JI ETERrXHKOSIA. — CISXUEXE. 243 



Fig. 159. — Meterythrosla sangala, J. \. 



Hah. Guatemala, Vera Paz {Gharapion), 1 5 type, Godman- 

 Salvin Coll. Exjp. 34 millim. 



Genus CISTHENE. 



Tjpe. 



Eudesmia, Hubii. Saraiul. Ex. Schmett. ii. (1827), non 



descr. ; ^Vlk. ii. 5(i4 (1854) ruficollis. 



*Cfc<ACTe, Wlk. ii. .533 (1854) trisiijna, 



Rwcino, Wlk. ii. 563 (1854) me.nea. 



Gerba, Wlk. xxxi. 270 (1864) qioadrifasciata. 



Proboscia fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the frons ; 

 antenuae short, of male witli bristles and cilia, of female with the shaft 

 thickened with rough scales ; tibire with the spurs moderate. Fore wing rather 

 broad ; vein 2 from beyond middle of cell, oblique ; 3 from well before angle ; 

 5 from above angle : 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 free, 

 the latter curved. Hiud wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; 3 from 

 well before angle ; 5 from above angle ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



A. Fore wing with medial orange band. 



a. Fore wing with subterminal orange band, 

 a'. Abdomen orange above. 



a^. Hind wing with the basal half orange. 



«3. Fore wing with orange fascia in base of cell ... lunxris. 

 Ifi. Fore wing without orange faseia in base of cell. 

 a*. Hind wing with fuscous patch on base of 

 costal area, 

 a'. Fore wing with the 1st orange band occu- 

 pying medial half of wing iiruslae, 



b'\ Fore wing with the 1st orange band at 



most one-fourth of wing menea. 



6*. Hind wing with the subbasal black patch 



extending almost to inner margin cynosseraa. 



b'^. Hind wing black, with orange subbasal patch on 



costa quadrijasciatat 



6'. Abdomen black above. 



a-, ^ore wing with medial orange band. 



a*. Fore wing with the bands orange and broad ... praxis, 

 h*. Fore wing with the bands orange-yellow and 



narrow cypris. 



h'^. Fore wing without medial band unicincta 



h. Fore wing with two subterminal orange spots ruJicoUis. 



B. Fore wing with orange fascia from base to beyond upper 



angle of cell cyanara. 



C. Fore wing wit^i short orange fascia from base below the 



cell and spot at lower angle trhigna. 



* An examination oi' Walker's types shows that his description was takea 

 from Irisiana and not iuhjccta. 



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