josioDEs. 233 



Genus JOSIODES, nov. 



Type. 



Josiodes, Feld. Reis. Nov. p. 5 (1874), non descr myrrha. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching beyoud the frons ; 

 antenna; of male with bristles and cilia; tibia; with the spurs moderate; 

 elaspers of male large. Fore wing rather narrow ; vein 2 from beyond middle 

 of cell ; 3 from before angle ; 5 from above angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; 

 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 free, the latter curved. Hind wing with the cell long ; 

 vein 2 from beyond middle; 3 from before angle; 4, 5 from angle; 6, 7 

 stalked ; 8 from before middle of cell. 



.A. Fore wing with the orange extending to base. 



a. Fore wing with the inner margin orange ; tegulae orange, myrrha. 



b. Fore wing with the inner margin black ; teguhe black. 

 a}. Fore wing with the black costal fascia not extending 



to middle indecisa. 



h^. Fore wing with the black costal fascia connected with 

 the apical patch. 

 a^. Hind wing with orange markings extending to 

 base. 

 a^. Fore wing with subapical orange band. 



a*. Fore wing with tlie orange extending above 

 subcostal nervure at its extremity, 

 a*. Abdomen with narrow lateral orange 



streaks, the ventral su rface black to.i-a ridia. 



b\ Abdomen with broad lateral orange fasciae, 



the ventral surface orange repleia. 



b'^. Fore wing with the orange not extending 

 above subcostal nervure. 

 a'. Fore wing with the orange extending to 



vein 1 at its extremity imnmtata. 



b''. Fore wing with the orange not extending 

 below vein 2 at its extremity. 

 a'^. Hind wing with the orange fascia ex- 

 tending to subcostal nervure fallax. 



b^. Hind wing with the orange fascia not 

 extending to subcostal nervure. 

 a'. Fore wing with the subapical bar 



almost transverse peruviana. 



V. Fore wing with the subapical bar 



almost longitudinal semicireulata. 



b^. Fore wing without subapical band mutans, 



b^. Hind wing with at most slight orange markings 

 near end of cell. 

 a^. Fore wing with the outer edge of orange patch 



straight oblique abscissa. 



P. Fore wing with the outer edge o'^ patch curved, clavata. 

 B. Fore wing with the orange not extending to base. 



a. Hind wing with an orange fascia extending to base variana. 



h. Hind wing with elliptical orange spot at end of cell ... sexmaculata. 



c. Hind wing without orange on upperside. 



a}. Fore wing with the orange band not reaching costa. 

 a^. Fore wing with the orange band running back to 



a point in cell towards base mutata. 



b^. Fore wing with the inner edge of the orange band 

 nearly straight. 



a^. Fore wing with orange subapical spot yenerans. 



b^. Fore wing without orange subapical spot. 



«*. Abdomen with lateral orange fascia; erythromelas. 



h*. Abdomen without lateral orange fasciae ccenilcsccns. 



