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an irregular brown costal stripe, which contains four little vitreous 

 streaks near the base, three antemedial vitreous dots, and three sub- 

 apical vitreous dots j two irregular brown bands, one near the base, 

 the other on the first line of transverse veins ; veins of the second 

 line clouded with brown j a marginal brown band, which includes a 

 row of marginal vitreous dots. Hind wings with a brown marginal 

 band. Length of the body 3 lines, of the wings 9 lines. 

 Hab. Sula. 



Var. y. Mas. Nigricans, fronte testaceo marginata, facie testacea, pro- 

 thorace, pectore, abdomineque piceis, pedibus albidis tibiis apice 

 tarsisque piceis, alis pellucidis, alis anticis vitta costali bis interrupta 

 fasciisque tribus indeterminatis fuscis guttas pellucidas includentibus, 

 alis posticis fascia fusca marginali. 



Male. Blackish. Front with testaceous sides ; face testaceous. Pro- 

 thorax piceous. Pectus arid abdomen piceous. Legs whitish ; tarsi 

 and tips of the tibiae piceous. Wings vitreous. Fore wings with three 

 lines of transverse veins ; first and second lines irregular, clouded with 

 brown ; third regular, submarginal, partly double ; an irregular brown 

 costal stripe, which is twice interrupted, and forms a patch at rather 

 beyond the middle, and contains some little vitreous marks ; two very 

 incomplete and irregular brown bands ', a marginal brown band, which 

 includes a row of marginal vitreous dots. Hind wings with a brown 

 marginal band. Length of the body -3 lines, of the wings .9 lines. 



Hab. Morty. 



190. RicANiA VARIA. Mas. Nigra, fronte tricarinata, facie fulva, pro- 

 thorace unicarinato ; mesothorace tricarinato, pedibus testaceis femori- 

 bus nigris, alis anticis nigricantibus strigis costalibus lanceolatis, plagis 

 quinque guttisque marginalibus pellucidis, alis posticis nigricanti- 

 cinereis. 

 Male. Black. Vertex very short, almost hidden by the prothorax ; front 

 very much broader than long, with a slightly elevated border and 

 with three slight keels ; the keel on each side curved outward, very 

 remote from the middle one ; face tawny, triangular. Prothorax 

 arched, six times as broad as long, with a middle keel. Mesothorax 

 with three keels ; the keel on each side connected with the middle 

 one on the fore border, and diverging from it hindward. Legs testa- 

 ceous ; femora black. Fore wings blackish ; some transverse lanceo- 

 late vitreous costal streaks ; a vitreous patch on the middle of the 

 costa ; an oblique interrupted band composed of four vitreous patches ; 

 marginal dots vitreous, two near the tip elongated and of large size ; 

 three lines of transverse veins, first and second irregular, first bent 

 inward, third regular; marginal veins not forked, excepting one 

 which is apical. Hind wings blackish cinereous ; an irregular line of 



. transverse veins ; three forked marginal veins, first and second with 



