1893.] SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTEEA HETEBOCEEA. 285 



Metastatia OSS a, sp. n. 



Sexes alike. Primaries hyaline, the veins black. Costal apex, 

 outer and inner margin, and a wide band crossing the wing about 

 the middle black, with a rich blue gloss. Secondaries hyaline ; the 

 apex and outer margin black, glossed with dark blue. Underside 

 as above, but \^'ithout the blue gloss. Antennae, palpi, and legs 

 black ; the head, thorax, and abdomen deep blue ; the underside 

 of the abdomen greyish white. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Colombia, interior (Wheeler^ Mus. D.). 



A very beautiful species, allied to M. pampa, Druce. 



Metastatl^ chelidox, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 3.) 



Primaries black, with a rather wide hyaline band crossing the 

 ^^■ing beyond the middle ; the costal margin, the outer edge of the 

 white band, and the inner margin bright dark blue ; the apex 

 tipped with white. Secondaries hyaline ; the costal apex, outer 

 and inner margins bright dark blue. Underside similar to the 

 upperside, but browner in colour and with the base of both wings 

 shot with blue. Antennae, palpi, and legs black ; head, thorax, 

 and abdomen dark blue ; tegulne black, edged with blue ; abdomen 

 with a white line down the middle ; underside of the abdomen 

 white, with a black line down the middle. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Colombia, interior ; Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buchley, Mus. D.). 



A beautiful species, not closely allied to any known to me. 



Metastatia (?) pales, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 4.) 



Male. Primaries black, shot with blue at the base, a short streak 

 close to the base, a wide band crossing the wing about the middle 

 from near the costal margin to the anal angle, which it does not 

 quite reach, and a small, apical, oval spot all hyaline. Secondaries 

 hyaline ; the costal apex and outer margin blue-black ; the veins 

 black. Underside : both wings very similar to the upperside, but 

 without any blue gloss. Head, antennae, and thorax black. Abdomen 

 dark blue ; the anal segment edged with white ; a white line on 

 each side of the abdomen and one down the middle ; the underside 

 of the abdomen white, of the head and front of the thorax orange- 

 yellow ; legs black, white on the upperside. 



Female very similar to the male, but has the hyaline markings 

 on the primaries ratl^er larger. 



Expanse, J 2 , 1 g inch. 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu (BucMey, Mus. D.). 



A very distinct species, not closely allied to any other known 

 to me. 



EuCYANE, Hiibn. 



EUCYAXE POLIAN A, Sp. n. 



Female. Primaries deep black, crossed beyond the middle from 

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