I05 — 



Black, body parts shining blue, vertex of head bright red. 

 Inner border of patagia, costa, a streak on vein 6, another on 

 median vein from base, furcate and extending on to veins 3 and 4, 

 and another on vein i, all ocher yellow. Fringes of both wings 

 white except centrally, where they are black. Expanse, 35 mm. 



Habitat^ Texas to Venezuela. 



/ Genus Dahana Gmtc. 



187;— C.ROTE, Can. Ent., Vol. VII, p. 175. 



D. atripennis Grotc. 



1S75 — Grotk, Can. Ent., Vol VII, p. 175. 



Primaries brown black, secondaries blue black, terminal half 

 of abdomen red, edges of collar and a spot at anal angle of 

 primaries yellow. Expanse, 30 mm. 

 Habitat^' Florida. 



-^ (ienus Ctenucha Kirby. 



1837 — KiREV, Faun. Bor. Amer., Vol. IV, p. 305. 



Comsppriiim Blanchard. 



1852 — Blanchard, Gay, Hist. Chile, Zoo!., Vol. VII, p. 67. 



Encteiittcha Grote. 



1873 — Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc, Vol. I, p. 33. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Thorax black, immaculate ...... 



Patagia lined with yellow or red. 

 Some of veins of primaries colored. 



These veins outlined in yellow .... 



These veins outlined in red .... 



Veins black. 



Primaries black. 



Costal edge of primaries black. 



Head and patagia red ..... 



Mead and patagia yellow ..... 



Costal edge of primaries narrowly white. 

 Head and patagia red .... 



Head and patagia yellow .... 



Primaries brown or blackish brown . 



virginica. 



cressonana. 

 sanguinaria. 



rubroscapus. 

 ochroscapus. 



multifaria. 



. luteoscapus. 



brunnea. 



C. virginica Chaipciiticr. 



1S30 — Charpentier, Esper. Exot. Schmett., Vol. II, Suppl. t. 2 figs. 3, 4. 



latreillana Kirby. 



1837 — KiRKV, Faun. Bor. Amer. Vol. IV, p. 305. 



Black, primaries brown black ; head and front part of patagia 

 and chest orange ochraceous. Expanse, 40 mm. 

 Habitat, Atlantic States. 



