126 L1TH0SIAD.E. 



fulvous, the tarsi brown at extremity. Fore wing pale yellow ; the 

 costa pale violaceous brown from near base to end of cell, confluent 

 with a patch in middle of cell which is confluent with a patch 

 on inner area, these markings all defined by slight crimson marks ; 

 a yellow spot defined by crimson below origin of vein 2 ; a minute 

 violaceous brown spot in upper end of cell and minute spots beyond 

 the cell below veins 7, 6, 4 ; vein 2 streaked with crimson to the 

 obliquely curved maculate violaceous brown postmedial line, expand- 

 ing into' a patch on costal area, a rather larger spot below vein 6 

 and a patch on inner area confluent with the antemedial patch and 

 extending to tornus, leaving a small wedge-shaped yellow spot at 

 middle of inner margin, the maculate band interrupted by crimson 

 streaks on veins 7, 6, 5, and the extremity of vein 1 streaked with 

 crimson ; a subterminal series of minute violaceous brown spots. 

 Hind wing white, the inner area tinged with crimson. Underside 

 of fore wing with the costal area to beyond middle and the markings 

 of inner area rufous, the patch in the cell dark brown, the postmedial 

 band rufous, blackish between veins 8 and 5 and with its outer edge 

 blackish towards costa ; hind wing wholly white. 



Hab. Peru, Carabaya, Oconeque (Ockenden), type t 6 in Coll. 

 Rothschild. Exp. 41 millim. 



*124Go. Antaxia prinmlina. (Plate XLV. fig. 22.) 



Antaxia primirtina, Dogn. Het. Nouv. Am. Sud, vii. p. 15 (1914). 



d . Head and thorax pale primrose yellow ; antennae rufous ; palpi 

 crimson with some red-brown above and at tips ; frons with rufous 

 bar; pectus with crimson fascia below the wings; abdomen pale 

 primrose yellow with crimson patch on dorsum from near base to 

 near extremity. Fore wing pale primrose yellow ; the costal edge 

 red-brown with a crimson streak towards base ; the medial part of 

 costal area suffused with rufous emitting an antemedial crimson and 

 rufous line angled inwards on median nervure, then excurved and 

 ending at submedian fold ; minute brown spots edged with crimson 

 in and beyond upper angle of cell and a brown point below lower 

 angle ; the terminal part of costal area suffused with red-brown 

 edged with crimson and witli small yellow spot near its lower edge 

 which is sinuous; a curved postmedial series of red-brown points 

 from the inner edge of the costal patch to below vein 4. Hind 

 wing yellowish white. 



Hab. Colombia, Medina (Fassl), type t 6 in Coll. Dognin. 

 Exp. 42 millim. 



*1246p. Antaxia collaris. (Plate XLV. fig. 23.) 



Amaxia collaris, D. Jones, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1912, p. 420. 



cj . Head brown and crimson, the palpi crimson; frons with 

 some white; antemue brown, white at tips; tegubr and patches on 

 shoulders pure white, crimson in front ; thorax brown and crimson ; 



