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MESSATA SIMILIS (Plate 133, Fig. 4, $ ). 



Male. Yellowisli-oclireous : forewing with three transverse medial black-speckled 

 ■waved indistinct bands, and two oblique discal broader straight bands : hindwing 

 uniformly paler ochreous. 



Expanse 2^ inches. In Coll. F. Moore. 



MESSATA iENESCENS (Plate 134, Fig. 1, S). 

 Messata cenescens, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1879, p. 409. 



Male. Upperside genescent-yellow : forewing with three very prominent oblique 

 transverse discal purple-brown speckled bands, the two inner bands linear and curved, 

 the outer one composed of broad lunules ; an inner medial series of three less oblique 

 very indistinct and sparsely speckled bands : hindwing with a distinct submarginal 

 broad purple-brown speckled lunular band. Thorax, head and forelegs dark ochreous- 

 yellow. Underside duller coloured, with the bands as above very indistinct. 



Expanse 2i inches. 



MESSATA aUADEIFASCIATA (Plate 134, Fig. 3,^). 

 Messata quadrifasciata, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1879, p. 409, S . 



Male. Brownish-ochreous : forewing numerously speckled with minute black 

 scales ; across the middle are two or three very indistinct waved black-speckled 

 bands, beyond which are two oblique discal black bands, the inner band of the latter 

 being broadest and very prominent : hindwing with a transverse medial black-speckled 

 band, and a less distinct submarginal band. Underside brighter coloured ; the inner 

 band on both wings prominent. 



Expanse 2f inches. 



In this species the wings are narrower than in those of its allies. 



MESSATA VIALIS (Plate 134, Fig. 4, ,j). 

 Mef'sata vialis, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1879, p. 409. 

 Male. Upperside luteous-brown : forewing tinged with olivaceous ; with a 

 prominent oblique transverse discal slender black band with a pale yellow outer 

 border : hindwing with a very indistinct medial and still less distinct submarginal 

 transverse dusky band. Underside paler ; a dusky oblique band on forewing slightly 

 apparent. Front of head, palpi, and legs above, dark brown. 

 Expanse, c? 2| inches. 



MESSATA TRISTIS (Plate 134, Fig. 2,?). 

 Stenoglene tristis, Felder, Novara Raise, Lep. iv. pi. 95, fig. 4 (1868-74), ?. 

 Female. Dark olivaceous-brown : forewing with two transverse oblique disca 

 darker brown narrow bands, the outer band bordered by a pale violaceous apical 



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