190 AECTIAD^. 



1567. Holomelina laeta. 



Lithosia lata, Giier. Icon. K. Anim., Ins. p. 519, pi. 88. f. 6 (1839); Kirbj, 



Cat. Het. p. b53. 

 Crocota treatii, Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. iv. p. 322 (1865) ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 353. 

 Lithosia rubrojyicta, Pack. Ent. Am. iii. p 52 (1887) ; Kirbj, Cat. Het. 



pp. 326, 353. 



J . Head and thorax black-brown ; paljti with the basal joint 

 crimson ; abdomen crimson above with dorsal maculate black stripe, 

 the ventral surface black. Fore wing black- brown., with the costal 

 edge crimson to beyond middle. Hind wing crimson, with the 

 terminal area black-brown. 



Hob. U.S.A., Atlantic States, Florida, Tampa, 2 c? , Grote Coll. 

 Exp. 2i millim. 



1568. Holomelina ostenta. (Plate XLII. fig. 17.) 



Crocota ostenta, H. Edw. Papilio,. i. p. 12 (1881) ;. Kirby, Cat. Het. 

 p. 353. 



Palpi blackish ; head and thorax pale j'ellow-brown, with some 

 orange-red on neck and shoulders ; pectus and legs grey-brown ; ab- 

 domen black with slender lateral crimson stripe, the ventral surface 

 brown. Fore wing pale yellow-brown, with orange-red costal fascia 

 to beyond middle. Hind wing crimson, the inner area black, widening 

 outwardly and running with an irregularly waved inner edge to 

 apex. Underside of fore wing crimson, the costa orange. 



JIah. U.S.A., Arizona, 1 d' . i^^p. 36 millim. 



1569. Holomelina pomponia. 



Ptychoglene pomponia, Druce, A. M. N. H. (6) iv. p. 89 (1889) ; id. Biol 

 Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 398, pi. 78. f. 8; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 313; 



5 . Head and thorax dark brown ; shoulders with crimson 

 stripes ; abdomen blue-black, with slight lateral crimson stripes. 

 Fore wing red-brown, with crimson costal fascia. Hind wing blue- 

 black, with the costal area crimson, extending to above median 

 nervure and vein 5 and to termen at apex. Underside of fore 

 wing crimson except cilia ; the crimson on hind wing extending to 

 median nervure and to below vein 3 near termen. 



Hah. Mexico, Guerrero {H. H. Smith), 1 2 tvpe, Godman-Salvin 

 Coll. Exp. 38 milUm. 



*1570. Holomelina mirma. 



Srycea mirma, Bruce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 396, pi. 77. f. 22(1897). 



c? . Head and thorax dark olive-brown ; palpi at base and a stripe 

 on shoulders scarlet; abdomen blue-black with lateral scarlet streak, 

 the ventral surface browner. Fore wing reddish brown, with scarlet 

 fascia on costa extending to beyond middle. Hind wing black, with 



