Genera and Species of Arctiadse. 4-43 



suffused with fuscous, prominent interrupted yellow streaks 

 in the interspaces, the maculate bands more distinct, tlie ante- 

 medial bent round to base below cell and the spot in cell 

 separate, the medial more broken up and irregular, the spots 

 towards inner margin elongate; a terminal series of brown 

 streaks on the veins. Hind wing wholly crimson. 



Hab. Cayenne, St. Jean Maroni {Schaus), 1 c? type, 

 type ? in Coll. Schaus. Exp., S 36, ? 40 mm. 



1246 a. Parevia metachryseis, sp. n. 



Antennas o£ male with very short branches, ending in a 

 bristle ; hind wing with veins 6, 7 coincident. 



Head yellow ; palpi tinged with crimson ; antennae 

 brownish ; thorax brown, pectus and legs yellow ; abdomen 

 yellow, dorsally crimson except at base and extremity, some 

 dorsal black points on basal segments and a bar on anal 

 segment. Fore wing purple-brown ; the base of inner area 

 yellow ; small crimson-ringed yellow spots before middle 

 above vein 1, at middle above inner margin, and beyond 

 middle above and below vein 1 ; a truncate triangular yellow 

 patch from middle of costa to median nervure ; postmedial 

 and subterminal yellow spots on costa and a triangular patch 

 on termen from above vein 4 to vein 1, its apex pointing 

 towards the postmedial costal spot ; apical half of cilia brown, 

 with some crimson points. Hind wing yellow, the terminal 

 area fuscous from middle of costa narrowing to a point at 

 tornus. 



Hah. Surinam, Maroni R., St. Laurent, type ? in Coll. 

 Schaus; Surinam R., Geldersland (Schaus), 1 ^ fjpf' 

 Exp. 22 mm. 



1386. Elysius pyrosticta, n. n. 

 JElysms hermia, Hmpsn. Cat. Lep. Plial. B. M. iii. p. 110 (1901). 

 Tiie South Brazilian species is distinct from Cramer's. 



1543. Neritos macrostldza, n. u., for the male described 

 and figured ; female similar except for sexual characters. 



1543 a. Neritos onytes ? =psamas ^ has the antennse 

 pectinated and the structural characters as in repajida except 

 that the brand is elongate. 



cJ with the yellow patches on costa and termen confluent 

 or separate; hind wing in both sexes brown. 



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