassy ; underside of thorax brassy metallic. Fore wings 

 brassy metallic, without markings; the scales being laid on in 

 transverse lines give a slightly ribbed appearance under the lens ; 

 cilia purplish grey. Underside purplish grey. Exp. al. 4 mm. 

 Hind wings and cilia purplish grey. Abdomen brassy metallic, 

 tending to purplish grey at the anal extremity ; underside brassy 

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