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1328. Bertlioldia myosticta, n. sp. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 19.) 



Bertholdia albipimcta, Driice, Biol. Ceuti-.-Aui., Hct. ii. p. 380 (part.), pi- 7.^. 



f. 18. 



Head and thorax red-browii : palpi white in front ; tegulae slightly 

 edged with white and witli white medial patch ; legs white, the 

 extremity of femora and greater ])art of tibia; brown, fore coxa) and 

 femora above crimson ; abdomen crimson, tlie ventral surface white, 

 a lateral series of black spots. Pore wing red-brown, yellowish 

 towards inner margin and termen ; an antcmedial white spot on 

 vein 1 : a hyaline patch extending on eosta from middle to towards 

 apex, its lower edge curved down to vein 4, its outer sinuous and 

 produced at vein 5 to near termen, some black points on it near the 

 veins and one or two jiistl>eyoiid it near vein 5 ; a curved yellowish 

 subtcrminal line becoming white towards costa : some white points 

 on cilia towards apex. Hind Aving hyaline, the inner and terminal 

 area tinged with fuscous, the inner margin crimson towards base. 

 Underside of fore wing with crimson patch in cell. 



Ab. 1. Hind wing pure white, with more crimson on inner 

 area. — Venezuela. 



Hah. ]\[exico, Orizaba, 1 $ : Costa Rica, Irazu (Rogers), 1 S 

 type, (irodman-Salvin Coll.; Venezuela, Merida (Bricenno),! 2 ; 

 Brazil, Castro Parana. Exj)., J 42, 5 48 millim. 



1329. Bertholdia braziliensis, n. sp. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 3.) 



Head and thorax yellow-brown : palpi crimson, white in front ; 

 basal joint of antennsc crimson l)ehind ; legs white, the extremity 

 of femora and base of tibia3 brown, fore coxag on outer side and 

 femora above crimson ; abdomen crimson, the ventral surface white, 

 a lateral series of black spots. Fore wing yellow-brown irrorated 

 with black ; the basal half of costa crimson : a yellowish antcmedial 

 point below the cell and white point on vein 1 ; a black-edged 

 yellow hyaline patch extending on costa from middle to towards 

 apex, its inner edge bisinuate and extending down to vein 3, its 

 outer irregularly sinuous and produced at vein G, some black points 

 on the veins. Hind wing semihyaline white, the inner area tinged 

 with crimson. Underside of fore wing with crimson patch in cell. 



Ifab. Brazil, Sao Paulo (Jones), 4 cjT type, Kio .Janeiro, 3 2 • 

 Exp., d '^fi, 2 -^0-48 millim. 



1330. Bertholdia philotera. 



Bertholdia philotera, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., llet. ii. p. ."iSO. pi. 7;"). ft". 19, 

 21 (1897). 



J . Head and thorax red-brown : palpi crimson, whitish in front ; 

 antenme witli the l)asul joint ringed wit h crimson ; neck crimson ; 

 legs white, the extremity of femora and greater part of tibiae brown : 

 fore coxa' and femora crimson ; abdomen crimson, with a black jtatch 

 on middle of dorsum connected by a fascia witli the black terminal 



