256 AMATIVE. 



Genus MARECIDIA. 



Type. 



Marecidia, Schaiis, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. ix. p. 43 (1901) sangmpuncta. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, reaching- to vertex of head ; antennse 

 bipectinate with short branches ; tibite with the spurs short, the hind tibite 

 of male immensely dilated and containing- masses of flocculent hair. Fore wing 

 with vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 and 5 from close to angle ; 

 6 froai upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing- with vein 2 

 from near angle of cell ; 3, 4 from angle ; 5 curved from above angle ; 6, 7 

 shortly stalked from upper angle. 



In key differs from Geramidiodes in the hind wing having veins 6, 7 

 stalked. 



889 h. Marecidia sanguipuncta. 



Marecidia sangwipuncta, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. ix. p. 43 (1901). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen black, the irons, teguke, patagia, 

 shoulders, and metathorax with golden green patches; legs golden 

 green, the pectus at sides, coxae, and extremity of hind femora with 

 white patches ; abdomen with dorsal golden green patch on 1st 

 segment and paired subdorsal patches on the others, the ventral 

 surface metallic green with the 1st segment white. Fore wing 



Fig. 37. — Marecidia sangnipuncta, <$ . \. 



black ; a golden green patch at base of costa ; a crimson subbasal 

 patch between the cell and vein 1 ; the discal area below and beyond 

 end of cell suffused with metallic blue or green. Hind wing black 

 with pink spot in cell and hyaline patch below the cell ; the 

 underside with crimson spot in cell with metallic blue suffusion 

 above it. 



Sab. Brazil, Sta. Catherina, type t 6 in U.S. Nat. Mus.; 

 Ecuador, Paramba, 1 § . Exp. 36 millim. 



890 a. Methysia melanota. (Plate XIV. fig. 3.) 



Methysia melanota, Hmpsn. A. M.N. H. (8) iv. p. 347 (1909). 



d . Head, thorax, and abdomen black with a faint bluish gloss ; 

 palpi white in front ; tegulae white at base ; coxae and stripes on inner 

 side of femora white ; abdomen with white ventral fascia. Fore wing 



