NO. 12G2. KE W AMERICAN B UTTERFLIES—SCHA US. 451 
MEGISTIAS CHULA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Wings dark brown; the fringe gra^'ish. Primaries, 
the veins tinged with green; a yellowish spot close above middle of 
submedian; a round semih3'aline white spot between 2 and 3; a 
smaller spot between 3 and 4. Secondaries, the costa tinged w^ith 
violaceous. Underneath, primaries dark brown; the costa reddish 
brown; the outer margin lilacine; the spots as above. Secondaries 
lilacine; the costa broadly violaceous; the inner margin broadly gray- 
ish buff; a small round white spot at end of cell; an indistinct curved 
outer row of small whitish spots from below vein 2 to vein 7. 
Ii.rjxohSc. — Twenty-seven millimeters. 
Ilahltat. — Petropolis, Brazil. 
Tiax'.—^o. 0044, U.S.N.M. 
MEGISTIAS VANILIA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Wings dark brown, the fringe paler; underneath, light 
violaceous brown. Primaries, the costa tinged with green; inner 
margin broadh' grayish black; a paler dash below vein 2; a yellow 
point between veins 6 and 7. Secondaries, the inner margin broadly 
and thickly irrorated with 3'ellowish scales; a yellow point at end of 
cell; an outer curved row of small yellow spots from below vein 2 to 
vein 7, the end spots slighth" larger. 
Expanse. — Twenty-eight millimeters. 
Ilahltat. — Petropolis, Brazil. 
Type.—^o. 6045, U.S.N.M. 
MEGISTIAS GISPARA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — 2fale. — Wings dark brown; fringe grayish. Prima- 
ries, some ocherous scales on basal half of costa, and a few at apex; a 
curved outer row of small, indistinct grayish spots f'rom costa to vein 
2, those between 4 and 6 almost obsolete. Secondaries with lighter 
brown hairs. Underneath, light brown, faintly tinged with ochreous. 
Primaries, the inner margin broadl}' blackish; the outer spots as 
above. Secondaries, a black point between 2 and 3 near cell; a similar 
point just above vein 4 close to discocellular, followed b}' a faint paler 
curved outer shade. 
Expanse. — Twenty-nine millimeters. 
Ilahitat. — Petropolis, Brazil. 
Type.—lso. 6046. U.S.N.M. 
MEGISTIAS VORGIA, new species. 
Diagnosi>i. — Wings dark brown; fringe grayish. Primaries, a small 
semihyaline white spot between veins 2 and 3; a smaller one between 
3 and 4; three minute outer spots below costa. Underneath, prima- 
ries with cell and inner margin broadly black; costa, apex, and outer 
