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margin of the anterior wings even, or slightly convex, without any 
tendency to falcation. Mr. Doherty in his notes writes of these, 
“I suppose the Melanitis with the falcation obsolescent is obsoleta , 
Feld.” I have carefully examined Felder’s description, and find 
that the obsolescence to which he refers is not that of the falca- 
tion of the primaries, but of the apical spots. His description 
points to another form not represented in the present collection. 
14. M. velutina , Feld. Reise Nov. Lep. nr, p. 463, No. 784. 
The specimens of this species, unfortunately both females, agree 
thoroughly with Felder’s description. They were taken at an ele- 
vation of more than 2000 ft. above sea level, and were nowhere 
else seen. 
15. M. hylecoetes,n. sp., or variety, PI. IV, Fig. I, mas. ; Fig. II 
fem. 
Male. Primaries strongly arcuate, apex slightly rounded at ex- 
tremity, external margin feebly concave below the lower radial 
nervule. The upper surface of the wings is broadly dark fuscous ; 
a broadly suffused black spot is situated on the costa of the ante- 
rior wings at the end of the cell, and extends outwardly along the 
third submedian nervule until it fuses with a large subapical spot 
of the same color, which upon its apical edge is marked by a cir- 
cular white spot. At the point of fusion between the two broad 
black spots the ground color of the wings becomes sensibly paler. 
The under surface of the wings resembles that of M. Gnophodes , 
Butl. in color and markings. The anterior wings are ornamented 
by two small submarginal spots pupilled with white, the upper- 
most situated between the two radial nervules ; the lower, which 
is the larger, between the second and third submedian nervules. 
The posterior wings are adorned with a submarginal row of simi- 
lar spots of white, which are all more or less obsolescent, except 
the first, situated near the apex, which is large, oval, black, pu- 
pilled with white, and surrounded by an ochraceous ring, margined 
externally by fuscous, and the second from the anal angle, which 
is smaller than that at the apex, but similar in form and coloration. 
Female. Form of wings as in the male, except that the apex of 
the primaries is more produced, truncate at apex, and broadly ex- 
cised below the lower radial nervule, giving the wing a falcate 
shape. The ground color of the primaries is bright fulvous, darker 
at the base ; of the secondaries dusky brown. The apical area of 
