TES3ELLARCTIA. 



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with basal patch formed by about ten yellowish spots angled in cell ; 

 a triangular patch of some seven spots from middle of costa to 



Fig. 07. — Tessellarciia semivaria, 2 ■ t- 



median nervure ; two discoidal points ; postmedial and subferminal 

 series of four or live irregular spots from costa on an apical yellow 

 patch ; medial, two postmedial, and a subterrainal series of blackish 

 spots from the j'ellow spots to inner margin. Hind wing rather 

 more fuscous brown, with some j-ellowish at base and five points 

 beyond the cell ; cilia yellowish from vein 4 to submedian fold ; 

 underside with basal and medial yellowish patches on costa and a 

 point in cell. 



(5 . Hind wing yellowish white, with some l^rown on inner area 

 and termen and slight streaks on the veins below apex. 



Bab. Brazil, type in Mus. Oxon., Sta. Catherina, Rio Grandp do 

 Snl, iS^. Friburgo, Castro Parana, 1 c^ . Exjk 44 millim. 



Sect. II. Hind wing with the termen not angled at middk\ 



A. Abdomen crimson ursina. 



B. Abdomen yellow cincrascens. 



1349, Tessellarctia ursina. 



Fhmgoptera ursina, Schaus, P. Z. S. 18'J2, p. 281 ; id. Am. Lep. pi. iii. 

 f. 15. 



Fig. 68. — Tessellarctia ursina, ^ . 



Head and thorax dirty white : palpi brown, banded with orange- 

 red ; antennie and patches on vertex of head and teguhe brown ; 

 patagia with small brown spots ; metathorax brown ; legs banded 

 with black ; fore legs scarlet above ; abdomen scarlet, with dorsal 



