VIRBIA. 323 



* 1 598 a. Virbia ovata. ( Piute LVI I . fig. 3. 1 

 Virbia ovata, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 78 (1910). 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous brown, the last with 

 lateral maculate yellow stripes except on terminal segments. 

 Fore toing uniform dark reddish In-own. Mind wing black-brown 

 with oblique elliptical yellow subterminal patch from below costa 

 to vein 3. Underside of fore wing with elliptical yellow patch 

 from upper angle of cell to vein 2. 



Hab. Brazil, Sta. Catherina, typef 2 in Coll. Rothschild. 

 F.i i'. 50 mil li in. 



1 598 b. Virbia rotimdata. (Plate LVII. fig. I.) 



■Virbia rotundata, Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxx. p. 13S (19(H). 



J. Head and thorax dark olive-brown ; neck with slight orange 

 ring above; abdomen black-brown with small orange lateral marks 

 except on basal and anal segments. Fore wing dark olive-brown. 

 Hind wing black-brown with elliptical orange patch between 

 veins 8 and 2 from cell before extremity to near termen. Under- 

 side of fore wing with wedge-shaped orange patch with dentate 

 outer edge from middle of cell to well beyond its extremity; hind 

 wing with the patch similar to that on upperside. 



Hab. Brazil, Castro Parana, typef d in U.S. Xat. Mas. 

 ~Exp. •"><> millim. 



*159S c. Virbia fluminea. (Plate LVII. tig. 5.) 

 Virbia fluminea, Schaus, A. M. N. H. (8) ix. p. 39 (1912). 



d . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark olive-brown ; pectus, legs, 

 and ventral surface of abdomen brownish white, some crimson 

 below the fore coxae. Fore wing uniform dark olive-brown. 

 Hind wing black-brown with a large oblique elliptical yellow 

 patch from costa beyond middle to below vein 3 towards termen. 

 Underside of fore wing with large medial yellow patch from below 

 costa to below submedian fold; hind wing with the base of costa 



\ el low. 



Hab. Costa Rica, Sixola P. (Schaus), type f <3 in U.S. Xat. 

 Mns. Exp. 28 millim. 



1599 a, Virbia lehmanni. (Plate LVII. tig. 6.) 

 Virbia lehm mni, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 77 (1910). 



J. Head and thorax fuscous brown: abdomen fuscous brown 

 with broad lateral yellow stripes. Fore wing uniform fuscous 

 brown. Hind wing yellow, the costa black-brown to base ; a 

 terminal black-brown band expanding slightly towards costa and 

 moderately below vein 2, reaching the tornus. 



Hull. Colombia, Popayan (Lehmann), typef $ in Coll. 

 Rothschild, R.Dagua, S. Antonio i Fassl), 1 o • 'Exp. 38 millim. 



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