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SYNTOMID^. 



682. Xanthomis grandis. 



75, pi. 8. f. 25 



AutomoUs grandis, Drune, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 

 (1884) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 166. 



$ . Fulvous-orange ; palpi and antennae black, the latter white 

 at tips; abdomen with black band on 1st segment; underside of 

 thorax and abdomen black. Fore wing with the apex narrowly 



Fig. 141. — Xanthomis grandis, $. \. 



black and the cilia to above vein 4 ; the termen and cilia black 

 from vein 3 to tornus and the inner margin from tornus to before 

 middle. Hind wing with the inner area black, gradually expanding 

 to tornus ; a terminal black band wide towards apex, narrower 

 between veins 4 and 2. 



Hah. Costa Rica {Rogers), 1 5 type, Godman-Salvin Coll. Exp. 

 44 millim. 



Genus HISTI^ffiA. 



Type. 

 Histicea, Wlk. i. 216 (1854) jrroserpina. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head, 

 the 3rd joint moderate and obtuse ; antennje bipectinate with short branches 

 dilated at extremity and ending in a bristle; tibia with the spurs moderate ; 

 build stout. Fore wing broad ; vein 3 from near angle of cell ; 4, 5 from 

 angle; 6 below upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 stalked, or 11 from cell. Hind 

 wing with the cell long ; veins 2 and 4 from angle ; 3 and 6 absent ; 6 from or 

 just below upper angle. 



Sect. I. Hind wing of male with vein 6 from just below upper angle ; a fringe 

 of long hair on vein 1 of fore wing below. 



A. Hind wing of male with the upperside except terminal area clothed 

 with thick fringes of hair. 



683. Histiaea paulina. 

 Histiaa paulina, Wlk. xxxv. 1868 (1866); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 120. 



Fig. 142. — Histiaa faulina , <$ . \. 

 <S . Black-brown, vertex of head, tegulse, metathorax, and sides 



