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dark brown ; a spot on each shoulder, a streak on each tegula, a tuft on each side of the basal 

 abdominal segment, and two spots on the third segment, vermilion ; two white spots on the 

 basal segment. Primaries below with the interno-basal area white; a vermilion patch at the 

 base of interno-mediau interspace : secondaries with the base of costal area vermilion ; the 

 proximal ends of the second and third pairs of tibiee and a row of marginal spots on each side 

 of the venter white. Expanse of wings 2 inches. 

 Brazil [Low). 



SCHASIURA, n. gen. 



Resembles Gymnelia, excepting that the primaries are slightly longer and the body is 

 more slender. 



Third median branch of primaries and the lower radial nervure running close together at 

 their origins (not emitted from a footstalk) ; discocellulars of secondaries transverse, feebly 

 arched ; three median branches, the second and third emitted together at the end of the 

 discoidal cell. Type S. mimica, u. sp. 



Schasiura mimica, n. sp. (Plate XVI. fig. 6.) 



Wings hyaline white, with black veins and borders; primaries with a short black bar 

 upon the discocellulars. Body black; the irons, a spot on each shoulder, a spot on the 

 centre of the prothorax, another on metathorax, one on each side of the basal segment of 

 abdomen, one (in the shape of an I) in the middle, and the collar and coxre below snow-white; 

 subtcrminal segment carmine at the sides and in the centre; terminal segment wholly 

 carmine. Expanse of wings 1 inch 10 lines. 



Barreiras das Araras, Rio Solimoes, taken by sweeping amongst maize, January 16, 187 1 

 {J. IF. H. Trail). 



HYELA, Walker. 

 Hyela sanguiuea. (Plate XI. fig. 13.) 

 Glaucopis (Hyela) sanguinea, Walker, Oat. Lep. Het. i. p. 172. u. 55 (1854). 



Wings hyaline white; the veins, borders, and a black discocellular spot in primaries 

 black-brown. Body bronze-brown; head shot with blue, collar with green; back of collar, 

 tegulse, two parallel abdominal stripes, and the anal tuft, vermilion ; basal segment of abdomen 

 with three blue spots; pectus and part of legs black, the sides of pectus speckled with blue, 

 the coxse pale red ; trochanters, under margin of front femora, hind tarsi, and collar, cream- 

 colour ; venter brown, irroratcd with red, the base covered by a white-edged red plate ; anal 

 tuft vermilion. Expanse of wings 1 inch 2 lines. 



Hub. ? 



