154 Mr. Sutler's Dcscrvptions of 



white s]3ots, otherwise as above : expanse of wings, 2 

 inches, 8 lines. 



Bogota {Stevens). 



A local representative of H. Kedema. 



GENUS MECHANITIS. Fahricius. 



8. Mechanitis FiiUcix, n. sjk 



? , Primaries tawny, yellow and black ; similar to M. 

 Mcnojjhilus ? but with a more or less pronounced yellow 

 spot towards apex, and the oblique yellow band more 

 angulate ; secondaries with the sub-costal area and the 

 apical half of the outer margin broadly tawny ; costa silky 

 brown : body as in 31. Polymnia : primaries below nearly 

 as above, the outer margin narrowly taM-ny to near apex ; 

 the yellow apical spot (where present) terminating at each 

 end in a ta\A'ny nebula ; seven marginal white points ; 

 secondaries taAvny, crossed by three more or less macular 

 black bands, the spots of the third band distinctly separate, 

 large, suboval, placed on anal area and terminating on 

 outer margin in white points, the latter seven in number : 

 expanse of wings, 3 inches, 4 lines. 



Bogota {Stevens). B.M. 



Allied to M. Egaensis and M. Menopliilus, but nearer to 

 the latter : it parallels Melincca Mneme of Linna;us. 



9. Mechanitis Dcceptus, n. sp. 



Only differs from M. McnojMlus in the tawny instead of 

 yellow l)and of prhnaries : it parallels Mclincm Methane, 

 Ceratinia semifiUva, Eresia ithomiolct, &c. 



Cuenca {Eraser) ; Bolivia {Bridges) ; Eio Napo {Bates ?) 

 B.M. 



This species being mistaken by Mr. Salvin for the M. 

 Methane of Hewitson, he has redescribed the Melinaxi as 

 M. Cydijype ; but a careful comparison of Ilewitson's 

 figure with the two species shews that the Melincca and 

 not the Mechanitis is the insect represented, the black 

 spots of primaries being considerably larger in the Melinwa 

 than in the Mechanitis. 



