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M. misitra Schaus (17 c) has the most thinly scaled wings, and a collar spotted orange-red, whereby misitra. 
it is easily recognized from among the species with yellow hindfeet; like in the following species, the ventral 
valve of the is margined with orange. The abdomen shows dorsal and lateral rows of blue spots. Mexico 
(Paso de San Juan, Vera Cruz). 
M. laciades Schaus (17 d). The $ exhibits, like in the preceding species, a ventral valve margined laciades. 
with orange, the anal apex being orange, too. The collar is quite black, the base of the yellow hind tarsi is 
likewise black; the black wings are a little more densely scaled. From Mexico. 
M. auripes Wkr. (17 d) differs from the allied species with yellow hind tarsi at once by the golden auripes. 
green stripes in the middle part of the costal margin and cell of the forewing. The ventral valve of the $ is 
bordered with white like in the following species. The ventral part of the <$ exhibits sublateral white spots 
on the middle segments. Distributed in Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. 
M. jalapensis Schaus (17 d) has, like auripes, the ventral valve bordered with white but it is immediately jalapensis. 
discernible by the quite black wings turning somewhat lighter brownish towards the apices of the wings; only 
the base of the proximal margin of the forewing exhibits a tiny blue spot; forehead, collar, shoulders and hips 
are spotted metallic blue, so are the abdominal sides. Mexico (Jalapa). 
M. chrysotarsia Hmps. (17 d). Among the species with yellow posterior tarsi, this species exhibits chrysotar- 
the greatest extension of the golden green colour on the forew'ings, spreading as far as behind the cell and sm • 
down to vein 1. The ventral valve of the <$ is besides bordered neither with orange nor with white, but 
laterally spotted metallic blue. Panama, Venezuela. — This species also occurs in Venezuela with quite black 
tarsi. 
M. indistincta Btlr. (= splendida Btlr., cyllarus Druce) (17 c) differs from the species with white indistincta. 
tarsi of the lades- group by the posterior tibiae being set with hair only on one side (above); the forewings, 
being suffused with bluish-green, have a black basal part; only the extreme base shows two fine, metallic 
blue dots. The fringes are coloured white at the proximal angle of all the wings. The abdomen is suffused with 
green, not striped. Widely distributed from Panama to Brazil. — hampsoni Schrottky (= indistincta ab. 1. Hmps.) hampsoni. 
has quite black fringes, and the golden green colour of the forewings is more extensive, particularly at the 
proximal margin. Paraguay. 
M. caurensis Klages is somewhat smaller than alesa (17 d), the palpi are white at the base and anterior eaurensis. 
side of the 2nd, sometimes also of the terminal joint. On the collar, shoulders, meso- and metathorax and 
forehips there are white spots of a blue opalescence, the shoulder-covers and tibiae being striped white and blue. 
On the forewings there is golden green colour also in the cell, whereas on the inner-marginal vein it is absent. 
All the rest like in alesa. Expanse of wings: 30 mm. Venezuela. 
M. alesa Druce (17 d). The smaller size and the expansion of the golden green colour at the costal alesa. 
margin of the forewing almost as far as the apex and on vein 1 separate this species from the very closely allied 
vittata. From indistincta, which it nearly resembles still more, it is distinguished by its much smaller size as 
well as by the abdomen being only dorsally and laterally striped green, not entirely suffused with golden green. 
Peru and Bolivia. 
M. vittata Wkr. (17 cl) is somewhat larger than alesa, and the green colour is not so extensive; in the vittata. 
S the front side of the palpi is white. The shoulders show blue and white spots, the shoulder-covers such 
stripes. The fringes of all the wings are often white towards the proximal angles. From Venezuela and the 
Amazon (Para). 
M. esmeralda Btlr. (17 e) likewise greatly approximates the preceding species, but it has the abdomen esmeralda. 
entirely black beneath without any white spots, with dorsal, lateral and sublateral golden green stripes. The 
golden green colour is spread almost over the whole forewing, only the margins and veins remain black. Panama 
(Amazon). 
M. albitarsia Hmps. (17 e) is one of the smallest Macrocneme with unicolorously black body and albitarsia. 
wings; metallic blue, small spots are to be noticed on the forehead, collar, shoulder-covers, thorax and hips, 
as well as on the sides of the abdomen and at the extreme base of the forewing. The apices of the wings and 
the terminal joints of the posterior tarsi are white. — From the Amazon. 
M. hesione Druce (17 f) somewhat resembles evelina by the lighter apex of the forewing, being beneath hesiom. 
all white; the veins remain black; the other parts of the animal are black, on the forewings with a purple lustre; 
anus and ventral side of the abdomen metallic green. Panama. 
M. nigritarsia Hmps. (= vittata Druce) (17 e) looks rather like vittata, but it has quite black posterior nigritarsia. 
tarsi. The green colour is confined on the forewings, on vein 1 it is altogether absent. The has the ventral 
valve margined with white, but no white ventral spots, whereas the $ exhibits such on the two middle segments, 
one ^ from Trinidad on 4 segments. From Mexico (Tabasco), Guatemala and Trinidad. 
M. eacus Cr. (= errans Him., pusilla Btlr.) (17 e) is quite unicolorously bluish black; at the palpal eacus. 
base, behind the eyes, on the collar and shoulders small bluish-white spots. On the chest and sides of the abdomen 
single metallic blue scales. At the base of the forewing is a white dot; middle area with a more intense blue 
lustre. Expanse of wings: 32 mm. Surinam; Para. 
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