216 AECTIAD^. 



Sect. II. Wings of male normal. 



A. Thorax wholly white above suhfalgens. 



B. Thorax f'useous, with white patches trigemmis. 



451. Areva sulfulgens. (Plate XXIY. fig. 21.) 

 mice suhMgens, Schaus, J. N. Y. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 151 (1896). 



S . Palpi, frons, and antennae fuscous ; vertex of head and thorax 

 yellowish white ; pectus, legs, and abdomen fuscous. Fore wing 

 fuscous with a cupreous tinge; a broad yellowish-white fascia ^ on 

 inner margin ; a medial band expanding towards costa and a terminal 

 band not quite reaching costa. Hind wing fuscous, the basal half 

 and inner area to near tornus whitish. 



Hab. Brazil, Sao Paulo (Jones), 2 J . Kvjo. 30 millim. Typef 

 in Coll. Schaus. 



452. Areva trigemmis. 



Trichromia trigemmis, Hilbn. Zutr. Ex. Schmett. iii. p. 22, ff. 477, 478 



(1827); Kirby, Cat. Het. ii. p. 290. 

 Lithosia zisa, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 400, pi. 78. f. 11 (1897). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous ; tegulse and extremity of 



patagia whitish ; meso- 



thorax, and often the vertex 



of head, with whitish 



patches. Pore wing fuscous 



with cupreous and purplish 



reflections ; a whitish fascia 



on basal half of inner mar- 



_ ,„^ , . . , , gin: a medial spot below 



mg. 12,%- Areva tngemmis,S. h ^^^^^^ ^^^^j^^, ^^^^3 3^^. 



median fold, and an elongate spot below vein 1 extending more or 

 less towards tornus ; a spot on middle of termen. Hind wing 

 fuscous, the basal half whitish. 



Hah. Mexico, Orizaba (ScJiaus), typef ziza in Coll. Schaus; 

 Haiti ; Brazil, Espiritu Santo, 1 cJ . Kvp. 32 millim. 



Genus METAEEVA, nov. 



Type, M. anesoens. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, short ; antennas of female ciliated ; 

 tibiae with the spurs moderate. Fore wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of 

 cell, curved at base ; 3 from angle ; 4, 5 stalked ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 

 8 to form the areole, 6 from the areole ; 11 free, curved and approximated to 

 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent ; 

 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



453. Metareva senescens, n. sp. 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous brown ; head and patagia 

 tinged with blue ; tegulae, patagia, and thorax with whitish patches. 

 Fore wing senescent brown; an ill-defined whitish subbasal patch 

 on inner area; another in end of cell conjoined to a spot below the 



