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mesothoracic tegnla coutiuued to palpns. No lines on abdomen. Distal margin 

 of forewiug strongly convex ; discal lines dentate, the two proximal ones faint, 

 but traceable from costal to inner margin, the third barely indicated, the fonrtii 

 marked by dots on the veins ; an apical halfmoon SC — SC', generally continuous 

 with a weak obli(jne line, which ends at a patch or cloud between H' and !{-. 

 Tlie pale band of the hindwing always much shaded with olive. The obliipie 

 apical band of the underside of the forewing, bordering the marginal band, about 

 7 mm. distant from outer margin at R-, the band then suddenly narrower. 



d. Tenth tergite narrowed to middle, then very faintly widened to apex, 

 which is truncate-sinuate ; sternite of the usual type, rounded at end, mesially 

 very faintly pointed. Process of harpe long, cylindrical, somewhat (\j-shaped. 

 Penis-sheath (PI. LVII. f. 5) with an acute right process and a left dentate lobe. 



Early stages not known. 



Had. Brazil, Provinz Rio de Janeiro : Venezuela (doubtless more widely 

 distributed in South America). 



In the Tring Museum i S 6 , ~ ? ? from : Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro ; P^spirito 

 Santo ; Aroa, Venezuela. 



(■.:3:>. Xylophanes germen. 



*C"llioiiiiiiii iiiriiitii Schaus, Eiit. Aincr. vi. p. 'Jii ( isyn) (^Coatepec, Mexico ; — coll. l:>chaus) : Kirby, 

 Git. Let'- ll't i- P- '■'i''- n. Vl (1S',I2) ; Druce, in Hi,A. Cent,: Amfr., Lep. Hit. Suppl. y. :i(tl. 

 n. h. t. (1(3. f. 10 (IX'.m;) (Mexico). 



J?. Antenna of ? with prolonged basal ciliae to the segments. External 

 spur of midtibia much longer than internal. Distal margin of forewing more or 

 less dentate, sometimes nearly even, apex acute, prominent ; two indistinct ante- 

 median lines : discal lines dentate, notclearly defined as a rule. Fringe of hindwing 

 white, interrupted at the veins. The lateral border of mesothorax somewhat pinkish 

 in front. Scaling of antenna pink mesially, black laterally. Size variable. 



cj. Tenth abdominal tergite rounded at tip, sinuate ; sternite boat-shaped in 

 side-view, apex rounded : the segment essentially as in irrorata, rufescens, and 

 many others. Process of harpe horizontal, curved upw^ards at end, cylindrical, with 

 apex somewhat concave, minutely dentate or notched before end, ti]) simple or bitid. 

 Penis-sheath (I'l. LVII., f 7) : a riglit and a left process ; not identical in the 

 two individuals examined. 



Early stages not known. 



llah. Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. 



In the Tring Museum 4 S S , I ? from : Jalapa, Mexico, iv. (Sciians) ; 

 Colombia : Merida, Venezuela (Briceuo). 



In coll. Dognin 1 <J from Loja, Ecuador. 



1334. Xylophanes juanita uom. nov. 



*Per(jem mej-kitmi Schaus {^iimi Erschoff, 187(i), Ent. Aiiici: xi. p. 20 (1890) (Paso de San Juan, A'cra 

 Cruz ; — coll. Schaus) : Druce, in Biul. Centi: Amer., Lep. Hct. Siippl. p. 303. n. 1. t. 08. f. 3 

 (18'.1G). 



Durapm mtxintwi, Kirby, Cat. Lrp. Hit. i. p. CTl. n. S (IS'jii). 



S . External spur of midtibia a little shorter than the internal. First row of 

 first and second protarsal segments irregularly doubled. Scales of antenna blackish 

 l)rown, more or less pink basi-laterally. Abdomen with two rows of dots representing 

 the dorso-lateral lines of other Xi/lopliaiice. As in (jerinen no very cousjjicuous 



