NO. 1262. NEW AMERICAN BUTTEEFLIEkS—SCHA US. 449 
marginal lines as on primaries; the inner margin broadly dark gray, 
irrorated with yellow; a spot in cell; a median spot between 7 and 8; 
an outer row of spots from below vein 2 to vein 7. 
Female, similar. 
Exjxmsc. — Twenty -four millimeters. 
Habitat. — Petropolis, Brazil. 
Ti/pc.—^o. 6037, U.S.N.M. 
VEHILIUS CHINTA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — JIale. — Wings dark brown; fringe grayish buff. Pri- 
maries, the spots small, indistinct, yellowish gray; three minute spots 
near costa before apex; one above submedian, one between veins 2 and 
3, and another between 3 and 4. Secondaries, with some paler brown 
hairs. Underneath brown, the veins paler. Primaries, the costal 
spots lilacine; a paler space at inner angle. Secondaries, an outer 
Avavy lilacine band, not extending below vein 2; the inner margin 
l)roadly lighter brown. Abdomen below grayish. 
7i,i'j)a))Sc.~^TwGnty-t\yo millimeters. 
Ilahitat. — Petropolis, Brazil. 
Type.—^o. 6038, U.S.N.M. 
MEGISTIAS EORIUS, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Wings dark brown; fringe basally black, outwardly 
gray; some clusters of yellow scales outwardl^^on both wings between 
the veins, almost imperceptible. Underneath, primaries black; some 
ocherous scales on costa and at apex; a whitish outer band from vein 
6 to costa. Secondaries, the basal half of costa, and a shade from 
middle of inner margin, broadening to outer margin at veia 3, and 
then to apex dark brown with some ocherous scales; the intermediate 
inner space and anal space lilacine, irrorated with white scales; the 
inner margin light brown. 
Ed'panse. — Twenty-one millimeters. 
Allied to M. telata Herrich-Schaeffer. 
Ilahitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 
Tijjje.—^o. 6039, U.S.N.M. 
MEGISTIAS RANESUS, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Palpi and head with reddish hairs. Wings dark brown; 
fringe paler. Primaries below, dark brown; the inner margin paler; 
some lilacine scales on outer margin from vein 4 to apex; some ocher- 
ous red on costa at base and before apex. Secondaries, below, with the 
anterior half reddish brown; an ocherous red spot at base; the pos- 
terior half brown irrorated with lilacine scales; a subterminal reddish 
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