74 INSECTA SAUNDERSIANA. 



Wings grayish ; veins tawny. Fore wings with a brown spot on the tip of 

 the costa. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 

 Brazil. 



Genus DARNIS, Fabr. 



Darnis bistriga. 



Testaeea ,- prothorax convexus, nilens, scite punctatus, laleribus sub- 

 dilatatis, strigis duabus anticis obliquis nigris, postice attenuatus, 

 non carinatus, lateribus impressis ; alee anticce fusco-fuha^ apice 

 vitrecB, venulis iransversis anticis nigricantibus ; posticce vitrece. 



Testaceous. Prothorax convex, shining, very minutely punctured, a 

 little dilated on each side in front, with two black streaks diverging from 

 the fore border; hind part tapering, not keeled, somewhat impressed 

 on each side, concealing the abdomen. Fore wings brownish tawny, 

 vitreous towards the tips; transverse veinlets blackish in front along 

 the outline of the dark part. Hind wings vitreous. Length of the body 

 2J lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



Amazon Region. 



Darnis disrdpta. 



Nigra, nitens, subpunctata ; caput flavo trimaculaUim ; prothorax flavo 

 marginalus et trifasciatus ; fascia la subinterrupta ; 2a recta; 3a 

 valde arcuata ; tibice pallide flavce, apice nigrce ; tarsi flavescentes ; 

 alcB anticce nigricantes, apices versus et apud marginem posticum 

 luridce, guita apicali fusca. 



Black. Head and prothorax shining, very minutely punctured. 

 Head with a pale yellow spot on each side and one in the middle of the 

 disk. Prothorax with a pale yellow border, which does not extend to the 

 very acute and slightly curved tip ; three pale yellow bands ; first slightly 

 interrupted; second straight; third much arched. Tibiae pale yellow, 

 with black tips ; tarsi partly pale. Fore wings blackish, lurid along the 

 hind border and towards the tips, where there is a brown dot. Length of 

 the body 3 lines; of the wings 6 lines. 



Amazon Region. 



