COSMOSOM A. 159 



abdomen orange with dorsal and ventral black bands and lateral 

 spots, the extremity black. Fore wing hyaline, the veins and 

 margins black; a small orange patch at base and slight streak 

 below basal part of costa ; the postmedial part of costa orange ; 

 orange streaks on vein 6, in discal fold, and on vein 5 from just 

 beyond cell and on terminal parts of veins -A, 3 ; the terminal band 

 expanding widely at apex and slightly at tornus. Hind wing 

 hyaline, the veins and margins black ; a little orange at base and 

 the hair on inner margin orange ; the terminal line expanding into 

 a moderate apical patch. 



Hab. S.E. Peku, St. Domingo, 6000 ft. (Ockenden), 5 tf 

 cotype. Exp. 30 millim. 



*507 b. Cosmosoma venata. 



Cosmosoma venation, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 34 (1911), & xx. p. 472, 

 pi. xiv. f. 49. 



2 . Head black, the frons white with black spot at middle ; 

 thorax orange-yellow, the patigia black in front and above, the 

 pro-, meso-, and metathorax with black spots connected by a streak; 

 pectus and mid coxae with black spots, the femora and tibia? with 

 black streaks and the tarsi black towards extremities ; abdomen 

 orange-yellow with dorsal series of black bars and lateral series of 

 spots, the anal tuft black. Fore wing hyaline; the base yellow; 

 the veins and margins black on basal half, yellow on terminal half ; 

 the termen black, yellow between veins 3 and 2, the black expanding 

 into a large patch on apical area and small patch at tornus. Hind 

 wing hyaline, the veins and margins black ; the base and hair on 

 inner margin yellow ; the black on termen expanding into an apical 

 patch ; the underside with the costa yellow with a short black 

 streak near base. 



Hab. Pebu, Carabaya, St. Domingo (Ockeiuleii), type f $ in 

 Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 30 millim. 



*510 a. Cosmosoma doris. 



Mesothen doris, Druce, A. M, N. EL (8) viii. p, 138 (July 1911). 

 Gymnelia plumosa, Roths. Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 15G (Sept. 1911), & xix, 

 p. 377, pi. v. f. 8. 



d . Head, thorax, and abdomen orange-yellow; antenna? blackish; 

 palpi blackish at tips ; abdomen with dorsal series of black bars and 

 lateral series of small spots. Fore wing hyaline, the veins and 

 margins narrowly black ; a yellowish streak below costa and a 

 triangular orange-yellow patch at base of inner area. Hind wing 

 hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly black ; some yellow on 

 basal costal area and in cell; the inner area yellow al base, then 

 blackish. 



Hab. Colombia, Monte del Edna, type f <S in Coll. Joicey, 

 Canon del Tolima (Fassl), type f <$ plwmosa in Coll. Rothschild. 

 Exp. 30 millim.. 



