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veins 2, 3, and 4. Hind wing* beneath with a suffused brilliant blue 

 streak on median nervure. 



Expanse, — 42 mm. 



Habitat. — Suapure, Venezuela. 



Type.—^2X. No. 8410, U.S.N.M. 



SAURITA VENEZUELENSIS, new species. 



J/rtZt?.— Black; tegulae, patagia, and thorax above orange; the head, 

 body, and base of fore wings with some metallic blue scales. Fore 

 wing with hyaline streaks in interspaces of basal half. Hind wing- 

 with the interspaces hyaline. 



Female. — The orange on tegulse obsolete in type, the interspaces of 

 both wings hyaline, and the veins and margins black. 



Expanse. — 22-25 mm. 



Habitat. — Ciudad Bolivar, Suapure, and the Caura Valley, Venezuela. 



Types. — In collection of the author. 



This and the next form are closely related to S. temenus Stoll, and 

 the present form seems intermediate. Possibly these three may prove 

 to be varieties of one species'^ 



SAURITA VENEZUELENSIS E. A. Klages, var. OBSCURA, new variety. 



Like the preceding, but without orange markings in males or 

 females. 



Habitat. — The same as preceding form. 



Tijpes. — Cat. No. 8411, U.S.N.M., and in collection of the author. 



SAURITA THORACICA, new species. 



Male. — Dark fuscous; frons whitish; thorax and pectus orange-red; 

 fore coxa^ below with long whitish scales, the fore tibi* with white 

 streaks; wings orange-red at base. 



Female. — No markings on fore cox^ and legs. 



Expanse. — Male, 20 mm.; female, 25 mm. 



Habitat. — Suapure, Venezuela. 



Tyjjes.—O^X. No. 8412, U.S.N.M. 



PSOLOPTERA LEUCOSTICTA Hiibner. 



Habitat. — Suapure, Venezuela. 



HISTI/EA BELLATRIX Walker. 



Habitat. — Suapure, Venezuela. 



HISTIi^A MONTICOLA, new species. 



Female. — Brown-black; frons yellowish below; shoulders with 3^el- 

 lowish spots mixed with brown scales; points behind antennje, points 

 on tegula^, dorsal streak on metathorax. and patches on pectus metal- 



