Locusims. 461 



9. PTEROCHROZA PICTIFOLIA. 



Mas. Rufescente testacea; prothorax tuber cula tus ; aldominis segmenta 

 \um et 2um cristata; femora antica spinulosa; alee anticce purpureo- 

 rufcV) apud costam fusco-rufce^ maculis margineque interiore fiavescen- 

 tibus, plagis duabus subapicalibus nigris, strigis transversis submargi- 

 nalibus viridibus, costa valde rolundata, apud apices valde attenuata, 

 margine exteriore undulalo et excavalo ; alee posticce flavce, breviores, 

 strigulis plurimis transversis nigricantibus, striga subcostali tata 

 albo punctata, ocello atro inciso, strigis tribus exterioribus transversis 

 albis coccineo marginatis. Fcem. Rufescens ; oviductus abdomine 

 paullo brevior ; alee anticce purpureo-rufce, pallido plagiatce, nigro 

 transverse strigatce, albo punctatce, costa minus rotundata. 



Male. Reddish testaceous. Antennae stout, much more than twice 

 the length of the body. Prothorax tuberculate; lateral keels distinct. 

 First and second abdominal segments crested in the middle. Legs un- 

 armed, except the fore femora which have three minute teeth beneath. 

 Fore wings purplish red, brownish red about the costa, with several 

 yellowish spots which are mostly towards the costa before the middle ; space 

 along the interior border mostly yellow ; two black patches in the disk near 

 the tip and some transverse pale green streaks very near the exterior border ; 

 costa very much rounded ; tips much attenuated ; exterior border excavated 

 and undulating. Hind wings shorter by two lines, yellow, with very numerous 

 transverse blackish streaks which in the exterior part are confluent; a broad 

 blackish white-pointed subcostal streak extending to the large ocellus ; the 

 latter is deep black and is narrowly excavated with luteous on the outer 

 side, where it is accompanied by three transverse white crimson-bordered 

 streaks. Female. Reddish. Oviduct curved, a little shorter than the 

 abdomen. Fore femora with four stout spines. Fore wings purplish-red, 

 brown along the costa and along the exterior border; some paler patches 

 and some large transverse black streaks in the disk; numerous white 

 points; costa less rounded and green streaks less conspicuous than those of 

 the male. Hind wings with more confluent blackish streaks and with fewer 

 white points than in the male. Length of the body 11 15 lines; expan- 

 sion of the fore wings 26 36 lines. 



a, b. Brazil. From Mr. Mornay's collection. 



10. PTEROCHROZA DECORATA. 



Mas. Pallide rufescens; prothorax tuber culatu s ; abdomen basi crista- 

 tum ; femora subtus spinulosa ; alee anticce postice albido punctatce, 

 apice lanceolatce, guttis paucis vitreis, striga transversa maculoque 

 subapicali atris, liluris nonnullis intermediis albidis purpureo reticu- 

 latis ; alee posticce albidce, purpureo reticulates^ apice ochraceee annulo 

 interrupta alra strigisgue nonnullis albis purpureo marginatis. 

 Foem. Major ; oviductus abdomine brevior. 



Male. Pale reddish. Antennae stout. Prothorux tuberculate, with 

 two distinct lateral keels. First and second abdominal segments crested. 

 Legs stout ; femora with a few minute spines beneath ; tibiae unarmed. 

 Fore wings with three or four white vitreous dots ; a transverse deep black 



