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Show 1883.] ZYG.ENID.E AND ARCTIIDHE. 377 G Y M N E L I A TORQUATUS, n. sp. Wings hyaline : primaries black for one third of length from the base ; costal, outer, and inner margins black ; apex broadly black ; veins all black : secondaries black at the base, also the inner and outer margins : head, thorax, and basal half of the abdomen black, the anal half bright scarlet; antennae black, tipped with white; legs black ; tarsi spotted with white. Expanse 2 inches. Hab. South-east Brazil, Petropolis. This fine species to some extent resembles Basysphinx mucescens, Felder; it is much the largest species in the genus. I a m indebted to Lord Walsingham for this interesting addition to m y collection. COSMOSOMA, Hiibner. COSMOSOMA OMOLE, n. sp. Wings hyaline; primaries the same as in C. confine, Her.-Schaf., except that they are black at the base instead of orange-red ; secondaries yellow on the inner margin, but in all other respects the same as C. confine: head and front of thorax black ; abdomen bright yellow, the last three segments brilliant bluish green; antennae black; legs yellow; tarsi black. Expanse 1 inch. Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley). This species is allied to C. confine, the wings being very much the same, the great difference being the yellow abdomen, instead of blue spotted with red. COSMOSOMA UFENTINA, n. sp. Allied to C. auge, but the primaries rather longer and the black outer margin much wider ; head black; thorax and abdomen yellow instead of bright red ; the blue markings the same as in C. auge ; antennae black, the tips white ; legs black. Expanse If inch. Hab. Bolivia (Buckley). This is a very distinct species, allied to C. auge, Linn. DYCLADIA, Felder. D Y C L A D I A F E L D E R I , n. sp. (Plate X X X I X . fig. 9.) Wings hyaline ; primaries with the apex black, slightly yellow at the base ; head, thorax, and abdomen pale sulphur-yellow ; a central row of minute black spots commencing close to the thorax and terminating near the anus ; antennae black ; legs pale yellow. Expanse l-fa inch. Hab. Ecuador, Intaj (Buckley). This species is allied to Dycladia batesii, Butler, from which it differs greatly in colour and extent of the black at the apex of the primaries. Specimens have lately been received from Mr. Champion, w ho obtained them in Guatemala. |
