178 MR. J. O. WESTWOOD ON THE LEPIDOPTEROUS 



Castnia maris, Dalm. Monogr. p. 16; Act Holm. 1824, p. 401, pi. 1. f. 4. 

 Prometheus casmilus, Hubner, Samml. exot. Schmett. ii. f. 1, 2. 

 Sab. Brasilia. In Mus. Britann., Hopeiano Oxonise, Boisduval, &c. 



31. Castnia rutila. O. alis anticis testaceo-fulvis, macula obscuriore in medio costse, 

 intas bifida, ramis curvatis, ad venam mediam extensis, serieque irregulari punc- 

 torum obscuriorum inter medium et marginem apicalem, scil. 2 versus apicem, supe- 

 riore majore nigricante guttam albam includente, 3 in medio majoribus, et 2 versus 

 angulum internum multo minoribus, serieque marginali macularum cuneiformium 

 obscuriorum; alis posticis testaceo-rufis, fascia submarginali e maculis 8 nigris 

 formata, margineque ipso tenui nigro intus undulato. Exp. alar, antic, circ. unc. 5. 



Castnia rutila, Felder, Reise Novara, pi. 79. f. 1 ; Boisduv. H. n. Lep. Het. p. 496. 

 Sab. Amazonia. In Mus. Eelder. 



32. Castnia Fabricii. C. alis anticis luteo-fulvis (" ferrugineis "), nebulis obscurioribus 

 fuscescentibus, scil. macula seu circulo juxta medium costse, fasciaque lata inter 

 medium et marginem apicalem, cum margine parallela, versus costam et marginem 

 internum dilatata, bujus fasciae marginibus undulatis et prsesertim postice obscu- 

 rioribus ; alis posticis rufis (" pallide testaceis "), fasciis tribus nigris, scil. prima ante 

 medium abbreviata, secunda mediana, tertia pone medium, bis duabus crenatis, 

 serieque submarginali macularum sex nigrarum ovalium notatis. Expans. alar, 

 unc. 4 j- (5 J Gray, an recte ?). 



Castnia Fabricii, Swainson, Zool. 111. iii. pi. 149; Thon, Ent. Archiv, 1829, f. 123 6; Gray, Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. L. ii. p. 144 ; Walker, List Lep. Het. B. M. i. 19 (nee C. Fabricii, Go-dart, Enc. Meth. ix. 800, 

 = C. Marcel Serresi foem., nee C. Fabricii, Boisduval, H. n. Lep. He"t. p. 539,= C. chremes. 

 Sab. Brasilia (" diamond district"). 



33. Castnia japtx. C. alis rufo-brunneis, fascia obliqua pone medium obscuriore, in 

 mare macula parva pallidiore ad apicem cellulse discoidalis punctoque nyalino inter 

 cellularn et marginem externum, in foemina maculis 5 rotundis inter se distantibus 

 discoidalibus flavescentibus ; alis posticis fulvis extus magis testaceis, basi fusces- 

 centibus, in foemina fasciis duabus submarginalibus e maculis parvis nigricantibus 

 formatis, bis maculis in maribus fere obliteratis (nonnullis versus angulum ex- 

 ternum tantum apparentibus). Long. corp. unc. 1-jj- If. Expans. alar, d unc. 3j 

 (10 centim.), $ unc. 4^ (11|). 



Athisjapyx, Hubner, Samml. exot. Schmetterl. ii. 362, f. 1, 2, <3 ; Boisduval, H. n. Lep. He"t. p. 497. 

 Castnia Kirstenii, Thon, Archiv, ii. p. 7, f. 6-10, <$ ; Walker, List Lep. Het. B. M. p. 33. 

 C. Fonscolombei, Godart, Enc. M£th. ix. p. 799; Gray, Synops. Trans. Ent. Soc. ii. p. 144; Walker, List 

 Lep. Het. B.M.i. p. 20. 

 Sab. Brasilia. In Mus. Britann., Hopeiano Oxoniae, Boisduval, &c. 



34. Castnia hegemon. C. alis anticis rufo-badiis, macula media costali fasciaque 

 obliqua pone medium alee (ad medium marginis interni et prope apicem dilatata 

 et male determinata) magis brunneis ; alis posticis basi nigricantibus, disco naves- 



