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with large metallic-blue fa^cife on front half to beyond end of cell, 

 and sometimes with fa.scia on inner area. 



Expanse. — 30 nnn. 



Hahitat. — Suapure, Venezuela. 



Types. — Cat. No. 8il4, U.S.N.M., and in collection of the author. 



This species is allied to 3f. tJiyrldla Hampson. 



MACROCNEME CHRYSOTARSIA Hampson. 



In one specimen the hind tarsi are entirely black. 

 Hahitat. — Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela. 



MACROCNEME CAURENSIS, new species. 



Male. — Black; palpi with the l)a.sal joint and front of second joint 

 white, the third joint sometimes streaked; lower part of frons with 

 the sides white and some l)luish scales between; vertex with some 

 metallic-blue scales; points fore and aft on basal joint of antenn:e, 

 streaks behind eyes, and spots on neck white; patches on teguke, spots 

 on shoulders, subdorsal spots on mesothorax, spot on metathorax, 

 streaks on patag'ia, fore coxa* l)elow, and streaks on tibia? white suf- 

 fused with metallic l)lue; spots on trochanters, and tips of hind tarsi 

 white. Abdomen with metallic green dorsal and lateral stripes; the 

 ventral valve metallic green broadly edged with white; the exposed 

 ventral segments with sublateral series of white spots, sometimes con- 

 nected ventrall}'. Fore wing with white point at base of subcostal 

 nervure, some metallic green at liase, and streaks in and in front of 

 cell; underneath with subcostal streak, and large fascia? in and below 

 cell metallic green. Hind wing underneath with large metallic-green 

 fascia in and in front of cell. The metallic green on the body and 

 wings is blue in oblique light. 



ExjKinm. — 30 mm. 



Habitat. — Suapure and Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, though only one 

 specimen was met with at the latter place. 



Types.— Cut. No. 8415, U.S.N.M., and in collection of the author. 



Allied to M. alesa Druce. 



MACROCNEME VITTATA Walker. 



Habitat. — Suapure, Venezuela. 



CALONOTOS TIBURTUS Cramer.' 



Hahitat. — Suapure, Venezuela. 



Most if not all the species in this genus show considerable variation 

 in the markings of the wings, and without the types before me it has 

 been found impracticable to make detinite determinations save in one 

 instance. Two or three species of the genus were taken at Ciudad 

 Bolivar. 



