LEPIDOPTEEA OF THE FAMIIA' ZTajJXID^. 371 



Genus MA.CI^ocKE:^^E, Huhner. 



1. Mackocneme MAJA = Zygaena maja, Fabricius, Mant. Ins. ii. p. 106. 

 Para {Smith df Bates). B.M. 



2. M. LEUCOSTiGMA = Glaucopis leucostigtna, Perty, Delect, pi. 31. 

 fig. 11. 



Para (Bates), Honduras and Venezuela {Dyson). B.M. 



3. M. FERREA, n. Sp. 



Nearly allied to the preceding species ; but the secondaries, instead of 

 being black above, are shining greenish steel-colour, with a black 

 border widest at apex ; the black spot towards base of primaries is 

 less strongly defined : expanse of wings 42 millims. 



New Gxa.vidi.vidi {Children), Espiritu Santo {Stevens). Type, B M. 



4. M. cupRSiPENNis, Walker, Lep. Het. vii. p. 1632. 



? {Children). Type, B.M. 



5. M. ESMERALDA, n. sp. 



Body blaekish-brown, frons metallic blue, white on each side ; crest and 

 hind margins of eyes blue-spotted, three metallic green spots on the 

 thorax, abdomen with a dorsal streak and a lateral macular line of 

 metallic green, also a lateral ventral streak of white, basal segment 

 below green : primaries above metallic green, base, inner margin, and 

 outer margin dark brown, a black streak in the cell ; secondaries 

 blue-black : wings below dark brown, primaries with discoidal area 

 metallic green ; secondaries with costal area to second third of wing 

 metallic green : expanse of wings 31 millims. 



Ega ( B ates) . Typ 3, B . M . 



6. M. INDISTINCTA, n. Sp. 



Allied to the preceding species, but with distinct Avhite spots on the 

 shoulders , abdomen bronzy greenish, the metallic green streaks ill- 

 defined ; lateral stripes of white spots below well defined, three basal 

 segments below metallic green ; primaries with the brown border of 

 outer margin broader : expanse of wings 37 millims. 



Para {Bates). Type, B.M. 



7. M. SPLENDIDA, n. sp. 



Head and thorax black, frons white, bluish in the centre, collar spotted 

 laterally with blue and white ; shoulders with a white spot ; thorax 

 with three silvery bluish spots in a triangle, tuo on meso- and one on 

 metathorax; abdomen metallic green, with brighter green dorsal and 

 lateral stripes, basal segment black, with green dorsal stripe ; glan- 

 dular drums greyish in front, metallic green behind : palpi below 

 fringed witli white scales ; coxse and sides of femora white ; meta- 

 thorax metallic green ; base of venter metallic green margined 



