202 NYMPHALIDJL. 



Genus XXI. PYRAMEIS. 



Vanessa Latr., God'., ffiibn., &c. 



Cynthia Fab., &c. 

 Pyeameis llubn. 



Head of moderate width, hairy. 



Eyes nearly round, hairy. 



Maxilla considerably longer than the thorax. 



Labial Palpi porrect, slightly ascending, convergent, projecting fully half their length beyond the 

 forehead, scaly, slightly hairy in front, more so on the sides and upper surface of the second 

 joint. First joint subcylindric, much curved ; second joint more than three times as long 

 as the first, subcylindric, stouter a little beyond the middle, then narrowed to the apex ; 

 third joint less than half the length of the second, elongate-conic, the apex rather obtuse. 



Antennae about three fourths the length of the body, rather slender, terminating in a short some- 

 what pyriform club, of which the terminal joints taper to a point. 

 Thorax oval, moderately stout, hairy. 



Anterior Wings subtriangular ; the apex more or less truncate ; the anterior margin but little 

 curved ; outer margin but three fourths the length of the anterior, sinuate, emarginate ; inner 

 margin slightly longer than the outer, straight, or slightly emarginate. Costal nervure stout, 

 extending to the middle of the costa. Subcostal nervure slender, lying close to the costal ; 

 its first and second nervules arising near to one another, and but little before the end of the 

 cell ; the third arising at about two thirds of the distance from the base to the apex, terminating 

 at the apex ; the fourth rather nearer to the origin of the third than to the outer margin. 

 Upper and middle disco-cellular nervules all but wanting. Lower disco-cellular nervule very 

 slender, sometimes nearly atrophied, arising from the second discoidal nervule at a short distance 

 from its origin, nearly straight, directed outwards, anastomosing with the third median nervule 

 at some distance from its origin, at a point where it is slightly angulated. Internal nervule 

 wanting. 



Posterior Wings somewhat obovate ; the inner margin the longest ; the anterior and outer margins 

 of about equal length ; the former rounded, the latter more or less sinuate and subdentate. 

 Precostal nervure simple, or slightly bifid ; the outer branch nearly atrophied. Discoidal 

 nervure arising from the second subcostal soon after its origin. Lower disco-cellular nervule 

 very slender, anastomosing with the median nervure opposite to the origin of its second nervule. 



