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porrect, a little shorter than the head ; third joint acuminated, about 

 half the length f the second. Antennae slender, setaceous, serrated, 

 or very minutely pectinated. Abdomen not extending beyond the 

 hind wings, nearly fusiform. Legs slender; hind tibiae with two 

 very minute apical spurs. Wings rather narrow, of moderate 

 length. Fore wings hardly angular ; third superior vein trifurcate ; 

 first and second inferior veins united for some space from the discal 

 areolet. 



1. Mevania quadricolor. 



Nigra, subtus cyaneo alboque varia ; caput postice et thorax antice 

 lutea ; thorax cyaneo bivittatus ; abdomen fasciis dorsalibus 

 cyaneis ventralibus albis ; pedes subtus albi; alee Jlavo uni- 

 fasciatee, anticce basi cyaneo strigatce. 



Black ; under side mostly metallic blue and white. Head blue 

 in front, luteous behind. Thorax luteous in front, with some blue 

 marks on the disk, and with a blue stripe on each side. Hind bor- 

 ders of the abdominal segments with blue bands above and with 

 white bands beneath. Legs white beneath. Fore wings with some 

 blue streaks at the base, with a pale yellow subfusiform band a little 

 before the middle, not extending to the hind border. Hind wings 

 with a pale yellow obconical band, extending to nearly two-thirds of 

 the breadth from the hind border. Length of the body 4£ lines ; of 

 the wings 14 lines. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



2. Mevania? subcvanea. 



Atra ; caput et thorax albo guttata; abdomen rufo bivittatum, 

 subtus albo biviitatum ; alee apicibus exceptis subtus, posticee 

 quoque supra leete cyaneee ; anticee macula oblonga basali rufa 

 guttisque duabus costalibus quinque apicalibus limpidis; posticee 

 guttis duabus apicalibus limpidis. 



Deep black. Head and thorax with white dots. Palpi white 

 beneath. Antennae wanting. Abdomen with a red stripe on each 

 side, and with two interrupted white stripes beneath. Legs with 

 white bands. Wings beneath and hind wings also above brilliant 

 blue except towards the tips. Fore wings with an oblong red spot 

 at the base of the costa, with two limpid clots by the middle of the 

 costa, and with five limpid dots forming an undulating band near 



