LÉPIDOPTÉROLOGIE COMPAREE 509 



(( Primaries dark brown, partly crossed from the costal margin 

 by two white bands, the first near the base, the second beyond 

 the middle. Secondaries reddish-orange, with a round spot at 

 the end of the cell, and a mark between it and the inner margin, 

 both black; a submarginal row of black spots with white ocelli 

 extend from the apex to the anal angle; the marginal line black; 

 the fringe of both wings brown. Under-side of both wings uni- 

 formly orange-red; the outer band of the primaries shows on the 

 under-side, where it is broadly edged with black; the spots on 

 the secondaries are the same as above, but much smaller; the 

 head, thorax, and abdomen above pale brown, on the under-side 

 orange-red ; the legs reddish-brown. Exp. 3 inches. 



Hab. — Brazil. 



This species is allied to Castnia Therapon Kollar. 



118. Orthia Délecta Schaus. — Islew Species of Heterocera 

 from Costa Rica (Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., 191 1, i. 

 Vol. VII (8), p. 192). 



Un simple croquis, pourvu qu'il fût exact, nous serait bien plus 

 utile que les copieuses descriptions de M. Schaus, pour apprécier 

 les caractères et les affinités de cette espèce. 



« o*. Paipi white in front. Frons black with some brown out- 

 wardly. Vertex, collar, and thorax brown, shading to reddish 

 brown on abdomen above; abdomen below orange-yellow; thorax 

 whitish-grey ; legs chieily reddish brown ; coxae white. Fore 

 wings reddish brown, thinly irrorated with duU brown; a large 

 round spot at end of cell; a dark brown line from middle of 

 inner margin to apex, somewhat obsolescent above vein 7 ; a sub- 

 terminal small white spot edged with dark brown between 7 

 and 8; cilia dark brown. Hind wings reddish; a black shade at 

 base of inner margin; hve large black spots from near tornus 

 to vein 6, and a smaller brown spot above vein 6; a narrow brown 



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