PRODEjVIA. 



24 L 



slightly defined by black, a short black streak on vein 5 from the 

 black edge of orbicular, then curved round and becoming the oblique 

 waved medial line ; postmedial line indistinct, blackish, below 

 vein 3 defined by whitish on inner side, bent outwards below costa, 

 then oblique, incurved at discal and submedian folds and bent out- 

 wards to inner margin, some slight pale points beyond it on costa ; 

 an indistinct diffused oblique greyish fascia from apex to middle of 



Fig. 61. — Prodenia ruhrifusa, ^ . \. 



postmedial line ; subterminal line whitish, angled outwards at 

 vein 7, excurved at middle and slightly angled inwards in sub- 

 median fold; traces of a series of yellowish striae just before 

 termen ; a terminal series of slight black lunules ; cilia rufous with 

 fine yellow line at base and blackish tips. Hind wing semihyaline 

 white, the apex tinged with brown ; a fine brown terminal line 

 from ai)ex to vein 2 ; the underside with the costal area suff'used 

 Avith fiery red, a series of black points on termen from apex to 

 vein 3. 



Hah. Jamaica, Kunawaj^ Bay {Walsingham), 1 J type. Exp. 

 46 millim. 



Sect. II. Fore wing of male with the neuration normal. 



A. Fore wing with the upper extremity of reniforra pro- 



duced to a very long narrow point defined on lower side 



by an oblique white mark dolichos. 



B. Fore wing with the upper extremity of reniform produced 



to a shorter, broadei", and less oblique point defined by 

 white. 



a. Fore wing with curved white streak above medial part 



of innei- margin pulcliella. 



b. Fore wing without curved white streak above medial 



part of inner margin. 

 «i. Fore wing with the white streak on vein 2 continued 



to subterminal line ardrogea, 



b^. Fore wing with the white streak on vein 2 ending at 

 postmedial line. 

 «^ Fore wing with the postmedial line bent outwards 



from submedian fold to inner margin litara. 



W. Fore wing with the postmedial line bent outwards 

 from vein 1 to inner margin. 

 a?. Fore wing with moi'C or less distinct diffused 

 oblique violaceous white fascia from apex more 

 . prominent in male. 

 VOL. VIII. B 



