TESSELLOXA. — IIETACRISIA. 431 



middle of costa to a large somewhat irregularly triangular dark 

 brown patch which extends from costa above middle to tcrmen 

 above tornus and to inner margin before middle ; the veins of 

 terminal area brown ; irregular subtermiual brown-edged spots 

 below^ costa and at niiddl(> ; an irn^gularly waved line just inside 

 termen from costa to vein 2. Hind Aving white, with discoidal 

 point and brown patch on termen towards tornus. 



Hah, Erazil, type t apiola in Coll. Druce, Espiritu Santo, Sta. 

 Catherina, 1 $, llio Graude do Sul, 1 S\ Uruguay (Ifayne); 

 Ahgentina, type t 6 in Mus. Buenos Ayres. Exp, 34 millim. 



2002. Tessellota cancellata. 



Halesidofa cancrUata, Burm. Descr. Rep. Arg. v. p. 44ri (1S7<S") ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Het. p.211. 



AVhite; head with some orange at back ; shoulders with a fuscous 



spot ; legs streaked with fuscous ; abdomen orange above, with 



dorsal and lateral series of 



black spots. Fore wing with 



orange spot at base ; a short 



fuscous-brown fascia on base 



of costa and a triangular spot 



at middle ; a short streak 



below base of median nervure 



-n- i^e T 77 ^ 77 V , , ^^^ small triangular spot 



Fiff. 176. — Tessellota cancellata, r^. \. ,1 ■-,-,-, n • 



^ ' u 1 below middJe ; a tascia on 



basal half of inner margin, emitting a tooth to or towards the spot 



below middle of cell ; a very irregular oblique postmedial band 



expanding and enclosing one or two white points below costa, 



angled inwards below end of cell and emitting a hook from its 



outer side connected with a spot on inner margin before tornus ; a 



terminal maculate band expanding into a large patch between 



veins 5 and 2. Hind wing W'ith more or less developed discoidal 



brown spot. 



Hah. Argentina, Buenos Ayres (Berr/), 1 c? , 1 $ . Exp. 32 



millim. 



Genus METACRISIA, nov. 



Type, M. courregesi. 



rroboscig I'ully dovoloppd ; palpi porrect, extending about tlio longfli of 

 liead, the2nd joint fringed with long liair below; antenna' bipeetinate with 

 moderate brandies ; thorax and base of abdomen clothed with rough hair ; 

 legs fringed with long hair, the spurs moderate. Fore wing rather narrow; 

 vein ."> fioni before angle of cell ; 4, ii from angle ; ti from upper angle ; 7, 8, 

 stalked; 10, 11 from ceil. Hind wing with vein .'! from before angle of 

 cell ; 4, f) from angle ; 0, 7 from upper angle ; S i'rom middle of cell, not 

 reaching costa. 



*2003. Metacrisia courregesi. 



PiiriuK courrrffcsi, Pognin, Le iVat. xiii. p. 2.')7 (,1801); id. Lep. Loja, 

 pi. viii. f. 14 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. '.H)i;. 



J Head and thorax ochrcous and brown ; palpi black on oiiior 



