MBTERyTHROSIA. — GISTHEXE. 243 



Fig. 159. — Meter ythrosia sangala, $ . \. 



Hah. Guatemala, Vera Paz {Ghampion), 1 $ type, Godman- 

 Salvin Coll. E.vp. 34 millim. 



Genus CISTHENE. 



Type. 



Eudesmia, Hiibn. Sararal. Ex. Schmett. ii. (1827), non 



descr. ; Wlk. ii. 564 (1854) ruficollis. 



*Cisthene,W\k.n. 553(1854:) trisigna. 



Bus'cino, Wlk. ii. 563 (1854) menea. 



Gerba, Wlk. sxxi. 270 (1864) quadrlfasciata. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the frons ; 

 antennse short, of male witli bristles and cilia, of female with the shaft 

 thickened with rough scales ; tibiiB with the spurs moderate. Fore wing rather 

 broad ; vein 2 from beyond middle of cell, oblique ; 3 from well before angle ; 

 5 from above angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 free, 

 the latter curved. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; 3 from 

 well before angle ; 5 from above angle ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



A. Fore wing with medial orange band. 



a. Fore wing with subterminal orange band, 

 rt'. Abdomen orange above. 



«'-. Hind wing with the basal half orange. 



d^. Fore wing with orange fascia in base of cell ... lunaris. 

 b^. Fore wing without orange fascia in base of cell. 

 a*. Hind wing*wl^i fuscous patch on base of 

 costal area. 

 a^. Fore wing with the 1st orange band occu- 

 pying medial half of wing prusias. 



6'. Fore wing with the 1st orange band at 



most one-fourth of wing menea. 



b*. Hind wing with the subbasal black patch 



extending almost to inner margin cynossema. 



V^. Hind wing black, with orange subbasal patch on 



costa ••• quadrlfasciata, 



ff. Abdomen black above. 



«^. JFor^ wing with medial orange band. 



a^. Fore wing wilh the bands orange and broad ... praxis. 

 6*. Fore wing with the bands orange-yellow and 



narrow cypris. 



&*. Fore wing without medial band unicincta 



b. Fore wing with two subterminal orange spots ruficuUis. 



B. Fore wing with orange fascia from base to beyond upper 



angle of cell cyanara. 



Q. Fore wing witti short orange fascia from base below the 



cell and spot at lower angle trisigna. 



* An exarmmation of Walker's types shows that his description was taken 

 ft-om trtsigna and nofe mhjecta, 



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