1893.] SPECIES or lepidoptbea hbteroceba. 285 



Metastatia ossa, sp. u. 



Sexes alike. Primaries hyaline, the veins black. Costal apex, 

 outer and inner margin, and a wide band crossing the wing about 

 the middle black, with a rich blue gloss. Secondaries hyaliue ; the 

 apex and outer margin black, glossed with dark blue. Underside 

 as above, bat without the blue gloss. Antennae, palpi, and legs 

 black ; the head, thorax, and abdomen deep blue ; the underside 

 of the abdomen greyish white. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Colombia, interior {Wheeler, Mus. D.). 



A very beautiful species, allied to M. pamjja, Druce. 



Metastatia chelidow, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 3.) 



Primaries black, with a rather \^-ide hyaline band crossing the 

 wing beyond the middle ; the costal margin, the outer edge of the 

 white band, and the inner margin bright dark blue ; the apex 

 tipped with white. Secondaries hyaline ; the costal apex, outer 

 and inner margins bright dark blue. Underside similar to the 

 upperside, but browner in colour and with the base of both vvings 

 shot with blue. Antennae, palpi, and legs black ; head, thorax, 

 and abdomen dark blue ; tegulte black, edged with blue ; abdomen 

 with a white line down the middle ; underside of the abdomen 

 white, with a black line down the middle. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hab. Colombia, interior ; Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buclcley, Mus. D.). 



A beautiful species, not closely allied to any known to me. 



Metastatia (?) pales, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 4.) 



Male. Primaries black, shot with blue at the base, a short streak 

 close to the base, a wide band crossing the wing about the middle 

 from near the costal margin to the anal angle, which it does not 

 quite reach, and a small, apical, oval spot all hyaline. Secondaries 

 hyaline ; the costal apex and outer margin blue-black ; the veins 

 black. Underside : both wings very similar to the upperside, but 

 \vithout any blue gloss. Head, antennae, and thorax black. Abdomen 

 dark blue ; the anal segment edged with white ; a white line on 

 each side of the abdomen and one down the middle ; the underside 

 of the abdomen white, of the head and front of the thorax orange- 

 yellow ; legs black, white on the upperside. 



Female very similar to the male, but has the hyaline markings 

 on the primaries rather larger. 



Expanse, c5' 2 , 1| inch. 



Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley, Mus. D.). 



A very distinct species, not closely allied to any other known 

 to me. 



EtrcTAJS'E, Hiibn. 



Etjctane poLiAiirA, sp. n. 



Female. Primaries deep black, crossed beyond the middle from 

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