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marginal black line from apex and dark marginal spots between veins 

 above middle; fringe ])lack at apex, green l)elow; the dark fasciw of 

 the under side show through. 



Under side pale green, especially in hind wings; a dull black sub- 

 marginal fascia from vein 6 broadened at anal angle and continued 

 equally l)road across hindwing from apex to vein 1 abt)ve anal angle; 

 hindwing with antemedian black fascia not reaching either margin. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen green, the last with small white dorsal 

 points; palpi ochreous. 



Krjxtnse of iinngs. — Male, 33 mm. 



Locdllty. — St. Laurent, Maroni Kiver, French (Juiana. 



Very close to M. neis Druce {Tachyphyle) from ^Mexico, the chief 

 difference being the absence on the underside of forewing of the dark 

 blotch along inner margin; the hindwing al)ove is also less thickly 

 striated. 



Type.— O^i. No. 9180, U.S.N.M. 



MELOCHLORA GENUFLEXA, new species. 



Forewing. — Dull green, wnth faint fuscous striation, chietiv in the 

 marginal area; lines dull fuscous; iirst curved from one-fourth of costa 

 to one-third of inner margin, green and obscure above median; outer 

 from three-fourths of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, 1)ent parallel 

 to^hind margin, elbowed outwardly on vein 3 and inwardly on sub- 

 median fold; space between the lines on inner margin somewhat 

 darker; a small black cell spot; fringe green. 



Hlndtiytng. — With the dark basal shade of the under side showing 

 through before the l)lack cell spot; outer line as in forewing, ])ut more j 

 curved. 



Under side pale green, glossy; forewing with a black lunate-edged 

 submai-ginal fascia from vein 6 to anal angle, appearing on hindwing 

 as a costal blotch before apex; a curved dark fascia near base from 

 subcostal of hindwing to inner margin. 



Face, thorax, and base of abdomen green; palpi greenish white; 

 vertex white; anal segments of abdomen tinged with gray. 



Expanse ofuihigs. — Female. 32 nun. 



Locality. — St. Jean, INlaroni Kiver, French Guiana. 



The elbow of hind margin scarcel}" perceptible. 



Type.— Ocit. No. 9181, U.S.N.M. 



MELOCHLORA HYDATODES, new species. 



Forewing. — Bright pale green along costa and hind margin to anal 

 angle; a greenish white semihyaline space extending to middle of wing 

 from the middle of costa, its lowest point white and occupying ihe 

 space V)etween the base of veins 3 and 4; all the rest of the wing suf- 



