HESPERIDiE. HESPERIA. 



HESPERIA GERASA. 6, 7. 



Upperside. Male, dark rufous-brown. Anterior wing with seven small trans- 

 parent spots ; three apart from each other at the middle, three (touching) near the 

 apex, and one below them ; the linear spot indicative of the male grey. 



Underside as above, except that the anterior wing has the outer and inner 

 margins much paler, and that the posterior wing has the centre which is marked by 

 a white spot, and the outer margin, paler. 



Exp. 2 inch. Hab. Montes Aureo^, Maranham. 



In the Collection of Mr. Belt. 



HESPERIA FISCHERI. 8, 9, 10. 

 Hesperia FiscJieri Latreille End. Met., p. 747. 



Upperside. Male, dark brown. Anterior wing, with seven transparent spots ; 

 four in the middle and three (one of which is apart from the others) before the apex ; 

 a rufous spot (composed of hair) near the inner margin. Posterior wing with three 

 transparent spots. 



Underside grey-green. Anterior vnwg from the base to the middle black. 

 Posterior wing rufous near the inner margin and at the anal angle. 



Eemale like the male, except that it is much larger and has the transparent 

 spots larger and of diS'erent form. 



Exp. $ 1-^% s 2^ inch. Hab. Rio de Janeiro. 



In the Collections of Mr. Belt and W. C. Hewitson. 



