20 LITHOSIADJE. 



*1209rt. Idalus albidior. (Plate LXV. fig. 3.) 

 Idalus albidior, Roths. Nov. Zool. xxiv. p. 475 (1917). 



2 ■ Head and thorax white, the teguhe crimson at tips and the 

 prothorax with pair of crimson streaks, the patagia with yellow 

 fascia, their outer edge crimson towards tips, the meta thorax with 

 pair of brown points, the antennae and palpi brown ; abdomen with 

 the three basal segments crimson with small white spots on the 2nd 

 and 3rd segments, the other segments white with crimson lines at 

 base of 4th and 5th ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen 

 white, the fore tibia? and the tarsi pale brown, some crimson on 

 fore coxae and below the shoulders. Fore wing white ; an oblique 

 violaceous patch defined by blackish marks from base of costa to sub- 

 median fold, emitting a fascia in the cell to origin of vein 2, some 

 A r ello\v beyond it in end of cell and in submedian interspace ; a narrow 

 oblique violaceous band defined at sides by blackish from costa beyond 

 middle to inner margin, the discocellulars and veins traversing it 

 white, very slightly displaced outwards below vein 3, then rather 

 maculate ; a minute black subterminal spot at discal fold. Hind 

 wing pure white, the hair at base faintly tinged with crimson. 



Hah. Venezuela, Esteban Valley, Las Quiguas (Klagrs), 

 type t $ in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 42 inillini. 



1210. Idalus xanthia, insert (syn.) : — 

 Automolis luteola, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvi. p. 44, pi. 6. f. 9 (1909). 

 pAiiAor.vv, Sapucay {Foster), type t $ hi Coll. Rothschild. 



1211 del. Iila/ ns pichesensis and rename I. agasta. 

 Idalus agastus, Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxxviii. p. 236 (1911). 



1211 a. Idalus agrica. (Plate XLIII. fig. 6.) 



Idalus agricus, Dyar, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxxviii. p. 236 (1911). 



8 . Head and thorax white; teguhe crimson at tips ; patagia 

 with yellow patch ; dorsum of thorax with a few yellow and crimson 

 hairs; abdomen crimson, the ventral surface white. Fore wing 

 pale yellow ; the costa white; the basal area with blue-grey streaks 



m the interspaces, short at costa, and a crimson streak above inner 

 margin ; a medial blue-grey band interrupted by white streaks on 

 the veins and a white line on discocellulars, and defined on each 

 side by white below vein 2, expanding on outer side at costa and 

 below vein 3, a short crimson streak beyond it on vein 1 ; a small 

 subterminal grey spot below vein (>. Hind wing white with a little 

 crimson at base ot inner area. 



Hal,. Mexico, Misantla (Mutter), 1 8. JSxp. 32 millim. 



♦1212 a. Idalus flavoplaga. (Plate XLIII. fig. 7.) 

 Idalus flavoplaga, Schaus, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxix. p. 208 (1906). 

 J. Head, teguhe, and patagia orange-yellow ; palpi whitish in 



