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NOSPHITTIA; SARBIA. By Dr. M. Draitdt. 845 



J. zonara Hew. (163 b) has, like fallax (163 e) of the first group, the distal oblique band of the -onam. 

 forewing connected with the lower blue inner-marginal spot and round the proximal angle mostly continued 

 as far as the marginal band. The black median bands of the hindwings beneath are on both sides coalescent. 

 The species is more common, flying from the Amazon through Colombia as far as Ecuador. 



J. suzetta 3Iab. <fc Boull. is larger than zonara; the 2 blue stripe-like spots below the median hyaline nKzciia. 

 spot are broad, connected at the apex and separated from the broad, distal, basilar oblique band. Bolivia. 



J. macleannani G. d- S. (166 b) differs from the preceding by the Y-shaped, black median band ,ii(irlc<in- 

 of the hindwiug beneath, the absent or almost extinct postdiscal hyaline spot of the forewing and blue proximal '""" 



margin. Panama. 



J. umbrata 3Iab. d- Boull. Whilst the preceding 6 species show 4 small, apical hyaline spots, there lonhmla. 

 are here and in the following species 5 of them. The median hyaline spot is broadly square, above it there is 

 another 4-cornered blue spot; the blue marginal band extends to the jDOstdiscal hyaline spot. Beneath the 

 proximal margin is quite black, the black median band on the subcostal vein forked in the shape of a Y. 

 Bolivia. 



J. patrobas Hew. (= vulcanus Hew. [text]) (163 b) differs from umbrata by more blue at the proximal palrabas. 

 margin of the hindwing beneath, as well as by the bifurcation of the black median band taking place already 

 below the ujiper radial vein. Brazil and Colombia. 



J. azeta Hew. (163 b) has a still more extensively blue proximal margin of the hindwing beneath, azcta. 

 and the Y-shaped bifui'cation of the black median band takes place already at the upper median vein or even 

 below it. ■ — In f. melanina Mab. (163 c) the black of the under surface is very extensive. Bolivia to turhmiiKi. 

 Paraguay. 



J. brevipennis Schaus is unknown to me, it may belong near zimra; spots and bands decidedly brcriyoinit 

 green; instead of the 2 postmedian hyaline spots of zimra there is but one; the median band of the uncommonly 

 short hindwing is reduced to a green cell-end streak. Described from Sao Paulo. 



J. ahira Hew. (163 a) is easily recognizable by the absence of all the hyaline spots and by the broad, nhira. 

 bluish-green inner-marginal band of the forewing. Para. 



10. Genus: Xospliittia Mab. d: Boull. 



By the habitus, colour and marking this genus entirely approximates Jemadia from which it chiefly 

 differs by the posterior tibiae being without any spurs, but fringed above. Furthermore, as a unique mark of the 

 whole family, the rise of the lower radial vein from the upper median vein on the hindwing is as equidistant 

 as the upper median vein from the lower one. The distal margin of the hindwing is somewhat concave, the 

 anal lobe well developed. Hitherto only one very imposing representative known: 



N. perplexa Mab. (= scomber Drc.) (163 c) looks exactly like a gigantic Je/nf/f/ia, also in the colouring pcrplr.rn. 

 and marking. The distal blue basilar oblique band of the forewing passes over into the lower inner-angular 

 spot, like in J. zonara or fallax, and from there it turns round without any interruption into the marginal band 

 which reaches as far as the apical spots. On the hindwing the inner-marginal rays form a broad white patch, 

 the median band is represented by a large blue spot. On the collar a white stripe, no dots. Brazil. 



11. Genus: Sarbia Wts. 



A very uniform group of black, imposing animals marked yellow and red, with entire-margined wings 

 and a rather pointed apex of the forewing. On the forewing the lower median vein rises close at the base, the 

 upper one behind the middle. The hindwing is very feebly undulate at the border; the discocellular is shorter 

 than half the length of the wing; the upper median vein rises petioled with the lower radial. The posterior 

 tibiae have two pair of spurs. 



S. spixii Plotz (164 f). On the black forewing the spot below the cell of the broad yellow median sjiLrli. 

 band touches the lowest of the 6 yellow apical spots; at the base of the forewing there is above the proximal 

 margin a minute yellow spot. The hindwing exhibits a broad yellow discal area which is divided on the transverse 

 vein by a black transverse stripe cohering with the broad black proximal margin. Palpi, anus and venter are 

 red, the latter with a black streak before the last ring; abdominal sides, shoulders, and a stripe on the shoulder- 

 covers are yellow. Patria doubtful. 



S. Xanthippe Latr. (164f) was described according to but one $ and is above almost just like spixii, .noitliiiipe. 

 though the basal spot of the forewing is smaller, the yellow bands of the forewing do not touch each other, 

 and the base of the hindwing is extensively black. Beneath on the hindwing the black stripe of the transverse 

 vein is a broad band ; the red venter exhibits a black streak in the middle, so does the red hindhead. Rio 

 de Janeiro. 



