TAMYRIS Niirscia. 



Generic Ciiaractkr. — Sec PI. 33. 



Specific Character. 

 T. alls nigris, anticis supra fascia centrali rufescentc, infrci punctts dinbns ad 



hasim albidis ; posticis infrci casiis, cincreis, basi nigris Unca ohsoletd ulhi- 



du ; murgine nigro. 

 Wings black ; anterior above with a central reddish band, and two white 



basal dots beneath ; posterior beneath grey and cinereous; base black 



with an obsolete white line; margin black. 



1 HE marginal fringe of the lower wings in this species has a 

 few white dots between the nerves, and the upper surface is 

 sprinkled or powdered in the middle with blueish-green atoms ; 

 on the under surface of the anterior wings the lower part of the 

 band is orange, the upper bright rufous ; and within die black 

 margin of the posterior wings is a large blueish spot, and two or 

 three whitish dots on the sides of the thorax. It seems nearest 

 allied to Hesp. Celsus of Fabricius, which is only slightly de* 

 scribed from Mr. Jones's unpublished drawings. 



TAMYRIS Laonome. — lower figure. 

 Specific Character. 



r. alls utrinquc siniilibus, concoloribus fusci%, margine conimuni aurunliacis ; 



capite anoque rubris. 

 Wings in both sexes alike, uniform brown, with a common margin of 



orange; head and tail red. 



The under surface of this insect (a female) perfectly resembles 

 the upper : it will approach near to Hesp. Amiatus of Fabricius, 

 Avhich no doubt belongs to this genus. 



For both these interesting insects, not to be found in Fabri- 

 cius, I am indebted to the liberality of my friend Professor Klug, 

 Director of the Royal Museum at Berlin : no note accompanied 

 them, I therefore conclude they are undescribcd, and probably 

 inhabiting South America, 

 Pl.Cl. 



