ISANTHEENE. 173 



344. Isanthrene melas. 



Sphinx melas. Cram. Pap. Exot. i. pi. 4.5. G (1775) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 133. 

 Zyqana flavieornis, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 104 (1787) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 132. 

 Glatwopis vespoides, Wlk. i. 155 (18.54). 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; antennae orange-red, with 

 some black on shaft ; palpi in front, frons, spots on vortex of head, 

 tegulse, patagia, and metathorax, and streaks on patagia and thorax 

 yellow ; legs yellow and black, the coxa^ wliite ; abdomen with a 

 pair of yellow spots on 1st segment, a subdorsal series of lunules- 



Fig. 84. — Isanthrene melas, S. \. 



and lateral spots on next three segments, the medial segments with 

 ventral white spots ; wings hyaline yellow, the veins and margins 

 black. Fore wiug with the terminal band wide on apical area and 

 expanding at vein 2 ; some orange and black at base of inner 

 margin. Hind wing with the inner area black, the margin yellow. 

 Eah. Brazil, 1 S , Para, type vesj^ioides, 1 d" , Villa Nova (Bates). 

 Exp. 50 millim. 



345. Isanthrene pyroeera, n. sp. (Plate VI. fig. 16.) 



Isanthrene incendiaria, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 50 (nee Hiibn.). 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; antennae orange-red ; 

 frons, vertex of head, spots on tegular and thorax, and streaks on 

 patagia yellow ; fore coxse white ; abdomen with pair of dorsal 

 yellow spots on 1st segment and paired spots on the next four 

 segments, a ventral white spot on 3rd segment ; wings hyalme 

 yellow, the veins and margins black. Fore wing with the terminal 

 band very wide on apical area and expanding at tornus. Hind 

 wing with the inner area black. 



5 with the fore coxse black ; abdomen with yellow spots on five 

 segments next the basal segment. 



Hah. Mexico, Jalisco (Schumann), Milpas (Forrer), type Godman- 

 Salvin Coll, Exj). 54 millim. 



346. Isanthrene perbosci. 



Glaucopis perhosci, Gu6r. Icon. E. Aniiu., Ins. p. ,501 (1814) ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 132. 

 Glancopis fompiloidcs, Wlk. i. 1.5fi (1851); Biitl. lit Hel. i p. 10,, pi. V2. 



f. 10; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 131. 



