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anterior spot is translucent, and the scales on the underside in 

 the area of this spot are also pink. The scales have suffered no 

 displacement ; those forming the anterior spot are longer and 

 narrower than the more ovate ones of the lower patches, and are 

 mostly tridentate, like those of the underside, this being normal. 

 Hah. Las Quiguas, Esteban Valley, N. Venezuela, Nov.-March. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES I. & II. 

 Plate I. 



Fig. 1. Vila eweidiformis . 



la. „ „ f. radiata. 



2. Folpgrapha cyanea G. & S. ^ ■ 



3. Catagramma cynosura Hew. Abervatiou. 



4. Idalus flavithorax. 



5. Neonerita metaplicenica . 



6. Arceomolis nigrijpuncta. 



7. Automolis ignivena. 



8. „ oehreogaster. 



9. ,; oehreomarginata. 



10. Glaucostola maroniensis. 



11. Melese flavescens. 



12. Opharus ochracea. 



13. Neritos 'purpureotincta. 



Plate II. 



Fig. 1. Gynandromoi'ph of PapiUo lyophron Ilbn. Upperside. 

 2. „ „ „ ,, Underside. 



