288 STNTOMID^. 



near termeu ; a small spot below vein 3. Hind wing with crimson- 

 tinged basal orange patch with irregular outer edge ; a large irre- 

 gular obliquely placed spot beyond the cell. 



Hah. Argentina, Goya {Perrins), 1 S • Exp. 46 miUim. 



637. Eurota sericaria. 



Glaiwopis sericaria, Perty, Del. Anim. Art. p. 159, pi. 31. f. 14 (1834) ; 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 123. 



<S . Black-brown ; tegulse and shoulders yellowish white ; meta- 

 thorax crimson ; abdomen with four white bands on basal segments. 

 Fore wing with white streak below costa extending to two-thirds of 

 wing ; a white basal patch tinged with yellow at base, its outer edge 

 curved and extending along inner margin to middle ; an irregular 

 medial white band from subcostal nervure to vein 1 on which it 

 expands ; an irregular oblique poslmedial band from below costa to 

 vein 3 near termen. Hind wing with yellowish white on base of 

 inner margin ; a curved postmedial patch beyond the cell between 

 veins 7 and 2. 



Hob. Brazil, Theresopolis, 1 c? , Minas Geraes. Ea-p. 42 millim. 



In Perty's figure the white markings are reduced. 



Sect. II. {Eurota). Hind wing of c? with veins 2 and 4 from cell, rarely 

 shortly stalked. 



A. Abdomen with subdorsal series of white spots; the 



patches on terminal segments crimson vulcanus. 



B. Abdomen with dorsal series of white points, the 1st 



three segments with crimson lateral patches kistrio. 



C. Abdomen crimson, with black dorsal patches on 1st, 3rd, 



and 4th segments igniventris. 



D. Abdomen with yellow or white bands or patches. 



a. Abdomen with crimson lateral patches at base. 



a^. Abdomen with yellow dorsal bands on 1st, 4th, and 

 5th segments only, 

 a^. Tegulse wholly yellow ; male with the abdominal 



valve edged with yellow stictibasis. 



P. Tegulffi edged w ith yellow ; male with the abdo- 

 minal valve black maritana. 



c^. Tegulffi and abdominal bands white ; base of 



wings crimson patagiata. 



b^. Abdomen with yellowish dorsal bands on each 



segmen t picta. 



b. Abdomen without crimson markings. 



fli. Abdomen with lateral fascite of conjoined triangular 



yellow patches strigiventris^ 



6K Abdomen with complete dorsal yellow bands helena. 



638. Eurota vulcanus. 



Etichromia vuJcamis, Wlk. i. 228 (1854) ; Herr.-SchafF. Aussereur. Schmett. 

 f. 295 ; Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 43 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 

 p. 124. 



5 . Black ; antennae white at tips ; shoulders and sides of thorax 

 with white spots ; fore femora fringed with crimson ; abdomen with 

 subdorsal and sublateral series of white spots, the anal segments 

 more or less strongly fringed with crimson. Fore wing with white 



