65^ AGARISTIDJ^. 



? Orthia nexa, Boisd. Spec. Gin. Lep. Het. i. p. 543 (1875) ; Kirby, Cat. 



Het. p. 32. 

 Othria amazonica. Westw. Traus. Linn. Soc, Zool. (2) i. p, 202 (1877), 



Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 32. 



Black-brown ; fore coxae and femora at sides orange ; wings 

 slightly shot with blue. Fore wing with oblique orange band from 



Fig. 290. — Othria avgias, (^ . \. 



just below costa beyond middle to just above tornus, with somewhat 

 irregular edges and varying somewhat in shape. 



Hah. Amazons, Pebas, 1 5 ; Bolivia, Suapi {Garlepp), 1 c5' . 

 Ex20. 50-56 millim. Type f 2 amazonica in Mus. Oxon. 



0. nexa, Boisd., may be a variety of this species ; fore wing with 

 the band pale yellow, the costa irrorated with grey on underside. 



Genus SEIROCASTNIA. 



Type. 



Seirocasi7ita, Grote, Proc. Etit. Soc. Phil. ri. p. 175 (18GG) tribuna. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, fringed in front with long hair, 

 the 3rd joint minute and clothed with rough hair; frous tufted with hair and 

 with small trimcate prominence with slight raised riui; tibia' fringed witli 

 rough hair. Fore wing with veins 3 and 6 from close to angle of cell ; 6 from 

 upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole, 7 from or 

 beyond end of areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 2 from well before 

 angle of cell ; 3, 4 from angle ; 5 obsolescent from middle of diacocellulars ; 

 6, 7 from upper angle. 



A. Abdomen yellow at sides. 



a. Hind wing with the costa yellow at base. 



a}. Hind wing with the mner margin yellow amalthea. 



b\ Hind wing with the black e.xtending along 



inner margin nearly to base panaviensis. 



h. Hind wing with the costa black to base. 



a^. Abdomen with narrow dorsal black stripe ; 

 bind wing with the costa and inner margin 



narrowly black voliipia. 



6'. Abdomen with broad dorsal black stripe; hind 

 wing with the costa and inner margin broadly 

 black. 

 a^. Fore wing with orange fascia in cell on upper- 

 side trifnnia. 



