HYPONERITA. ilAZ-ERAS. 441 



frons, between antennae, and ou tegulfc and patagia yellow ; ventral 

 surface of abdomen whitish. Fore wing yellow, with irregular 

 purplish-crimson markings with deep crimson edges ; an obli(jue 

 basal patch conjoined to an antemedial band where it is angled 

 inwards below cell ; its outer edge conjoined below costa to a 

 broad medial band with series of crimson points on it, this band 

 again conjoined below costa to a sinuous patch from costa to vein 

 4 and to a trifid patch between vein 3 and inner margin ; a 

 terminal series of spots. Hind wing crimson. 



Hah. Br, Guiaxa ( Whiteley), 1 d type f in Coll. Druce. Escj). 

 28 millim. 



Genus MAZJERAS. 



Type. 



MazcBras, Wlk. iii. 632 (1855) conferta. 



Proboscis fully developed; palpi, upturned, the 2nd joint not reaching 

 vertex of head, the iird short ; autennai of male with moderate branches, of 

 female with short bi-anchcs; tibia; with the spui's short; abdomen dorsally 

 clothed with rough hair at base. Fore wing with vein 3 from long before 

 angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing 

 with 8 to form a long areole ; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from well 

 before angle of cell : 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from beyond 

 middle of cell. 



A. Abdomen with the terminal segments black melanopyga. 



B. Abdomen with the terminal segments not black. 



a. Hind wing crimson conferta. 



b. Hind wing brown janeira. 



2021 . Mazseras melanopyga. (Plate XLIX. fig. 16.) 



Ev.ccrea melanopyga, Wlk. Char. Lep. Het. jj. 4 (1SG9) ; Eirby, Cat. Het. 

 p. 201. 



S . Head, tegulaj, and prothorax scarlet; 3rd joint of palpi and 

 antenna; brown ; thorax dark red-brown ; pectus and legs scarlet, 

 the tibioD and tarsi dark brown ; abdomen black, the dorsal surface 

 scarlet to 3rd segment. Fore wing dark red-brown with numerous 

 pale stria;. Hind wing fuscous brown with a little crimson at 

 base ; the area in and below the cell semihyaline. 



Hah. Brazil, rernambuco, Rio Janeiro, 1 S type, E.vp. 50 

 millim. 



2022. Mazseras conferta, 



Ma:(era!< conferta, Wlk. iii. G.":; (18.").3) ; Butl. A. M. N. H. (3) xx. p. 218, 

 pi. 4. f. 1 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. ji. 222. 



Head and thorax deep crimson-red ; 3r(l joint of palpi, aiitennte, 

 two spots on tegiilsB and spots on meso- and metathorax bhick ; 

 tibiir and tarsi black ; abdomen orange, the liair at base of dorsum 

 crimson ; dorsal and subdorsal series of large black spots, the 

 ventral surface red-brown. Fore wing purjjlish rod-brown striated 



