( »6 ) 



ab. nigrita nov. 

 Ildh. Galapiiiros Islaiids. 



Ill tlie Triiif!: Museum 2 S6,2 ?? froiu : Cliatliiim 1., 14. iii. 11)01 (1{. H. 

 Heck): Cliavlcs I. (Markliam). 



r)4. Protoparce albiplaga. 



Pvittopurcf riisticii, Biirmeister {iioii FiiliriciMs. 1 lH'i), Sjiliimi. /Jm>!. p. ii:',. n .1 ( 185fj) (partim ; larva). 

 *M<ur()silu iilbijj/aga Walker, Li.it Lt/i. /nx. li. M. viii. p. 202. n. 7 (18.'(G) (Rio de Janeiro ;— Mug. 



Brit.). 

 UUudiaalbij)!ii!iti,Qrote & Rob., Traiin. Am. Eiit. .Soc. ii. p. 76 (18G8) ; Butl., Tmiis. Zonl. Soc. 



Loiul. ix. p. 614. n. 9 (1877) ; Kirby, Cat. I.cp. Ilet. i. p. 682. n. 9 (1802) ; Rothsch., Nov. 



Zooi.. i. p. 88. ,041 (1894) (Aroa) ; Driice, BioL Ccnir. Am., Lep. Uet. Si(pp!. p. 'MH. n. 6 (1890) 



(Jalapa) ; Peters, Illustr. Zeitschr. Ent. iii. Heft. 22. t. 1. f. 3. (/.). 3*/ {p.) (1898) ; Bonningh., 



Iris xii. p. 112. n. 19. t. 3. f. 5 (J.) (1899) (Rio de Jan.). 

 (V) Sji/ii>i.r trojamis Schaufuss, Xiuiq. Otinx. i. p. 15 (1871) (Venezuela). 

 Spliin.,- alhlphiffa, Boisduval, Sjiec. Gen. Lep. Uet. i. p. 84. n. 18 (1875) (Brazil). 

 Sj)hin.r valida, id., I.e. sub syn. (1875) {mm. max. Kupermr. !). 



Amphont/x chieiitiiis, Burmeister, Descr. Rip. Argent, v. p. 31(5. n. 1 (1.S78) (partim ; larva). 

 Protoparce alhlplat/a, id., I.e. Atlas p. 33. t. 13. f. 2 (/.) (1879). 



S ? . Foretarsns without long and stout spines externally, only the apical spine 

 of the segments being somewhat prolonged. Posterior tibia shorter than first 

 tarsal segment. Pulvillus vestigial. Abdominal spines heavy. 



c?. Tenth abdominal tergite rather thick vertically, becoming obviously 

 thinner toward the end, which is pointed and hooked; sternite resembling 

 that of pettniiae, but broader, the turned up lateral margin higher. ( "lasper 

 obliquely ronnded dorso-apically, ventral margin incrassate, forming a ratlier 

 prominent angle apically ; harpe with a single, ventral, long, obtnse process, 

 which is somewhat knife-blade-shaped, and sharply toothed ; the end is incrassate, 

 and bears a transverse fold or ridge (PI. XXXVII. f. 15). Penis-sheath with a long, 

 slightly curved, conical tooth, which is horizontal, pointing very feebly proximad. 



?. Antevaginal plate large, broad, apically rounded, mesially emarginate, 

 rugose, proximal edge not much raised. 



Larva with a lateral series of 8 to lU yellow patches bordered with black ; 

 liead and posterior part of anal segment black : there are also thin black transverse 

 bauds, one on each segment posteriorly, more or less interrupted dorsally. 



Pupa : sheath of tongue short. 



Hal). Mexico to Southern Brazil ; not on the West Indian Islands. 



In tlie Ti'ing Museum c?c?, 7 ? ? from : Rio Dagua, Colombia (Rosenberg) ; 

 Aroa, Venezuela ; Rio de Janeiro. 



65. Protoparce trimacula sjicc. nov. (PI. V. f. 7, S). 



Allied to P. dalica and albiplaga. 



S. Antenna long and stout. Second segment of palpus longer tliaii in Iiicrtins, 

 Carolina, rusticu. First segment of tlie foretarsns without obviously jjrolonged 

 spines. With pulvillus. Tentli abdominal tergite compressed, apex rounded, not 

 pointed in dorsal view, but the apical edge sharp, so that the hook appears to lie 

 pointed in a side-view (PI. XXVII. f. 21); lobe of sternite very short, curved 

 upwards, truncate siunate, with the angles rounded (PI. XXVII. f. 2, ventral 

 view). Clasper very broad, dorso-apical margin bent inward ; harpe resembling 

 to a certain extent tliat oi J/ort'i^tan and allies ; it lias no ventral process ; the 



