HYPONERITA. — MAZiERAS. 441 



frons, between antennae, and on teguloe and patagia yellow ; ventral 

 surface of abdomen whitish. Eore wing yellow, with irregular 

 purplish -crimson markings with deep crimson edges ; an oblique 

 basal patch conjoined to an antemedial band where it is angled 

 inwards below cell ; its outer edge conjoined below costa to a 

 broad medial band with series of crimson points on it, this band 

 again conjoined below costa to a sinuous patch from costa to vein 

 4 and to a trifid patch between vein 3 and inner margin ; a 

 terminal series of spots. Hind wing crimson. 



Hah. Br. Gxtiai^a (Whiteley), 1 6 type f in Coll. Druce. Eccjp. 

 28 millim. 



Genus MAZ^RAS. 



Type. 



Mazceras, Wlk. iii. 632 (1855) conferta. 



Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint not reaching 

 vertex of head, the 3rd short ; antennse of male with moderate branches, of 

 female vrith short branches; tibiic with the spurs short; abdomen dorsally 

 clothed with rough hair at base. Fore wing with vein 3 from long before 

 angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing 

 with 8 to form a long areole ; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from well 

 before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from beyond 

 middle of cell. 



A. Abdomen with the terminal segments black rnelanopyga. 



B. Abdomen with the terminal segments not black. 



a. Hind wing crimson conferta. 



b. Hind wing brown janeira. 



2021. Mazaeras rnelanopyga. (Plate XLIX. fig. 16.) 



Eucerea rnelanopyga, Wlk. Char, Lep. Het. p. 4 (1869) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 

 p. 201. 



S . Head, tegalae, and prothorax scarlet; 3rd joint of palpi and 

 antennae brown ; thorax dark red-brown ; pectus and legs scarlet, 

 the tibiae and tarsi dark brown ; abdomen black, the dorsal surface 

 scarlet to 3rd segment. Eore wing dark red-brown with numerous 

 pale striae. Hind wing fuscous brown with a little crimson at 

 base ; the area in and below the cell semihyaline. 



Hah. Brazil, Pernambuco, Kio Janeiro, 1 <S type. Eccp. 50 

 millim. 



2022. Mazaeras conferta. 



MazGBvas conferta, Wlk. iii. 633 (1855) ; Butl. A. M. N. H. (3) xx. p. 218, 

 pi. 4. f. 1 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 222. 



Head and thorax deep crimson-red ; 3rd joint of palpi, antennae, 

 two spots on tegulse and spots on meso- and metathorax black ; 

 tibiae and tarsi black ; abdomen orange, the hair at base of dorsum 

 crimson ; dorsal and subdorsal series of large black spots, the 

 ventral surface red-brown. Fore wing purplish red-brown striated 



