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9. Ptekochroza pictifolia. 



Mas. Rufescentc tesiacea ; prothorax tuberculatus ; abdominis segmen la 

 lum et 2um cristala ; femora antica spinulosa; alie anticw pvrpureo- 

 rufce, apud costnm fusco-rufce, maculis margineque inter iore flavescen- 

 tibits, plagis duabus subapicalibus nigris, slrigis transvcrsis submargi- 

 nalibus viridibus, costa valde rotundata, apud apices valde altenuata, 

 margine exleriore undulalo el excavalo ; alw poslicte Jlava, breviores, 

 slrigulis plurimis transversis nigricanlibus, striga siibcostali lata 

 albo piinctala, ocello atro inciso, slrigis tribus exlerioribus transversis 

 albis coccineo marginatis. Foem. — Rufescens ; ovidiiclus abdomine 

 paullo brevier ; alee anlicce purpureo-rufie, pallida plagiatce, nigro 

 transverse slrigata, albo punctata, costa minus rotundafa. 



Male. Reddish testaceous. Antenna stout, much more than twice 

 the length of the body. Prothorax tuberculate ; lateral keels distinct. 

 First and second abdominal segments crested in the middle. Legs un- 

 armed, except the fore femora which have three minute teeth beneath. 

 Fore wings purplish red, brownish red about the costa, with several 

 yellowish spots which are mostly towards the costa before the middle ; space 

 along the interior border mostly yellow ; two black patches in the disk near 

 the tip and some transverse pale green streaks very near the exterior border ; 

 costa very much rounded ; tips much attenuated ; exterior border excavated 

 and undulating. Hind wings shorter by two lines, yellow, with very numerous 

 transverse blackish streaks which in the exterior part are confluent; a broad 

 blackish white-pointed subcostal streak extending to the large ocellus; the 

 latter is deep black and is narrowly excavated with luteous on the outer 

 side, where it is accompanied by three transverse while crimson-bordered 

 streaks. Female. — Reddish. Oviduct curved, a little shorter than the 

 abdomen. Fore femora with four stout spines. Fore wings purplish-red, 

 brown along the costa and along the exterior border; some paler patches 

 and some large transverse black streaks in the disk; numerous white 

 points; costa less rounded and green streaks less conspicuous than those of 

 the male. Hind wings with more confluent blackish streaks and with fewer 

 white points than in the male. Length of the body 11 — 15 lines; expan- 

 sion of the fore wings 26 — 36 lines. 



a, b. Brazil. From Mr. Mornay's collection. 



10. Pteeochroza decoeata. 



Mas. Patlide rufescens ; prothorax tuberculatus; abdomen basi crista- 

 lum ; femora sublus spinulosa ; alee anlicce postice albido punctata, 

 apice lanceolalcE, gullis paucis vitreis, slriga transversa maculoque 

 subapicali alris, liluris nonnullis inlerinediis albidi.i purpurea relicu- 

 latis ; alee poslicce albidce, purpurea reticulata:, apice ochracea annulo 

 interrupla atra slrigisqiie nonnullis albis purpurea marginatis. 

 Foem. — Major ; oviduclus abdomine breviar. 



Mule. Pale reddish. Antennae stout. Prothorax tuberculate, with 

 two distinct lateral keels. First and second abdominal segments crested. 

 Legs stout ; femora with a few minute spines beneath ; tibi® unarmed. 

 Fore wings with three or four white vitreous dots ; a transverse deep black 



