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Show 110 LORD WALSINGHAM ON [Jan. 19, schwarzen, behaarten Punkte, so dass auf jedem Segment sich acht solchen befinden. Die Raupe lebte an einer niedrigen Pflanze mit sehr feinem Gespinnste auf der Unterseite der Blatter, ging aber, wenn es frass, minirend in das Blatt hinein." (Gudmann.) " The moth holds the second pair of legs outstretched as in Stathmopoda " (Hedemann). 135. HELIODINES AUREOFLAMMA, sp. n. Antennce and palpi shining bronzy grey, the latter somewhat paler. Head and thorax shining bronzy grey, the face and the underside of the thorax shining pale aeneous. Fore wings golden orange, with two basal streaks, five spots, and two apical streaks all shining chalybeous ; the two basal streaks lie along the upper edge of the fold and along the dorsum respectively; the spots are two subcostal before and beyond the middle and three dorsal alternating with them, the second dorsal being between the two subcostal ones ; the apical streaks lie one below the costa, the other commencing nearer to the apex and running along the base of the subapical cilia; cilia bronzy grey. Exp. al. 8 mm. Hind wings bronzy brown ; cilia bronzy grey. Abdomen bronzy brownish ; beneath shining pale aeneous. Legs shining steel-grey ; tibiae orange. Type, 3 Mus. Hedemann. Hab. West Indies-ST. T H O M A S , 9 III. (Hedemann). Unique. " The moth holds the second pair of legs outstretched as in Stathmopoda " (Hedemann). VI. HELIOZELINM. 43. HELIOZELA, HS. 136. HELIOZELA CUPREA, sp. n. Antennce with the basal joint elongate, slightly enlarged posteriorly; bronzy cupreous. Pcdpi steel-w bite. Head and face, thorax and fore wings unicolorous bronzy cupreous ; cilia coppery grey. Exp. al. 7 mm. Hind wings and cilia coppery grey. Abdomen dark bronzy cupreous. Legs cupreous ; tarsal joints paler. Type, 3 Mus. Hedemann. Hab. West Indies-ST. THOMAS, 16 III. (Hedemann). Unique. 137. HELIOZELA AHENEA, sp. n. Antennce purplish grey. Palpi, head, and thorax shining, metallic, brassy ; underside of thorax brassy metallic. Fore wings brassy metallic, without markings; the scales being laid on in transverse lines give a slightly ribbed appearance under the lens ; cilia purplish grey. Underside purplish grey. Exp. al. 4 mm'. Hind wings and cilia purplish grey. Abdomen brassy metalhc, tending to purplish grey at the anal extremity ; underside brassy |