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Show 288 MR. H. DRUCE ON N E W [Mar. 28, brown. Underside similar to the upperside, but the primaries without the bands crossing the wing ; the fringes of both wings black. Head, antennae, palpi, thorax, and abdomen black ; abdomen with a row of bright red spots on each side the anal tuft, and a large spot at the base of tbe abdomen on the underside orange ; the underside of the thorax red. Expanse 2 inches. Hab. Venezuela, Merida (Mus. B.). A fine and distinct species, allied to Thysanoprymna pyrrhopyga, Walker, from Brazil. HALISIDOTA, Hiibn. H A L I S I D O T A LAROIPA, sp. n. Male. Primaries pale fawn-colour, crossed from the costal to the inner margin with fine zigzag dark brown lines ; two spots on the costal margin, one at the end of the cell, and two on the outer margin dark brown; the fringe alternately fawn-colour and dark brown. Secondaries pale yellowish white. Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs yellowish fawn-colour. Expanse \\ inch. Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley, Mus. B.); S.E. Brazil (Mus. B.). A common species in Ecuador. HALISIDOTA PANDAMA, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 8.) Female. Primaries citron-yellow, spotted with browm ; at the base a band of brown spots crosses the wing at the end of the cell, from the costal to the inner margin, beyond which, near the apex, are several large elongated brown spots ; the veins edged with brown on each side along the outer margin; the fringe yellow. Secondaries pale yellowish white, clouded with brown on the outer margin. The head, thorax, and tegulae citron-yellow; the collar and tegulae with brown spots ; abdomen above dark yellow, white on the underside ; antennae brown ; legs brownish white. Expanse 2 inches. Hab. Ecuador, Malo (Mus. B.). A very distinct species, allied to H. sesia, Sepp. PHCEGOPTERA, Boisd. PHCEGOPTERA CHIMERA, Sp. n. Male. Primaries deep black. Secondaries white, broadly bordered with black from the apex to the anal angle. Antennae, palpi, thorax, abdomen, and legs black ; two spots on the back of the head, and one on each tegulae, orange-yellow ; abdomen with a row of orange-yellow spots on each side, and with the four anal segments banded with yellow. Expanse 2f inches. Hab. Paraguay (Mus. B.). |