108 AMAIIDM. 



379 b. Sarosa connotata. (Plate V. fig. 23.) 



Sarosa connotata, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) viii. p. 171 (1901). 



2 ■ Head black, the frons and vertex with brilliant blue patches, 

 base of frons and tips of antennae white ; thorax orange, the tegube 

 black with blue patches ; outer side of patagia and mesothorax striped 

 with black, metathorax with black patch ; fore legs black, the tarsi 

 orange below ; mid legs black, the femora above and tarsi below 

 orange ; hind legs orange, the femora striped below with black ; 

 abdomen black with dorsal and lateral series of blue spots, the base 

 orange, 2nd to 5th segments with subdorsal orange spots and the 3rd 

 and 4th with lateral spots. Wings hyaline, the veins and margins 

 black, some orange on black patches at base ; fore wing with black 

 discoidal luinde conjoined to the black costal area ; the terminal 

 band expanding very widely on apical area and angled inwards at 

 vein 2 ; hind wing with the terminal band expanding at apex and 

 torn us. 



Hab. Peru, E. Linimbare, St. Domingo, 4200 ft. (Simons), 1 § 

 type. Exp. 50 millim. 



*380 a. Sarosa annotata. (Plate V. fig. 24.) 



Sarosa annotata, Dogn. Het. Nouv. Am. Snd, vii. p. 4 (1914). 



8 . Head, tegula?, and patagia black-brown, the frons and vertex 

 of head with some metallic blue ; dorsum of thorax yellow ; pectus 

 and base of femora yellow, the rest of legs brown ; abdomen with 

 the four basal segments yellow, the terminal segments black-brown 

 with metallic blue patches ; the ventral surface black-brown with 

 white patches at sides of ventral valve. Fore wing hyaline, the 

 veins and margins black-brown ; a black-brown discoidal lunule 

 conjoined to the costal fascia; the terminal band expanding widely 

 towards apex and slightly below vein 2. Hind wing hyaline, the 

 veins and margins black-brown, the terminal band expanding some- 

 what towards apex. 



Hab. Colombia, Popayan, typef <3 in Coll. Dognin. Exp. 

 42 millim. 



*385 a. Dasysphinx pilosa. 



Gymnelia pilosa, Roths. A. M. N. H. (8) v. p. 511 (1910), & Nov. Zool. xx. 



p. 471, pi. xiv. f. 27. 

 Homaiocera watkinsi, Druce, A. M. N. H. (8) viii. p. 716 (1911). 



Head and thorax black, the tegulae pure white, the 1st joint of 

 palpi with white spot; coxae and the extremities of mid and hind 

 femora white ; abdomen black suffused with metallic blue, the 1st 

 segment with dorsal yellow and white band, the 3rd to 6th segments 

 with subdorsal yellow patches, the 3rd and 4th segments with fiery 

 orange lateral spots, the ventral surface with white patch on first 

 three segments and band on 4th segment. Fore wing hyaline, the 

 veins and margins black ; the base black with a white point at base 



