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in the uiiildle of the abdomen, the liues merged together on pronotnm. Meso- 

 thoracic tegiila with a tawu}' mesial line. Forewiug, above, nearly as in emnedon- 

 Spots SC- — M- of hindwino- separate, but the n])]ier ones generally close together ; 

 they are sometimes reduced in size and sliadtd over with black (in a ? from 

 Sta. Catharina). 



S. Tenth abdominal segment strongly convex at end, not sinuate. Process 

 of harpe sharply pointed, curved upwards, irregularly uotched. The right jH'ocess 

 (if the peuis-sheath curved proximad, rather broad and dentate, the left ridge or 

 jirocess dentate, isolated, not being connected with the right process by a fold. 



Larva and pujia figured by Burmeister, I.e. The larva with one ocellus, 

 situated on the fourth segment ; horn slender, curved. — Food-jdant : 'i 



I lab. Neotrojiical Region : Mexico to Santa Catharina. 



In the Tring Museum 16 S3, 5 ?? from: San Jose, Costa Rica, viii. 

 (Underwood) : Paramba, Ecuador ; Aroa, Venezuela, iv. : Merida, x. (Briceno) ; 

 Sta. Catharina. 



05(i. Xylophanes resta sjiec. nov. 



J ? Closely resembling large term, intermediate between this and crotoiiis. 

 External spur of midtibia longer than inner one. Thorax with a grey mesial 

 band which is continued on to the abdomen, being distinct on the two first 

 segments and then becoming vestigial, divided by a faint brown mesial line and 

 bordered by a similar line on each side ; a clearly marked ochraceous ochreous 

 lateral stripe on abdominal segments 3 to 6, the stripe much more distinct than 

 in ter.sa, preceded by a conspicuous black patch, before which stands a patch of pale 

 yellow hairs ; abdominal sternites without distinct lines. 



Wings, uppersidc. Forewing : somewhat broader than in tcrsa, discal line 



1 very heavy, disappearing in front, line 2 fused with it behind, there being only 

 two distinct oblique lines in middle of hinder margin outside line 1 : lines ;j and 4 

 close together, 4 thinner behind ; 5 beginning at apex, the heaviest, especially 

 heavy in front, ending in a cloud at hinder margin ; the latter with whitish hairs 



near base and middle. Hindwing : spots larger than in tersa, the upper ones 



closer to the margin, all separate, except spots M- — SM-, marginal spot at anal 

 angle small. 



Underskk brighter in colour than in tersa, the brown markings therefore 



more prominent. Forewing : a straight brown line parallel to outer margin, 



crossing R' only li or 2 mm. from cell, often not distinct, marginal area not, 



or not much, darker than the disc, an ill-defined costal apical jiatch ochreous. 



Hindwing : the brown marginal band divided by the ochreous or tawny veins. 



c?. Tenth abdominal tergite sinuate, subcarinate above as in tcrsn : sternite 

 broader tlian in term. Harpe (PI. Lll. f. 30) narrowed to a point, rather 

 strongly curved nj)wards at end. Penis-sheath (PI. LVil. f. 10) much more 

 resembling that of crotoiii.s than thfe sheath of tersa ; a short right-sided marginal 

 tooth, and a dentate, somewhat hand-shaped, left-sided process. 



Length of forewing : 3(5 — 41 mm. 



Early stages not known. 



Hub. Neotropical Uegicin ; Venezuela ; Peru ; Tucuman. 



In the Tring Museum 24 66, 2 ? ? from ; Merida, Venezuela (Briceno), 

 t'//)e 6 : Santo Domingo, Carabaya, S.E. Peru, iii. — vi., wot and dry seasons, (JiKHi ft 

 1 (_)ckeuden) ; Tucuman. 



