276 Mr. II. Diiice on new 



from wliicli It differs as follows : — The primaries and secon- 

 daries are quite hyaline, with the streak at the end of the cell 

 and the spot at the apex bright orange-red instead of pale 

 yellowish brown ; the head, thorax, and abdomen black 

 instead of yellow, as in ^. tryphoniformis 5 the anal tuft 

 large and bright orange-red; anteniue black; palpi orange. 



Expanse | inch. 



llah. Mexico, near Durango city [Becker). 



Melitta, Iliibn. 

 Melitta Becker {^ sp. n. 



Primaries greenish brown, very thickly irrorated with pale 

 green scales, the fringe greenish brown : secondaries hyaline, 

 with all the veins bright orange-red, the marginal line black, 

 the fringe dark brown. Tlie underside of the primaries pale 

 yellow near the apex, which is greenish brown ; the secon- 

 daries the same as above. The head and thorax greenish 

 brown, the same colour as the primaries ; the palpi yellow ; 

 antenna3 black ; the abdomen blackish brown ; the anal tutt 

 yellow ; the hind legs long and very thickly clothed with 

 hair, that nearest the base on the outer side being pale yellow, 

 that on the tibia and tarsus black on the inner side, bright 

 orange on the outer side, almost white close to the ungues. 

 The underside of the abdomen is banded with yellow. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. Mexico, near Durango city [Becker). 



This Hue species is allied to M. satijriniforniisj Iliibn., from 

 which it is at once distinguished by the orange-red veins oi 

 the secondaries and much paler green primaries. 



Earn. Saturniidae. 



Metosamia, gen. no v. 



Mule. — Head rather small. Thorax broad- Abdomen 

 short and thick, not extending to the middle of tiie inner 

 margin of the secondaries. Antennae very deeply pectinate I, 

 more so than in the genus Samia. Pal|)i very minute ; legs 

 stout and rather short, thickly clothed with hairs. Primaries 

 with the costal margin very much arched from the middle to 

 the apex, which is very pointed, the outer margin very deeply 

 concave and dentated between the veins ; the anal angle 

 rounded; the inner margin straight; the cell very broad and 

 much shorter than in Suniia. Secondaries : the costal margin 

 very much rounded to the apex, which is quite pointixl ; the 



