92 litsosiadj:. 



middle of costa and thence with slightly sinuous outer edge defined 

 by crimson to tenner) at submedian fold; a crimson streak on the 

 costa except at base, some yellow defined by crimson above at base of 

 inner margin and an oblique crimson striga above middle of vein I; 

 the apical half yellow with a large round subapical crimson patch 

 tinged with brown and edged with crimson from just below costa 

 to vein 4, its edges slightly waved. Hind wing yellow suffused 

 with crimson except on costal area ; cilia white ; the underside 

 yellow with the costal area suffused with crimson. 



Hub. Br. G-uiana, Potaro ; Peru, Carabaya, R. Inambari, La 

 Oroya {Ockenden), type f 6 in Coll. Rothschild, Cuzco, Chancha- 

 mayo, Huanuco, Pozuzo. Exp. 32 millim. 



*2019d. Paranerita persimilis. (Plate XLIV. fig. 21.) 



Neritos persimilis, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvi. p. 293 (1909). 



Head yellow with crimson bars on frons and back of head ; palpi 

 crimson except at base ; antennae crimson, brownish at middle and 

 whitish at tips ; thorax deep purplish red with a slight yellow mark 

 on prothorax ; abdomen crimson with a tuft of white scales at base 

 and the anal tuft white ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen 

 white. Fore wing deep purplish red, with some crimson at base of 

 inner margin, a streak on basal half of costa, and small medial spot 

 above vein 1 ; the apical half yellow from middle of costa to termen 

 at submedian fold, the basal half being edged with crimson ; a 

 large round deep purplish red patch edged with crimson from costa 

 towards apex to vein 4, its edges waved. Hind wing pale crimson, 

 the cilia white. 



Ab. 1. 5 . Fore wing with the subapical patch conjoined at 

 vein 4 to the basal red area, dividing the yellow area into conical 

 patches on costa and termen. 



I lnh. Surinam, Maroewym Valley, A roe war war Creek ( Klur/es) ; 

 Peru, I>\ Inambari, La Oroya {Ochenden), type t o> $ in Coll. 

 Rothschild. Exp. 28-30 millim. 



*201!)r. Paranerita perversa. (Plate XLIV. lig. 2-3.) 

 Neritos perversa, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvi. p. 294 (1909). 



J. Head and thorax purplish crimson, the vertex of head 

 yellow ; antennae crimson, brownish at middle and white at tips, 

 tin' basal joint yellow, palpi yellow tinged with crimson ; pectus 

 and legs white, the fore tarsi tinged with pink at extremities; palpi 

 crimson, :i tan of white scales at base, the anal tuft yellow and the 

 ventral surface white. Pure winy purplish crimson to the costa 

 before middle and termen above tornus, its outer edge sinuous, some 

 yellow at base of inner margin with a crimson point at extremity; 

 the apical area yellow with a large round purplish crimson subapical 

 patch from the costa on which there is a crimson streak to vein I, 

 its edges slightly waved. Hind wing yellow slightly tinged with 

 crimson. 



Hub. Brazil, Pp. Amazon.-, Ponte Boa [K.lages) y typef J in 

 Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 22 millim. 



