Mr. W. C. Hewitson on new Sp&cies of Hesperidae. 79 



Hesperia Meza. 



Alisutrinque fuscis : anticis punetis novem hyalinis: posticis puncto 

 hyalino punetisque duobus ochraceis : his infra fasciis duabus cine- 

 raceis. 



Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with nine trans- 

 parent spots — two in the cell, four in a central longitudinal 

 band, and three (touching) near the apex. Posterior wing 

 with a transparent spot before the middle and two ochreous spots 

 below it. 



Underside as above, except that the anterior wing has a 

 spot of grej near the inner margin and one at the apex, and 

 that the posterior wing has a pale yellow line bounding the 

 abdominal fold, and is crossed at the middle and near the 

 outer margin by bands of grey. 



Exp. 1^% inch. 



Hah. Angola {Rogers). 



In the collection of W. C. Plewitson. 



Hester ia Galesa. 



Alis iitrinque fuscis : anticia puuctis octo hyalinis : posticis punetis 

 quatuor, quorum duo solum sunt hyaliua. 



Both sides dark brown. Anterior wing with eight trans- 

 parent white spots — two in the cell, four in a longitudinal 

 band, and two near the apex. Posterior wing with a trans- 

 verse series of three or four spots, two of which only are 

 distinct and transparent. Anus white. 



Exp. Ig inch. 



Hah. West Africa. 



In the collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



A very robust species and much like the last, probably its 

 male. 



Hesjperia Fihrena. 



Alis utrinque fuscis ; anticis punetis undecim hyalinis : posticis 

 angulo anali albo : his infra albis, macuKs fasciaque rufo-fuscis. 



Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with eleven trans- 

 parent spots — one on the costal margin and two in the cell, 

 one below these in the form of an 1, three between this and 

 the apex, one above these, and three as usual near the apex. 

 Posterior wing with a tuft of rufous hair at the base : the anal 

 angle broadly white, divided by a band of brown. 



Underside. Anterior wing as above, but paler. Posterior 

 wing white, with the costal margin, two spots below it near 



