and that the posterior wing has a pale yellow spot at the base and a central broad angular band of pale yellow from the costal margin to the submedian nervure.

Exp. 1 inch.

Hab. Brazil.

In the collection of W. C. Hewitson.

Hesperia Oropa.

Alis supra fuscis: anticis puncto fasciaqué flavis: posticis puncto fasciaque angulari lata fulvis: alis infra viridi-fuscis, fasciis albis. Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing crossed from the costal margin near the apex to the middle of the inner margin by a continuous orange-yellow band. Posterior wing with a spot near the base and a broad central angular band from the costal margin to beyond the middle, both orange.

Underside as above, except that the bands are nearly white, that the anterior wing has the apical half green and a spot of yellow in the cell, and that the posterior wing is green and has the band extended to nearer the anal angle.

Exp. 1 inch.

Hab. Brazil.

In the collection of Dr. Staudinger.

Very near to H. Zimra, but differs from it in the continuous band on the upperside of the anterior wing, in having a small spot in the cell on the underside of the same wing, and in having the spot which in H. Zimra is at the base of the underside of the posterior wing lower down.

Hesperia Goza.

Alis utrinque rufo-fuscis: anticis fascia maculari longitudinali flava: posticis macula ochracea: his infra fascia lata recta alba.

Upperside dark rufous-brown. Anterior wing crossed longitudinally by a band of three pale yellow spots. Posterior wing with a central indistinct ochreous spot.

Underside as above, except that it is paler and that the posterior wing is crossed at the middle by a broad, straight, very equal band of pale yellow and has a triangular spot of the same colour on the inner margin: the fringe and a pale spot near it rufous. The palpi, breast, and abdomen

Exp. 1
Hab. Venezuela.

In the collections of W. C. Hewitson and Dr. Staudinger.

Hesperia Meza.

Alis utrinque fuscis: anticis punctis novem hyalinis: posticis puncto hyalino punctisque duobus ochraceis: his infra fasciis duabus cineraceis.

Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with nine transparent spots-two in the cell, four in a central longitudinal. band, and three (touching) near the apex. Posterior wing with a transparent spot before the middle and two ochreous spots below it.

Underside as above, except that the anterior wing has a spot of grey near the inner margin and one at the apex, and that the posterior wing has a pale yellow line bounding the abdominal fold, and is crossed at the middle and near the outer margin by bands of grey.

Exp. 12 inch.

Hab. Angola (Rogers).

In the collection of W. C. Hewitson.

Hesperia Galesa.

Alis utrinque fuscis: anticis punctis octo hyalinis: posticis punctis quatuor, quorum duo solum sunt hyalina.

Both sides dark brown. Anterior wing with eight transparent white spots-two in the cell, four in a longitudinal band, and two near the apex. Posterior wing with a transverse series of three or four spots, two of which only are distinct and transparent. Anus white.

Exp. 14 inch.

Hab. West Africa.

In the collection of W. C. Hewitson.

A very robust species and much like the last, probably its male.

Hesperia Fibrena.

Alis utrinque fuscis: anticis punctis undecim hyalinis posticis angulo anali albo his infra albis, maculis fasciaque rufo-fuscis. Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with eleven transparent spots-one on the costal margin and two in the cell, one below these in the form of an 1, three between this and the apex, one above these, and three as usual near the apex. Posterior wing with a tuft of rufous hair at the base: the anal angle broadly white, divided by a band of brown.

Underside. Anterior wing as above, but paler. Posterior wing white, with the costal margin, two spots below it near

the base, a spot below these, and a transverse irregular band, and a spot at the anal angle, all rufous-brown.

Exp. 1 inch.

Hab. Amazon, Tonantins (Bates).

In the collection of W. C. Hewitson.
Unlike any other species.

Hesperia Maheta.

Alis supra fuscis: anticis punctis septem hyalinis punctoque fulvo: posticis fascia fulva: his infra rufis, maculis quatuor argenteis.

Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with seven transparent spots-one in the cell, three below forming a longitudinal band, and three at the apex; a spot of yellow on the inner margin. Posterior wing crossed transversely by a band of orange.

