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MESOSEMIA. XII. 



MESOSEMIA ACUTA. 112, 113. 



Upperside. Male, black. Anterior wing with the apex acute : the costal and 

 outer margins rufous. Posterior wing with the outer margin rufous. 



Underside dark rufous-brown. Both wings with the discal black spot marked 

 with three minute white spots on the anterior wing, with two on the posterior wing. 

 Both wincrs crossed at the middle and near the outer maro;in bv liands of dark 

 brown. 



Exp. 1^ inch. Hab. Brazil. (Rogers.) 



In the Collectious of W. W. Saunders and W. C. Hewitsou. 



MESOSEMIA MAERA. Ill, 115. 



Upperside. jNIale, grey-brown. Anterior wing with the black discal spot with 

 three minute white spots and rufous border, preceded near the base by two bands of 

 brown, and followed beyond the middle by a band of white and by a subuiarginal 

 line of black marked midway by a black spot. Posterior wing grey near the base, 

 white beyond, with a minute black discal spot, and crossed by eight bands of dark brown : 

 the submarginal band marked midway by a black spot : the outer margin brown. 



Underside as above. 



Exp. 1^0 inch. Ilab. Trinidad. 



In the Collection of W. W. Saunders. 



Nearest to M. Metldon, of which it may possibly he only a variety. 



MESOSEMIA MATATHA. IIG, 117. 



Upperside white. Both wings crossed transversely by four rufous linear bands. 

 Anterior wing with a minute brown linear discal spot and some minute black spots 

 near the apex. Posterior wing with some minute black spots on the submarginal 

 band. 



Underside as above, except that the bands arc much more distinct, and bordered 

 with grey, and that the posterior wing has a small black discal spot. 



Exp. 1 inch. 



la the Collection of W. W. Saunders. 



Published April \st, 1S73.] 



