ISANTHEENE. 173 



344. Isanthrene melas. 



Sphinx melas. Cram. Pap. Exot. i. pi. 45. G (1775) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 133. 

 Zyqcena flavicornis, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 104 (1787) ; Kii'by, Cat. Het. 



p. 132. 

 Glaucopis vespoides, Wlk. i. 155 (1854). 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen black : antennse orange-red, with 

 some black on shaft ; palpi in front, frons, spots on vertex of head, 

 tegulae, patagia, and metathorax, and streaks on patagia and thorax 

 yellow ; legs j^ellow and black, the coxae white ; abdomen with a 

 pair of yellow spots on 1st segment, a subdorsal series of liinule& 



Fig. 84. — lsa77threne mcJas, 



and lateral spots on next three segments, the medial segments with 

 ventral white spots ; wings hyaline yellow, the veins and margins 

 black. Fore wiag with the terminal band wide on apical area and 

 expanding at vein 2 ; some orange and black at base of inner 

 margin. Hind wing with the inner area black, the margin yellow. 

 Bob. Brazil, 1 S , Para, type vespoides^ 1 <S , Villa Nova (Bates). 

 Exp. 50 millim. 



345. Isanthrene pyrocera, n. sp. (Plate VI. fig. 16.) 



Isanthrene incendiaria, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 50 (nee Hiibn.). 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; antennae orange-red ;. 

 frons, vertex of head, spots on tegulae and thorax, and streaks on 

 patagia yellow ; fore coxae white ; abdomen with pair of dorsal 

 yellow spots ou 1st segment and paired spots on the next four 

 segments, a ventral white spot on 3rd segment ; wings hyaline 

 yellow, the veins and margins black. Fore wing with the terminal 

 band very wide on apical area and expanding at tornus. Hind 

 wing with the inner area black. 



$ with the fore coxae black ; abdomen with yellow spots on five 

 segments next the basal segment. 



Hah. Mexico, Jalisco (Schumann), Milpas (Forrer), type Godman- 

 Salvin Coll. E,vj). 54 millim. 



346. Isanthrene perbosci. 



Glaucopis perbosci, Guer. Icon. E. Anim., Ins. p. 501 (1814) ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 132. 

 Glaucopis pompiioides, Wlk. i. 156 (1854) ; Butl. Ill HeL i, p. 26, pi. V2. 



f. 10; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 131. 



