278 Mr. Edward Mcyiicik'.s Description of 



iiilrriMiptcd hy a vvliilisli dol. I'c-pfcHcril iiig (it'Hl (liH<!al Hligiii.i. anil 

 two n'pr('H('ii(inf;;H(HU)ii(l ; aHliorl. ()l)Ii(|U(i Htrmilc (ormiiialiiif^ iti ooHta 

 al)ovo aiM'x; a lino along a|ii(!al portion of coHta : cilia wliitiHli- 

 forriiginouH. Jlind-wingH grey ; cilia vvhitiHli-groy, willi darker .siib- 

 baHal uhado, round ajutx fcrruginoiiH-tingctd. 



British Ouiana, Hurtica, in January and February 

 (Parish) ; two specinioiv.s. Tlic hind-wings in this genus 

 have a vv(^ll-devel()ped pecten of hairs on lower margin of 

 cell towards base. 



Noeza zachroo, n. sp. 



(^ V- '•{ -It nun. Hoad j)alo ocliniouH, crown |)alo shining bronzy, 

 j'alpi pal(^ y(^llowiHh, Hocoiid joint witli a violet lateral Htripci, with 

 long rough hairn above throughout, mixed with blackish, ternunal 

 joint whi1(^. Thorax Icaden-grx^y sulTused with iiidigo-blue anteriorly. 

 Abtlouicn daik gi'cy. i*\)rc-wings clongal(i, narr'ow, costa gently 

 arched, slightly sinuate towards middle, apex obtuse, tormon 

 rounded-prominont; yellow-ochreous, tinged with ferruginous 

 towards costa ; oxtromo base purple ; a doop blue streak along costi^ 

 from base to middle, and two other slnniks beneath it from base to 

 a transverse deep blue spot at I, upper intiuval deep red, lower 

 orang((; a transverse dark indigo-bhie blotiOi in disc; beyond middle, 

 conlhuMit with costal stnvik, and two small eonlhient spots between 

 this and ju'ccoding blotdi; a series of confliuMit blackish blotches 

 along fold throughout, confluent with these nuirkings above and with 

 a dark grey streak along dorsum from base to tornus; a blue- 

 blackish (rurved ti'ansverse shade at if, pi'ecHiding a disi^al blotch 

 of ground-colour sulTused wit h ferruginous above and marktnl with 

 blue-blackish on veins; beyond this a ferruguious fasiiia, marked 

 with blue-blackish streaks on veins; terminal yellowish space 

 somewhat brassy-metallic^ with three transversely placed blue- 

 black dots : (Mlia ochreous-yellow, on costa with a blue-black 

 basal line. Ilind-wings dark fuscous; cilia grey, round apex 

 ochr(M)us-yellowish with a grey antcnntulian lini^. 



liiurisii (UiiANA, l?arti(^a,, in February (Parish)', two 

 spt;ciniens. 



Trichotaphe porphyrogramnia, n. sp. 



tJ ','. 1 I Ki mm. Head pale oclu'oous, usually more or less tinged 

 or suH'used with pale blue-leaden-grey. l*alpi white, second joint 

 more or less suiTused with violet except a[)ex, with hairs largely 

 exj)anded abovts more or less sulTused with ochreous-yellowish 

 except towards tips, terminal joint with violet subbasal band. 



