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yellow, margined with black ; antennre black ; abdomen 

 red ; wings below red ; primaries Avith the costal and 

 inner borders testaceous ; a central black costal line, and 

 a subcostal line beloAV it, both black, their outer ex- 

 tremities partially connected by brown scales ; apical and 

 external borders broadly brown, crossed by darker veins ; 

 secondaries as above excepting that the costa is yellowish; 

 body below shining golden ; the legs with silvery coxa3 

 and femora, and purple streaked femora and tibite: ex- 

 panse of wings 8^ lines. 



Allied to the preceding species. 



22. Ma^pha sesapina, n. sp. Hah. — Espiritu Sancto. 

 Primaries above ochre-yellow, crossed in the centre by 



tAvo irregular dark brown lines, the outer line zigzag ; the 

 basal and discal areas with dark brown dashes along the 

 veins ; outer margin slenderly brown, fringe tipped Avith 

 whitish ; secondaries rosy, the apex and fringe greyish ; 

 head and thorax ochre-yellow ; a central longitudinal 

 blackish line through the head and collar; antenntB 

 brown, tipped Avith Avhite ; abdomen rosy; Avings beloAV 

 rosy ; primaries Avith the costal and external areas 

 yelloAvish ; broAvn markings less distinct than above ; two 

 large dusky costal blotches; secondaries Avith the costa 

 yelloAvish ; a dusky spot at apex ; body below yelloAV : ex- 

 panse of AAdngs 7 lines. 



Allied to the preceding species ; the primaries marked 

 like Sesapa. 



Talara, Walker. 



23. Talara megaspila, AVlk. Lep. Het. Suppl. 5, p. 1891. 



Hab. — Ega. 



24. Talara coccinea, n. sp. Huh. — Villa Nova. 

 Primaries above scarlet, the apical tAA'o-thirds of costa 



yelloAvish ; a black oval costal spot just beyond the cell ; 

 fringe stramineous, dusky at the base excepting at apex 

 and external angle ; secondaries smoky broAA'n, rosy at 

 the base ; costa and fringe Avliite ; head and thorax 

 scarlet ; antenna?, excepting at the base, black ; abdomen 

 brown; Avings beloAV broAvn, the base rosy; primaries 

 Avith the costa rosy towards the base and ochraccous 

 toAvards the apex ; a blackish costal dash beyond the cell ; 

 fringe Avhitish ; body below broAvn, the palpi, coxre and 

 femora scarlet, the tarsi AA'hite : expanse of Avings 9 lines. 



