from the liio Xauda, State of I'era Cruz. 275 



not ciliatc ; ftbdonion onmfre-ycUow or 



ornnp*', never inclininp to purplish 11. 



11. Bases of femora broiuUy reddish yellow; 

 wiujrs only lijrlitly milky-radiate with a 



yellow pateh near costa formosa, 



var. aurantiaca, Towns. 

 Femora wholly black ; winps tawny and 

 niilky-rudiate, the tuwuy blotch-like .... /ormona, 



var. hirtipes, Fabr. 



Females. 



1. "Winprs black only on costal third, the rest 



abruptly clear ; abdomen black, with two 



large basal spots yellow phasianu, sp. n. 



Wings abruptly limpid only on narrow 

 internal border 2. 



2. Wings wholly black except inner border, 



without yellow colouring 3. 



Wings with more or less yellow, at least 



distinctly yellowish near costa 9. 



3. Body wholly black in ground-colour 4. 



Not black species 0. 



4. Tegula? rich yellow, alulets half white and 



half black tegulata, Towns. 



Tegulnc- and alulets not so coloured 5. 



6. Hind femora not ciliate, legs and palpi 



black : smaller form lanipes, Fabr. 



Typical form. 

 Hind femora subciliate apically, palpi and 

 bases of femora more or less yellowish : 



large form lanipes, 



var. tropicalis, var. n. 



6. Hind femora strongly ciliate on posterior 



half 7. 



Hind femora not at all ciliate 8. 



7. Mesoscutum with postsutural golden-pol- 



linose markings ; abdomen red, with black 



tip forrywsa, 



var. radiata, Lw. 

 Mesoscutum without postsutural golden ; 

 abdomen red, with darker median line . . formom, Wd. 



Typical form. 



8. Palpi and bases of femora black or brovpn ; 



abdomen usually distinctly black on apical 



port ion formosa, 



var. hirtipes, Fabr. 

 Palpi and bases of femora reddish yellow ; 

 abdomen more or less dilute blackish or 



brown on tip pennipes, 



var. pilipes, Fabr. 



9. Wings yellow on whole costal border, the 



yellow bordered internally with faint or 

 dilute fuscous gradually giving way to 

 limpid ; hind femora ciliate apically .... subalipes, Towns. 

 Wings with a yellow patch near costa, 

 sometimes subobsolete,but distinctly trace- 

 able ; hind femora not ciliate pennipes, Fabr. 



Typical form. 



