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Show 1890.] CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. 501 of elongated streaks extending from the apex to the anal angle pale primrose-yellow, the base and a large spot at the end of the cell bright red; on the underside the spots are more suffused and of a dark yellow colour, with a large red spot at the end of the cell on both wings. The head, thorax, tegulae, and abdomen dark greyish brown, the base of the tegulae yellow,and the thorax streaked with two wide yellow lines, the sides of the abdomen streaked with yellow, the upper and underside of the abdomen banded with red; the antennae and legs black. Expanse 5 inches. Hab. Paraguay, Uruguay (Mus. Druce). A fine distinct species, allied to E. splendens, Druce. COLORADIA, Pack. COLORADIA LEPTA, Sp. n. Primaries and secondaries almost uniformly dark brown, darkest along the costal margin and at the apex of the primaries, the veins are all slightly darker than the ground-colour of the wings; the underside of the primaries are slightly greyish. The head, thorax, tegulae, abdomen, and legs all dark brown; the antennas black. Expanse 5 | inches. Hab. Paraguay (Mus. Druce). Fam. LASIOCAMPID.E. DIRPHIA, Hiibn. DIRPHIA LAVERNA, sp. n. (Plate X L I I L fig. 1.) Primaries semihyaline, black, thickly irrorated with yellow scales ; the veins all deep black; a yellow spot at the base of the cell and a yellowish band at the end of the cell. Secondaries semihyaline black, with the fringe black and white. The underside of both wings pale blackish brown with a yellowish tinge, and a white spot at the end of the cell of both primaries and secondaries, the costal margin of the latter edged with yellow. The head, thorax, and tegulae black, clothed with long yellowish hairs ; the collar yellow, the abdomen black, banded with yellow; the anus and legs red ; antennae black. Expanse 2\ inches. Hab. Ecuador, Intaj (Buckley, Mus. Druce). This insect is very distinct from all known to m e and has not any near ally. DIRPHIA LATEMEDIA, sp. n. Primaries very like D. rosea, Druce, but much browner in colour, and instead of the straight lines that cross the wings in that species is a series of lunular-shaped yellow markings edged with black, extending from the costal to the inner margin; the darker markings are all more defined, the spot at the end of the cell being considerably larger. Secondaries dark brown, with a yellowish tinge at the base, and the black submarginal line very distinct. The head and thorax dark brown ; abdomen orange-yellow banded with black, PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1890, No. XXXIV. 34 |
