VIRBIA. 197 



vein 5 to diseocellularfe ; hind winf; with the termen narrowly black, 

 broadening somewhat at apex and extending slightly along the 

 veins. 



Hah. Peru, Yilcan (Garlepp), 1 J type. Exp. 32 millim. 



Genus VIRBIA. ^ 



Tvpe. 



Virhia, Wlk. ii. 470 (1854) medarda. 



Bepara, W'lk. \\\\. H'.i (ISCA) subapicatis. 



Tenia, Wlk. ixxi. 2G7 (1864) dotata. 



Proboscis aborted, ruinute, ; palpi porrect, downcurved, extending about tlie 

 length of head ; frons with sliglit tuft ; antennae of male ciliated ; buil'.i 

 slender ; tibiic with the spurs short. Fore wing with veins 3, 4, 5 from angle 

 of cell ; G from ui>i)er angle or shortly stalked with 7,8, 9, 10, 7 from beyond *.' ; 

 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3 and [> from angle of cell, 4 absent; 0, 7 

 stalked ; 8 from before middle of cell. 



A. Fore wing witli whitish fascia below base of cell. 



a. Neck with crimson ring thersites. 



b. Keck without crimson ring. 



a}. Fore wing with postmedial white spot above vein 1 

 sometimes connected with the fascia. 

 a^. Hind wing with the black terminal band not 



produced on inner area towards base dotata. 



h-. Hind wing with the black terminal band produced 



on inner area towards base varians. 



6'. Foro wing without postmedial white spot above 



vein 1 brevilinea. 



B. Fore wing without white fascia below base of cell. 



a. Palpi with the basal joint orange luteilinea. 



b. Palpi with the basal joint dark. 



a^. Keck with crimson ring sanguicollU. 



b^. Keck without crimson ring. 



a-. Fore wing with orange patch on underside. 

 a^. Hind wing with the orange extending to base, 

 a*. Hind wing with the orange extending to 

 termeu below apex. 

 a°. Hind wing orange, with black subterminal 



spots on veins 2 and 1 ainpla. 



i\ Hind wing with costal black fascia and 



large triangular patch on inner area zonata. 



bK Hind wing with the termen black below apex. 

 a'\ Hind wing with the orange on inner 



margin reaching tornns medarda. 



b^. Hind wing with orange patch at base of 



inner margin divisct. 



P. Hind wing with the orange confined to a sub- 

 apical patch subapicalig. 



b^. Fore wing without orange patch on underside. 



a^. Hind wing orange, with terminal blac-k band ... ki/pop/uea. 

 b'^. Hind wing black, with orange fascia; in cell and 



on base of inner margin xaJithopleura 



1588, Virbia thersites. 



Virbia fhcrsifcs. Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Hot. i. p. 1-U, pi. 13. f. 24 (1885) • 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 4U0. 



J . Head and thorax dark olive-brown ; neck with crimson 



