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ARCTIAD-S. 



series of nine spots strongly excurved at median nervules ; a sub- 

 terminal series of spots slightly excurved at median nervules, the 

 spot above vein 6 elongate ; a terminal series of spots. Hind wing 

 with discoidal blackish spot ; some terminal and subterminal spots 

 towards apex and often others towards tornus. 



Hab. U.S.A., Rocky Mountains, Colorado, 1 <S , California. Exp. 

 44 millim. 



Sect. III. Antennic of male minutely serrate. 



A. Fore wing black and white icnebra. 



B. Fore wing not black and white. 



a. Abdomen with dorsal fuscous patch. 



a^. Fore wing with the subterminal spots on the veins 



elliptical Tiemophila. 



b^. Fore wing with the subterminal markings not elliptical, obscura. 

 h. Abdomen with blue-black dorsal patch dissimilis. 



*1996. Turuptiana tenebra. 



Aracknis tenebra, Schaus, P. Z. S. 1894, p. 231 ; Druce, Biol. Ceutr.-Am., 

 Het. ii. p. 378, pi. 75. f. 6. 



c? . Palpi, frons, and antennae black ; vertex of head white ; 

 tegulfe black, with two white spots in front and edged with white : 

 patagia black, edged with white ; thorax white with dorsal black 

 patches ; pectus black with lateral white patches ; legs black, with 



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Fig. llo.— Turuptiana tcnchra, ^. 



white patches on femora; abdomen black with lateral orange stripes. 

 Fore wing black with irregular white markings ; an irregular basal 

 patch with two black spots on it, sometimes joined by an irregular 

 streak to a somewhat Y-shaped postmedial patch extending from 

 vein 3 to inner margin ; conjoined antemedial spots on costa and in 

 cell ; a spot on middle of inner margin ; spots in and above end of 

 cell and two beyond discocellulars, sometimes forming a patch with 

 three black spots on it and joined to an irregular band from costa ; 

 some very irregular spots on termen. Hind wing fuscous black, 

 sometimes with irregular white patch below end of cell. 



ITab. Mexico, Orizaba, type 1 6 i" Coll. Schaus. Exj). 42 millim. 



