﻿Heterocera 
  from 
  Costa 
  Rica. 
  619 
  

  

  line 
  on 
  discocellular 
  with 
  a 
  dark 
  point 
  and 
  some 
  ochreous 
  

   scales, 
  preceded 
  by 
  a 
  white 
  point 
  on 
  subcostal 
  ; 
  a 
  fine, 
  in- 
  

   distinct, 
  lunular, 
  postmedial 
  dark 
  line, 
  followed 
  by 
  geminate 
  

   black 
  lunules 
  separated 
  by 
  ochreous 
  scales, 
  these 
  lunules 
  

   inwardly 
  oblique 
  from 
  costa 
  near 
  apex, 
  the 
  one 
  between 
  3 
  and 
  

   4 
  slightly 
  outset; 
  an 
  irregular 
  dark 
  marginal 
  line, 
  forming 
  

   oblique 
  streaks 
  from 
  below 
  vein 
  5 
  ; 
  paired 
  terminal 
  black 
  

   points 
  ; 
  cilia 
  yellowish 
  white. 
  Hind 
  wings 
  dull 
  brownish 
  

   black 
  ; 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  pale 
  yellowish 
  ; 
  cilia 
  yellowish 
  

   white. 
  

  

  Expanse 
  54 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hob. 
  Juan 
  Vinas. 
  

  

  Meragisa 
  innoxia, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  ? 
  . 
  Head 
  mottled 
  olive-grey 
  and 
  fuscous 
  brown. 
  Collar 
  

   and 
  thorax 
  dark 
  olive-green, 
  thinly 
  streaked 
  with 
  whitish 
  

   grey. 
  Abdomen 
  fuscous 
  brown, 
  the 
  terminal 
  segments 
  

   whitish 
  grey. 
  Fore 
  wings 
  olive-grey 
  ; 
  a 
  black 
  point 
  at 
  

   base 
  of 
  submedian 
  and 
  a 
  tine 
  geminate 
  dark 
  line, 
  followed 
  by 
  

   a 
  faint 
  darker 
  grey 
  shade 
  almost 
  straight; 
  the 
  antemedial 
  

   dark, 
  geminate, 
  oblique 
  to 
  median, 
  inbent 
  to 
  submedian 
  fold, 
  

   twice 
  outcurved 
  below 
  it, 
  filled 
  in 
  with 
  an 
  indistinct 
  whitish- 
  

   grey 
  shade 
  from 
  below 
  cell 
  ; 
  a 
  black 
  streak 
  on 
  discocellular 
  

   and 
  a 
  dark 
  line 
  on 
  costa 
  above 
  it, 
  followed 
  by 
  a 
  fine 
  dark 
  

   line, 
  oblique 
  and 
  angled 
  on 
  costa, 
  incurved 
  to 
  vein 
  3 
  and 
  

   again 
  to 
  submedian 
  ; 
  postmedial 
  from 
  costa 
  towards 
  apex, 
  

   consisting 
  of 
  fine 
  geminate 
  black 
  lunules 
  separated 
  by 
  

   whitish 
  scales, 
  incurved 
  to 
  inner 
  margin 
  near 
  tornus, 
  the 
  

   lunule 
  between 
  veins 
  3 
  and 
  4 
  outset; 
  some 
  darker 
  grey 
  

   shades 
  follow 
  the 
  postmedial 
  except 
  between 
  3 
  and 
  4 
  and 
  

   below 
  submedian 
  fold 
  ; 
  a 
  submarginal 
  black 
  line, 
  interrupted 
  

   by 
  veins 
  and 
  inwardly 
  edged 
  with 
  white, 
  nearly 
  straight 
  

   from 
  apex 
  to 
  vein 
  3, 
  inset 
  below 
  3 
  and 
  2 
  ; 
  terminal 
  outcurved 
  

   lunules 
  at 
  end 
  of 
  veins. 
  Hind 
  wings 
  dark 
  lilacine 
  brown 
  ; 
  

   cilia 
  pale 
  yellowish, 
  tipped 
  with 
  white. 
  

  

  Expanse 
  46 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Juan 
  Vinas. 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  the 
  only 
  Meragisa 
  I 
  know 
  without 
  the 
  paired 
  

   terminal 
  points 
  on 
  fore 
  wings. 
  

  

  Meragisa 
  montana, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  <$ 
  . 
  Palpi 
  black, 
  fringed 
  and 
  tipped 
  with 
  grey. 
  Head 
  and 
  

   collar 
  streaked 
  with 
  reddish-brown 
  and 
  grey 
  hairs 
  ; 
  thorax 
  

   more 
  uniformly 
  paler 
  grey. 
  Abdomen 
  dark 
  brown, 
  ter- 
  

   minally 
  mottled 
  reddish 
  brown 
  and 
  white, 
  the 
  base 
  with 
  long 
  

  

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