325 N0CTUID.2B. 



Genus ABACENA. „ 



Type 



Abacena, Wlk. xxxiv. 1270 (1865) discalis. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely porrect, the 2nd joint extending 

 about tbe length of head and fringed with rather long hair above towards 

 extremity, the 3rd short; frons smooth with tuft of hair above; eyes large, 

 round ; antenna? of female ciliated ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales 

 and without crests ; tibiae smoothly scaled ; abdomen without crests. Fore 

 wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; 

 veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anasto- 

 mosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 

 from angle of cell ; 5 almost fully developed from above angle ; 6, 7 from 

 upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



A. Fore wing with the black-brown area extending to base on 



inner half discaiis. 



B. Fore wing with the black-brown area not extending to base... accincta. 



5504. Abacena discalis. 



Abacena discalis, Wlk. xxxiv. 1270 (1865). 

 Bivulapalliceps, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 120. f. 2 (1874). 



2 . Head, tegulae, and prothorax ochreous tinged with rufous, 

 the rest of thorax very dark red-brown ; abdomen dark red-brown 

 with a little ochreous white at base ; pectus, legs, and ventral 

 surface of abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous. Fore wing with 

 the costal area ochreous tinged with rufous, the rest of wing to 

 postmedial line very dark red-brown with slightly sinuous upper 

 edge ; tbe terminal area ochreous suffused with rufous : antemedial 



Fig. 95. — Abacena discalis, § • I- 



line represented by a dark striga from costa ; postmedial line 

 whitish, sinuous ; subterminal line represented by a series of 

 obscure dark spots, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and 

 incurved below vein 3 ; an indistinct oblique dark shade from apex ; 

 a black terminal line. Hind wing dark reddish brown, tbe ciaa 

 ochreous white ; the underside greyish suffused with brown, a dark 

 discoidal spot and indistinct curved postmedial line. 



Han. Brazil, Amazons, Ega (Bates), 1 $ type. Exp. 24 millim. 



5505. Abacena accincta. 



Thalpochares accincta, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 10S. f. 15 (1874). 



Head and tegulae pale ochreous brown ; thorax fuscous brown 

 with a leaden gloss; abdomen fuscous brown; pectus, legs, and 



