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Show 642 SIR G. F. HAMPSON ON THE June 1, SECT. II. Hind wing with veins 4, 5 from a point. (2)f ABEERA METALLICA, n. sp. d. Dark brown; palpi ochreous on inner side ; hind legs whitish. Fore wing with antemedial whitish line slightly angled below costa and with silvery purple on its inner edge; a post-medial whitish line with silvery purple beyond it, broadest at middle, very much excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved ; an ochreous fascia on apical part of costa ; a marginal series of white striae. Hind wing with submarginal whitish striga, with a small patch of silvery purple on its outer edge above anal angle; a marginal white line. Hab. Ega, Brazil (Bates). Exp. 28 m m. (3)tABEERA RUBIGINEA, n. Sp. $. Dark red-brown ; abdomen fuscous. Fore wing with indistinct antemedial line bent inwards to costa; an indistinct medial line whitish at costa, oblique to vein 6, where it is angled, then sinuous ; a prominent postmedial white spot on the costa; traces of a sinuous submarginal series of pale specks ; cilia pink, ochreous at tips ; costa straight, the outer margin strongly excurved at middle. Hind wing fuscous ; the cilia pink. Hab. Dominica (W. H. Elliot). Exp. 22 m m. (4)fABEERA CHALCEA, n. Sp. 2 • Brassy yellow. Fore wing with rufous antemedial line angled below costa ; the medial area suffused with pale violet; a postmedial rufous line very obliquely curved from costa to vein 2, then bent outwards to outer angle; outer area suffused with rufous. Hind wdng pale fuscous ; cilia of both wings pale violet. Hab. Sta. Martha, Brazd (Bouchard). Exp. 22 mm. Genus MACNA. Macna, Wlk. xvi. 78 (1855). Rhabana, Wlk. xxxiv. 1517 (1865). Goossensla, Hag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1891, p. 97. Palpi of male upturned to above vertex of head and angled with very long hair in front, of female porrect, straight, extending two to four times length of head, the 2nd joint fringed with hair above and below, the 3rd joint fringed below ; frons with a tuft of hair; antennas of male ciliated ; tibiae and tarsi fringed with long hair. Fore wdng with the costa arched ; the apex produced to a point; the outer margin excised from apex to vein 4, where it is angled ; vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 11 free. Hind wing with the outer margin very slightly angled at vein 2 ; the anal angle truncate ; vein 3 from close to angle of cell; 4, 5 shortly stalked; 6, 7 stalked, 7 anastomosing slightly with 8. Male with a glandular swelling at base of costa of fore wing below, with a thick oblique tuft of hair from it; the basal half of costa fringed with hair. |