HESPERID.E. 



HESPERIA. V. 



HESPERIA CERACA. 42, 43. 



IL'speria Ceraca, Hcwifsoii. Trans. Eiit. Soc. Srd Series, Fol. II. jj. 488. 



Upperside dark In'own. The base of each wing clothed with rufous liaii'. 

 Anterior wing witli the costal margin from the base to beyond the middle rufous : 

 marked by seven transparent pale yellow spots, four near the middle one of which is 

 bifid, and three, touching each other, near the apex. Posterior wing with one yellow 

 spot. The fringe of both wings rufous. 



Underside rufous. Anterior wing with the basal half dark brown, the spots 

 as above except that there is a yellow spot on the middle of the costal margin. Pos- 

 terior wing crossed obliquely by two pale yellow bands slightly glossed with silver. 



Exp. 2^% inch. Hab. Rio Janeiro. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



Some specimens have the bauds ou the underside of the posterior wing of a pure silvery white. 



HESPERIA CHALESTRA. 44, 45. 



Hcsperia Chalestra, Hewitson. Trans. Ent. Soc. 3rd Series, T^ol. II. p. 488. 



Upperside dark brown : the base of each wing clothed with ochreous hair, the 

 fringe white. Anterior wing with eight transparent white spots, four in the centre, 

 three touching each other before the apex, and one which is very minute below these. 

 Posterior wing with four spots which are less transparent. 



Underside rufous. Anterior wing with the base dark brown, the spots as 

 above. Posterior wing crossed obliquely by a band of pale yellow, outside of which 

 are three minute white spots of the same colour : the anal angle also yellow. 



Exp. 1^ inch. Ilab. Minas Geraes. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



PuhllsJad October \st, 1872.] 



