108 CATALOGUE OF 
wings deep black; each with a small transverse white spot in the middle, 
and with a small round white spot near the tip. Length of the body 
6 lines. : 
a, Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
39. PIRATES ZNEUS. 
Fem. Aneus, fere linearis; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico 
paullo brevius, lobo medio fulvo; antenne picee ; abdomen fulvum ; 
connexivum pallide flavescens, eneo maculatum ; pedes pallide fla- 
vescentes, femoribus tarsisque piceo fascialis, tibiis piceis bast 
apiceque flavescentibus ; corium nigricans, striga costali strigisqyue 
duahus transversis albidis, maculis duabus striygaque exteriore tes- 
taceis costalibus ; membrana pallide cinerea, fusco tristrigata. 
Female. Aineous, nearly linear. Head conical, a little shorter than 
the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part much longer than the 
post-ocular, its middle lobe tawny. Rostrum tawny. Antenne piceous, 
more than half the length of the body; first joint shorter than the ante- 
ocular head; second full twice as long as the first. Fore lobe of the 
prothorax a little more than twice as long as the hind lobe; longitudinal 
furrows very slight. Abdomen tawny above and in the disk beneath; con- 
nexivum pale yellowish, with eneous spots. Legs pale yellowish; femora 
and tarsi with piceous bands; tibize setulose, piceous, pale at each end. 
Fore wings blackish, with a short subcostal whitish streak, which is con- 
nected with two transverse whitish streaks ; two testaceous costal spots and 
an exterior oblique testaceous costal streak; membrane pale cinereous, 
with three broad brown streaks. Length of the body 43 lines. 
a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
40. PIRATES MINUSCULUS. 
Mas. Niger, subfusiformis, sublus piceus; caput conicum, prothoracis 
lobo antico paullo longius ; antennarum articulus lus brevissimus ; 
prothoracis lobus anticus valde sulcatus; pedes picet; ale antice 
picee, albido trinotate. 
Male. Black, subfusiform, pubescent, piceous beneath. Head conical, 
a little longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part very 
much longer than the post-ocular. Autenne pubescent, a little more than 
half as long as the body; first joint very short; second full thrice as long 
as the first; third very much longer than the second; fourth hardly longer 
than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax not much longer than the hind 
lobe; longitudinal furrows strongly marked. Legs piceous; furrow beneath 
the hind tibiw less than half the length of the latter. Fore wings piceous, 
paler at the tips, each with three whitish marks; first and second marks 
transverse; first mark basal, irregular; second in the middle, joining the 
costa; third angular, subapical. Length of the body 44 lines, 
a. Columbia. From M. Goudot’s collection. 
