( 70a ) 



ill the iiiidillc of tlic iilulonu'ii, tlu: lines iiiergod together on proiiotuni. Meso- 

 thoracic tegiila with a tawny mesial Hue. Fore wing, above, nearly as in earned on- 

 Spots SC- — M'- of hindwing separate, but the n])])er ones generally close together ; 

 they are sometimes reduced in si/,(^ and sluuh il over with black (in a ? from 

 Sta. (yatharina). 



i. Tenth abdominal segment strongly convex at end, not sianate. Process 

 of liarpe sharply pointed, curved uji wards, irregularly notched. The right jtrocess 

 of the penis-sheath curved jiroximad, rather broad and dentate, the left ridge or 

 process dentate, isohited, not being connected with the right process by a fold. 



Ijarva and jmjia figured by Hurmeister, I.e. The larva with one ocellus, 

 situated on the fourth segment ; horn slender, curved. — Food-plant : ? 



I lab. Neotropical Region : Mexico to Santa Catharina. 



In the Tring Museum 10 $ $ .^ 5 ?? from: San Jose, Costa Rica, viii. 

 (Underwood) ; Paramba, Ecuador ; Area, Venezuela, iv. ; Merida, x. (Briceno) ; 

 Sta. Catharina. 



65(). Xylophanes resta sjiec. uov. 



J? C'losely resembling large tcr.'^u, intermediate lietween this and crotmiis. 

 External spur of midtibia longer than inner one. Thorax with a grey mesial 

 band which is continued on to the abdomen, being distinct on the two first 

 segments and then becoming vestigial, divided by a faiut brown mesial line and 

 bordered by a similar line on each side ; a clearly marked ochraceous ochreous 

 lateral stripe on abdominal segments 3 to G, the stripe much more distinct than 

 in tert>a, preceded by a conspicuous black patch, before which stands a patch of pale 

 yellow hairs ; abdominal sternites witliout distinct lines. 



AVings, appershle. Forewing : somewhat broader than in tersa, discal line 



1 very heavy, disappearing in front, line 2 fused with it behind, there being only 

 two distinct oblique lines in middle of hinder margin outside line 1 : lines 3 and 4 

 close together, 4 thinner behind ; 5 beginning at apex, the heaviest, especially 

 heavy in front, ending in a cloud at hinder margin ; the latter with whitish hairs 



near base and middle. Hindwing : spots larger than in tersa, the upper ones 



closer to the margin, all separate, except spots M" — SM-, marginal spot at anal 

 angle small. 



Underside brighter in colour than in tersa, the brown markings therefore 



more prominent. Forewiug : a straight brown line parallel to outer margin, 



crossing R^ only 1|- or 2 mm. from cell, often not distinct, marginal area not, 



or not much, darker thau the disc, an ill-defined costal apical patch ochreous. 



Hindwing : the brown marginal band divided by the ochreous or tawny veins. 



<S. Tenth abdominal tergite sinuate, subcarinate al)ove as in tersa ; steruite 

 broader than in tersa. Harpe (PI. LII. f. 3U) narrowed to a point, rather 

 strongly curved upwards at end. Penis-sheath (PI. LVII. f. 1(3) much more 

 resembling that of erotoiiis than the sheath of tersa ; a short right-sided marginal 

 tooth, and a dentate, somewhat hand-shaped, left-sided process. 



Length of forewiug : 3(j — -41 mm. 



Early stages not knowu. 



Ilab. Neotropical Region : Venezuela ; Peru ; Tucuman. 



In the Tring Museum 24 cJc?, 2 ? ? from : Blerida, Venezuela (Briceno), 

 ti/jje (S : vSauto Domingo, Carabaya, S.E. Peru, iii. — vi., wet and dry seasons, GUOO ft 

 (Uckenden) ; Tucuman. 



