in the Collection of W. W. Saunders, Esq. ] 05 



Gangra atripustula. 



Fcem. — Cervina, subtus lutea, alse lineis tribus nigricantibus 

 denticulatis albido-marginatis, alls anticis orbiculari albidd 

 punctiformi, reniformi magna oblongS, albido sub-marginatd, 

 alis posticis macula discali interiore magna atra albido-mar- 

 ginatd. 

 Female. — Fawn-colour, luteous beneath. Fore-legs brown, 

 with whitish bands. Wings with the interior, exterior and sub- 

 marginal lines blackish, denticulated, whitish-bordered, most dis- 

 tinct on the underside ; marginal points black. Fore-wings with 

 the orbicular mark whitish, punctiform ; reniform mark large, 

 oblong, incompletely whitish-bordered. Hind-wings with a large 

 deep^ black, whitish-bordered discal spot on the interior line. 

 Country unknown. 



Fam. FOCILLID^, Guen. 

 Genus FociLLA, Guen. 

 Focilla abrupta. 

 Mas. — Fuscescente ferruginea, fasciculo frontali obtuso albido- 

 marginato, alis margine exteriore anticfe recto, postice bisin- 

 ciso, lineis interiore et exteriore fuscis undulatis angulatis 

 luteo-marginatis costam versus abrupte retractis, linea media 

 nigricante undulata indistincta, alis anticis spatio apicali cer- 

 vino strigam fuscescente ferrugineam maculamque costalem 

 pallidam trigonam includente. 



Male. — Brownish-ferruginous, with a sh'ght cinereous tinge. 

 Front very prominent, slightly whitish-bordered, obtuse at 

 the tip. Wings with the exterior border straight in front, 

 with two excavations hindward ; interior and exterior lines 

 brown, undulating, angular, luteous-bordered, abruptly retracted 

 towards the costa of the fore-wings ; middle line blackish, undu- 

 lating, indistinct; sub-marginal points whitish, black-marked; 

 underside with a single, straight, oblique, brown whitish-bordered 

 line. Fore-wings with the apical part fawn-colour; this space 

 including a brownish-ferruginous streak, and a pale triangular 

 costal spot, reniform mark large, oblong, pale fawn-colour, with a 

 brownish disk. 



Length of the body G lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



Amazon Region. 



