CF.f.OCIIVTA. 217 



L373a. Pelochyta misera. (Plate XLIX. tig. II.) 

 Pelocfcyia misera, Schaus, A.M. N. H. (8) vii. p. 1st (1911). 



cT . Head orange-yellow ; palpi with spot at side of 2nd joinl 

 and the 3rd joint black; a pair of black spots on frons and spots 

 above frons and on vertex of head; antenna' brown with the 

 basal joint black ; thorax brown, the tegulae at base and shoulders 

 orange-yellow, the tegulae, shoulders, and base of patagia with 

 black spots; pectus and base of femora orange-yellow, the rest of 

 legs brown ; abdomen black with brown hair on basal half, the 

 sides and ventral surface orange-yellow with lateral series of black 

 spots. Fore wing dark red-brown; a small yellow patch at base 

 with four black points on it. Hind wing fuscous brown, slightly 

 paler at base. 



Sab. Costa Rica, Guapiles (Schaus), 1 <3 . Exp. 40 millim. 



*1374«. Pelochyta affinis. 



Pelochyta affinis, Roths. A. M. N. H. (8) iv. p. 210 (1909); id. Nov. Zool. 

 xvii. pi. 12. f. 30. 



c?. Head, teguhe, and shoulders orange; thorax ochreous 

 brown; palpi except basal joint and frons black-brown ; antennas 

 brown ; vertex of head, teguhe, shoulders, and patagia with small 

 black spots ; pectus yellow ; legs brown ; abdomen yellow, brownish 

 towards extremity, lateral series of black spots, the ventral surface 

 with two large blackish patches on basal half and black bands on 

 terminal segments. Fore wing ochreous brown ; a small black 

 spot at base and two subbasal spots below the cell; a faint brown 

 discoidal shade ; an indistinct rather diffused brown postmedial 

 line, straight to vein 4, then bent inwards and ending at tomus. 

 Hind wing greyish brown, the basal area and inner area to near 

 tornus pale yellow. 



Rah. Ecuador, Lita (Flemming),t\^i tf in Coll. Rothschild, 

 Paramba. Exp. o'l millim. 



*1374 b. Pelochyta brunnescens. ( Plate XLIX. fig. 12.) 



Pelochyta brunnescens, Eoths. A. M. N. H. (8) iv. p. 226 (1909). 



_cf . Head and thorax red-brown; frons at sides and above, basal 

 joint of antenna?, back of head, teguhe at middle and sides and 

 shoulders with black spots; palpi orange with black marks on 

 1st and 2nd joints; pectus and base of legs fulvous, the fore coxae 

 with black spots ; abdomen black with red-brown hair on dorsum 

 of basal segments, the anal tuft and ventral surface yellow, lateral, 

 sublateral, and ventral series of black spots. Fore wing red-brown 

 with two black points at base below costa. Hind wing red- 



