cens. 



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spot near the base; beneath and comprismg the cell like a bow, there is a large, irregular spot, in the upper 

 proximal part which with a tooth extends into the middle of the cell, it is black strewn with light bhie scales, 

 distally and beneatli olive-brown, strewn with ferruginous; at the distal margin, between the radial veins, 

 there is a similar, olive-brown spot, between and below the median veins there are 3 extinct, small, grey nebulous 

 spots before tlie margin. South Brazil (8a. Cruz) in the Coll. Seitz. 



C. subrufescens Schs. (189 i) is above dark brown with a reddish base of the costal margin of the suhnifi's 

 forewing and yellowish-white hyaline spots: 1 stripe in the cell-end and a spot below it; 3 postdiscal spots, the 

 two lower ones small, and 2 subapical spots; fringes at the proximal angle yellowish. Beneath black, costal 

 margin, apex and margin of forewing reddish-brown, hindwing likewise brownish-red with fine yellow veins. 

 Expanse of wings: 36 mm. Co.sta Rica. 



164. Genus: Zeiiis G. & S. 



Wings narrower than in Carystus, distal margin of forewing concave; the lower median vein rises close 

 at the base, the upper one at the lower cell-angle. The ^ does not exhibit a stigma, but a hair-pencil below 

 the lower median vein of the hindwing. 



Z. mines Latr. (= jebus Ploiz, melaleuca Plolz) (189 a). Above blackish-brown with a large, white nihws. 

 hyaline sjjot in the lower cell-end and below it, as well as 4 or 5 small subapical spots in a broken row. Tlie 

 hindwing shows a short, narrow, white median band. Beneath somewhat lighter, more reddish, with a .straight, 

 white, at the edges ochreous-brown transverse band from the apex to the middle of the proximal margin, before 

 it interrupted. Mexico to Brazil. 



Z. calvina Hew. is above black with a narrow white cellular spot and a large, quadrangular one below ralrina. 

 it, as well as 4 subapical ones in a row. Hindwing with a roundish discal spot. Beneath the same, but the hindwing 

 is tinted deep red-brown. — In f. dissoluta Ploiz (189 b) there is besides a large, white submedian spot on the (Ussoluta. 

 forewing. Bahia; Para. 



Z. ozota Btlr. (189 a) is above hardly discernible from the preceding, but the spot of the hindwing o:ota. 

 ends towards the apex somewhat more pointed and is somewhat strewn with brownish, especially at the margins 

 and on the veins. Beneath as above, but the hindwing shows a yellowish, broad transverse band from the apex 

 to the middle of the proximal margin. - — In f . ozeta Plotz there is besides a longish, white submedian spot on o-cto. 

 the forewing. Brazil, Venezuela. 



165. Genus: Vettius G. & S. 



Antennae remarkably long, club with a long reverted apex. Middle tibiae spincd. The o exhibits a 

 triangular scent-spot in the angle of the rise of the lower median vein, and a longitudinal stripe below it. 



V. phyllus Cr. (189 b). Above blackish-brown with a longish, white hyaline spot at the lower cell- iiln/ilu.f. 

 end and a large, obliquely quackangular spot below it; behmd it and below in front of it there is one smaller 

 spot each, the latter being lustrous silvery, before it grey hairing. Two very small subapical spots, and on 

 the hindwing a hyaline median band conqjosed of 3 oblong wedge-shaped spots" inner-marginal fold in the 

 middle white-haired. Beneath the apex of the forewing is lighter, the hindwing greyish-black, with darker 

 veins, in the costal-marginal half yellow with a brownish-black longitudinal stripe in it. Panama to Brazil. 



V. laurea Heir. (189 b) is very closely allied to the preceding and above scarcely sepaiablc, the laurat. 

 band of the hindwing at most being broader on an average. Beneath it also resembles ■phyllus very much. The 

 hindwing is of a purer yellow in the larger costal half with a black spot at the costal margin near the apex and 

 two broad, brown longitudinal bands; the lower one borders downwards on the yellow colour, towards the 

 proximal margin on the grey anal coloiu-; base of costal margin and the extreme proximal margin are brownish- 

 red. Guiana, Brazil (Rio de Janeu'o), Trinidad. 



V. maeon Mah. Above black with two small, white postdiscal spots and a yellowish diffuse spot below uiiinni. 

 the lower cell-end; the spot above it is larger; fringes brown. Hindwing black with an oval-triangular white 

 discal spot being proximally defined in a bhu'red manner and separated from the innei-marginal fold by a 

 similar spot which, however, extends farther downwards. Forewing beneatli black with a white apical spot 

 bordered by red towards the costal margin. Hindwing yellowish-white, at the base shaded with a ferruginous 

 brown, with a blackish spot at the end of the proximal margin and a similar one behind the cell. Expanse of 

 wings: 30 mm. Panama (Chiriqui). 



V. elvira Plotz (189 b). Blackish-brown, towards the base and on the body somewhat greyer with cirim. 

 a double white cellular spot and 3 postdiscal ones. Beneath reddish violettish-brown, beside the spots on the 

 forewing above with an oblique, yellow subapical band. Hindwing yellowish-grey between the thickly red- 

 brown veins; abroad, yolk-colovu-ed stripe extends tlirough the cell to the distal margin. South America, exact 

 habitat not stated. 



V. lafresnayi Latr. (189 c). Above brown with a white-hyalme celkdar spot and pendent below it hiircsiiiiij,. 

 a large, quadrangular spot, above it 2 more small, postcUscal and 3 subapical ones. Hindwing with a white 



