josioDES. 235 



*486. Josiodes toxaridia. (Plate XXIV. fig. 12 ) 

 Josiodes toxaridia, Driico, A. M. N. II. (7) iii. p. 293 (1899). 



cJ . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; patagia orange ; abdomen 

 with orange lateral tufts at base and narrow lateral stripes. Fore 

 wing with large orange patch from base, leaving a narrow black 

 fascia on costa and a very narrow fascia on inner margin, its outer 

 edge rounded and extending nearly to the large obliquely-placed 

 subapical orange lunulate patch. Hind wing orange ; the costa 

 black ; a terminal black band expanding on apical area and irre- 

 gularly towards tornus. 



ffab. EcuADOK, Intaj (BiicMey), type f c? in Coll. Druce. Ex^y. 

 36 millim. 



487. Josiodes repleta. 



Hypocrita abscissa, Hiibn. Samnil. Ex. Schmett. i. ff. 3, 4 (1827), 2 



(nee (S). 

 Josia repleia, Wlk. ii. 300 (1854) ; ICirby, Cat. Het. p. 294. 



S .- Head and thorax blue-black ; abdomen black, the lateral 

 and ventral surfaces orange except on last two segments. Fore 

 wing orange, with black fasciae on costa and inner margin ; the 

 apical area black, narrowing to a point at tornus and with slight 

 subapical spot on it. Hind wing orange, with black costal fascia ; 

 a terminal black band with irregularly dentate inner edge ex- 

 panding towards costa and below vein 2 and not reaching tornus. 



$ . Fore wing with oblique subapical orange band between veins 

 8 and 4 : hind wing with the inner edge of terminal band some- 

 what more regular. 



Ab. 1. Hind wing with more or less prominent black fasciae in 

 and below cell confluent at base ; patagia sometimes with small 

 orange patches ; abdomen with the ventral surface sometimes black 

 or with black bands. 



ffab. Amazons, Para (Bates), 2 5 , type, (Austen) 2 $ , Scrpa 

 (Trail), 1 J . Exj)., <S 36, $ 44 millim. 



488. Josiodes immutata. (Plate XXIV. fig. 16.) 

 Josia ivimutata, Wlk. ii. 300 (1854) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 294. 



cj' . Head, thorax, and abdomen blue-black; patagia with orange 

 patches ; abdomen with lateral orange fasciae not reaching ex- 

 tremity. Fore wing orange, with rather broad black fascias on 

 costal and inner margin, the latter not quite reaching base ; the 

 apical area black, narrowing to tornus, with an obliquely curved 

 subapical orange band from vein 8 to below 4. Hind wing orange, 

 with black costal fascia not reaching base, and terminal black band 

 expanding widely on apical area and forming a large triangular 

 patch below vein 3 with its apex at middle of vein 1, and leaving 

 the inner area orange. 



Hah. Brazil, 3 6 , type. Exp. 40 millim. 



