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the costal margin close to the base, below which is a metallic 

 green spot ; a rather large oval-shapetl hyaline spot about 

 the middle of the wing, beyond which nearer the apex are 

 three hyaline white spots almost in a straight line extending 

 from the costal margin to the anal angle : secondaries dull 

 black. Underside similar to the upperside. The head, an- 

 tennae, thorax, and legs black ; two spots in front of the head 

 and the collar white ; abdomen black, streaked down the 

 middle and on the sides with metallic green ; the underside 

 of the abdomen witli a central white band, which extends 

 from the base to the anus. — Female very similar to the male, 

 but with only two white spots on the primaries near the apex 

 and a white spot on the costal margin of the secondaries 

 nearest |,he apex. 



Expanse, ^J 2, $ If inches. 



Hab. Colombia, S. Martin, Lanos of Rio Meta {Child^ 

 Mus. Druce). 



Calanotos (?) argante, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries deep black, the costal margin and a 

 streak at the base of the wing bright metallic green ; an 

 elongated semihyaline white spot beyond the green streak, 

 and nearer the apex a square-shaped semihyaline white spot: 

 secondaries deep black, with the inner margin broadly 

 bordered with pale fawn-colour. Underside very similar to 

 the upperside, but the costal margin of the secondaries 

 broadly bordered with metallic green. The head, antenna, 

 and legs black ; collar spotted with white ; teguljB black ; 

 thorax and abdomen pale metallic green ; abdomen striped 

 with black from the middle to the anus. — Female very similar 

 to the male, but has three white semihyaline spots on the 

 primaries and one on the secondaries, the latter being entirely 

 black. 



Expanse, ^ If, $ H inch. 



Uab. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckler/, Mus. Druce). 



Saurita vitristriga, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries and secondaries dull smoky black, with 

 a semihyaline dusky streak at the base of both wings. The 

 head, antenna}, thorax, abdomen, and legs black ; abdomen 

 with one central and two other greenish-grey streaks ex- 

 tending from the base to the anus. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hab. British Guiana, Essequibo River {Whitelr/, Mus. 

 Druce) . 



