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Metalectra mesoscia, n, sp. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown mixed with 
brownish white, the antennae whitish ringed with black, the 
palpi black to near extremity of 2nd joint, then Avhite with a 
black ring on 3rd joint, a blackish metathoracic crest with a 
metallic gloss ; pectus, legs and ventral surface of abdomen 
white mixed with brown, the tarsi black ringed with white. 
Fore wing white mostly suffused with pale reddish brown and 
irrorated with black, the costa with series of small black 
spots ; a small black spot in the cell near base ; a slight 
black antemedial line, arising at median nervure, excurved 
below the cell and incurved at vein 1 ; a small black spot 
in middle of cell and elliptical discoidal spot ; two sinuous 
black medial lines with brown suffusion between them ; 
postmedial line fine, black defined on outer side by white, 
obliquely excurved to vein 4 and incurved below vein 3 ; 
traces of a whitish subterminal line defined by diffused brown, 
obliquely excurved towards costa, then sinuous ; a fine waved 
black terminal line with white points beyond it at base of 
cilia which are grey-brown. Hind wing whitish suffused 
with brown ; a fine black terminal line and whitish line at 
base of cilia. Underside of fore wing whitish suffused with 
brown, the terminal half of costa with alternating blackish 
and white spots ; hind wing white mixed with brown, in- 
distinct dark medial, postmedial, and subterminal lines. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Trujillo), 1 r t, 4 2 type, Godinan- 
Salvin Coll. Exp. 20 millim. 
Metalectra cldorothenna, n. sp. 
§. Head and thorax purplish rufous mixed with some whitish, 
the metathoracic crest blackish ; abdomen with the two basal 
segments rufous and whitish, then grey mixed with red- 
browm and fuscous, the 3rd segment dorsally blackish ; 
antennae dark brown ; palpi rufous with a blackish band at. 
extremity of 2nd segment, the 3rd joint white at base, 
blackish at tips ; pectus and legs white, the latter banded 
with blackish ; ventral surface of abdomen white irrorated 
with fuscous. Fore wing purplish rufous, the medial area 
white tinged with pale yellow r -green and with some rufous 
in discal and submedian folds and on inner margin ; an 
oblique white subbasal striga from costa followed by an 
oblique shade formed by black irroration to median nervure ; 
antemedial line with minute black spot at costa, then very 
faint rufous defined on inner side by white, waved ; an oblique 
black bar in middle of cell ; two rather diffused black medial 
lines, excurved to median nervure, then interrupted to vein 
2, then sinuous, the outer line with the black discoidal bar on 
