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AECTIAD-ai . 



794. Metalobosia elis. 



Odozana elis, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 125, pi. 12. f. 19 (1885) ; 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 292. 



<3 . Fuscous brown with a slight purplish tinge; the genital 

 tufts orange. Hind wiug slightly paler brown. 



Fig. 284. — Metalobosia elis, J . \. 



5 . Head and thorax with a bronze-green tinge ; fore wing 

 cupreous brown, the basal half suffused with purplish, the inner 

 margin suffused with bronze-green, extending to submedian fold at 

 middle ; hind wiug black-brown. 



Hah. Guatemala, Cerro Zunil {Champion), 1 S t^'pe, Godman- 

 8alvin Coll. ; Bkazil, Sao Paulo {Jones), 1 $ , Castro Paraiia. E.rp. 

 24 millim. 



Sect. II. Fore wing of male with the inner margin evenly curved ; hind wing 

 with the tornal area much produced and without fold and fringe of 

 scales. 



.A. Hind wing crimson, the apical patch extending to vein 1 varda. 



B. Hind wing orange tinged with crimson, the apical patch not 



extending below vein 5 cuprea. 



*795. Metalobosia varda. (Plate XXVIII. fig. 15.) 



Odozana varda, Schans, J. N. Y. Ent. Sec. iv. p. 149 (1896). 



S . Head, thorax, and fore wing black-brown suffused with 

 cupreous and purple ; abdomen crimson, the ventral surface black 

 to near extremity. Hind wing crimson, becoming orange towards 

 inner margin ; a terminal blackish band, very wide at costa, 

 narrowing to vein 1. 



Hah. Erazil, Sao Paulo, Castro Paraila {Jones), type t in Coll. 

 Schaus. Exp. 22 millim. 



796. Metalobosia cuprea. 



Odozana cuprea, Schaus, J. N. Y. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 150 (1896). 



cJ . Head and thorax brown suffused with greyish fuscous ; 

 crimson, orange towards base, the ventral surface 

 blackish to near extremity. 

 Fore wing golden cupreous. 

 Hind wing pale crimson, with 

 apical brown patch extending 

 down to vein 2. 



Hah. Brazil, Sao Paulo 

 {Jones), 3 d^ . E.vp. 24 millim. 

 Type t in Coll. Schaus. 



abdomen 



Fig. '285. — Metalobosia cuprea, cJ . 