Underside pale rufous-grey, except the lower half of the anterior wing and the inner margin and anal angle of the posterior wing, which are dark brown. Posterior wing marked by four silvery white spots-two before the middle and two below these, one of which is minute-and by a less distinct white spot and several small brown spots.

Exp. 1

inch.

Hab. Queensland.

In the collection of W. C. Hewitson.
A very distinct and beautiful species.

Hesperia Luda.

Alis utrinque fuscis: anticis basi cæruleo tincta, punctis quatuor hyalinis posticis infra macula media fasciaque marginali lata albis.

Upperside dark brown, tinted with blue at the base. Anterior wing with four transparent spots-one in the cell sinuated on its outer border, and three below this forming a longitudinal band, the middle spot large and triangular. Posterior wing projecting at the lobe.

Underside as above, except that it is rufous-brown, that the small spot near the inner margin of the anterior wing is large and undefined, and that the posterior wing has a small central spot and a broad band of grey intersected by black nervures at the middle of the outer margin.

Exp. 2 inches.

Hab. Chiriqui (Ribbe).

In the collection of Dr. Staudinger.

Hesperia Mytheca.

Alis utrinque fuscis: anticis maculis tribus hyalinis: posticis infra fascia lata argenteo-alba.

Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with three transparent white spots-one in the cell and two below it between the branches of the median nervures.

Underside as above, except that there is a broad central silvery white band from the costal margin to the abdominal fold of the posterior wing.

Exp. 1

inch.

Hab. Malacca.

In the collection of Dr. Staudinger.

Hesperia Fidicula

Alis utrinque fuscis: anticis punctis tribus hyalinis: posticis macula quadrata alba.

Both sides dark brown. Anterior wing with three transparent spots-two between the branches of the median nervure, and one near the apex. Posterior wing with a large quadrate white spot near the middle of the outer margin. Exp. 1

inch.

Hab. Costa Rica.

In the collection of Dr. Staudinger.

Hesperia Fufidia.

Alis utrinque fuscis: anticis punctis sex hyalinis: posticis infra fascia alba.

Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with six transparent spots-one in the cell, three below this forming a longitudinal band, the middle spot sagittate, and two very minute near the apex.

Underside as above, except that it is rufous-brown and that the posterior wing is crossed below the middle from the costal margin to the abdominal fold by a band commencing at the costal margin by a separate spot.

Exp. 1 inch.

In the collection of Dr. Staudinger.

Hesperia Lota.

Alis supra fuscis: anticis punctis quatuor hyalinis: posticis infra rufescentibus punctis quinque nigris.

Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with four trans

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parent spots-one in the cell and three below it forming a longitudinal band.

Underside pale rufous-brown, except at the base of the anterior wing, which is dark brown. Anterior wing with two minute black spots near the apex where the white spots usually are. Posterior wing with five black spots-three forming a longitudinal band near the middle, and two smaller spots, one on each side of these.

Exp. 1

inch.

In the collection of Dr. Staudinger.

Hesperia Meda.

Alis supra rufo-fuscis: anticis infra apice, posticis omnino cineraceis, venis nigris.

Upperside dark rufous-brown.

Underside. Anterior wing with the basal half dark brown, the apical half and the whole of the posterior wing grey: the nervures black.

Exp. 143 inch.

Hab. Brazil.

In the collection of Dr. Staudinger.

Hesperia Uza.

Alis utrinque rufo-fuscis: anticis infra margine postico, posticis dimidio postico cineraceis.

Upperside dark rufous-brown.

Underside as above, except that the outer margin of the anterior wing and more than the outer half of the posterior wing are lilac-white.

Exp. 143 inch.

In the collection of Dr. Staudinger.

Hesperia Egla.

Alis utrinque fuscis: anticis punctis octo hyalinis: posticis fascia tripartita hyalina.

Both sides dark brown. Anterior wing with eight transparent white spots-two in the cell obliquely placed, three below these forming a longitudinal band, the middle spot large and triangular, and three at the apex. Posterior wing with a transverse trifid transparent band.

Exp. 1 inch.

Hab. Chiriqui (Ribbe).

In the collection of Dr. Staudinger.
Near to H. opigena.