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*791. mice ruficollis. (Plate XXIX. fig. 5.) 

 Talara ruficollis, Schaus, J". N. Y. Eiit. Soc. iv. p. 149 (1898). 



Fuscous black with a slight bluish tinge ; 1st joint of palpi, 

 back of head, and tegulfe orange. 



Bah. Brazil, Sao Paulo, Castro Parana {Jones), type t in Coll. 

 Schaus. Exp. 22 millim. 



*792. mice lactea. (Plate XXIX. fig. 26.) 



Cisthene lactea, Stretch, Eat. Am. i. p. ]03 (1883) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 289. 



S. White; palpi black; antennae brown. Pore wing with 

 antemedial fuscous points on costa and in submedian fold ; medial 

 and postmedial points on costa ; a discoidal point and one sub- 

 terminal above vein 1. Underside suffused with fuscous. 



Hah. California, Bernardino Co., Mt. Providence. Exp. 

 18 millim. This species is unknown to me ; figured from a 

 drawing from type sent by Prof. Dyar. 



Genus METALOBOSIA, nov. 



Type, M. cuprea. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching as far as frons ; 

 antenna} laminate and dilated towards base, of male witb long bristles and 

 cilia; tibite with the spurs moderate; abdomen with thick lateral tufts of hair 

 towards extremity. Fore wing long and narrow ; vem 2 from towards angle 

 of cell, curved at base ; 3 and 5 from or from olosa to angle ; 6 from below 

 upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9; 10 free; 11 anastomosing 

 with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from towards angle ot cell ; 3, 4 coincident ; 

 5 from well above angle; 6, 7 stalked; 8 from middle of cell; the base of 

 median nervure with thick fringe of hair on upperside ; the termeu in male 

 produced to a point at vein 1. 



Sect. I. Fore wing of male with the inner margin strongly lobed at middle ; 

 hind wing with the tornal area slightly produced ; with a strong fold 

 on underside above vein 1 containing fringes of rough scales. 



A. Head, thorax, and fore wing golden green anitras. 



B. Head, thorax, and fore wing purplish brown elis. 



*793. Metalohosia anitras. 



Odozana anitras, Dognin, Le Nat. xiii. p. 126 (1891) ; id. Lep. Loja, p. 88, 

 pi. 9. f. 5 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 292. 



cJ . Head and thorax metaUic golden green ; legs mostly purple- 

 blue ; abdomen fuscous, with the tufts of hair yellow ; a little blue 

 on middle of dorsum, Pore wing golden green. Hind wing 

 fuscous brown slightly tinged with blue. 



$ , Blue-green ; antennae white at tips ; hind wing shot with 

 cupreous green. 



Hah. EcuABOR, Loja, type f c5' in Coll. Dognin. Exp., d 24, 

 $ 30 millim. 



