MESOLASIA. — TRICHURA. 341 



above, the last two below scarlet, the first segment with 

 white dorsal patch, the other black segments with dorsal points ; 

 sublateral series of white points on the black segments. Fore wing 

 hyaline, the basal area black ; the margins broadly black ; the terminal 

 band with waved inner edge and expanding towards tornus; a discoidal 

 black band conjoined to the costal fascia. Hind wing hyaline, the 

 veins black, the terminal area black almost to origin of vein 2 with 

 sinuous inner edge ; two small hyaline subapical spots. 



Hah. Brazil, Theresopolis, 1 5 , Castro Parana, 1 6 . Eccp. 

 42 millim. Typef in Coll. Druce. 



*751. Mesolasia ornata. 



Lcemocharis ornata, Mene^r. Oat. Lep. Pet. ii. p. 139, pi. 14, f. 2 (1857) ; 

 Kirbj, Oat. Het. p. 152. 



Head and thorax black ; palpi white in front ; tegulse with white 

 patches ; patagia edged with white ; abdomen with the first three 

 segments black, with a w^hite spot at base of first and on posterior edge 

 of each segment ; the other segments crimson, with dorsal series of 

 white points on black spots ; the ventral surface with paired series 

 of five white spots, the extremity crimson ; wings hyaline, the veins, 

 and margins broadly, black. Pore wing with yellowish streak on 

 inner area ; the black discoidal band conjoined to costal fascia ; the 

 terminal band expanding towards apex. Hind wing with the ter- 

 minal band very broad ; the inner area yellowish, especially below. 



Hah. Brazil, Minas Geraes. E.V2). 42 millim. This species is 

 unknown to me. 



Genus TRICHURA. 



Type. 



Trichiim, Hiibu. Verz. p. 12G (1827) driiryi. 



Cercophora, Herr.-Schaff. Ausserear, Schmett. i. p. 22 (1854) druryi. 



Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned, the 2ad joint reaching vertex of 

 head, the 3rd short and blunt ; antennae with the shaft dilated at middle and 

 clothed with rough hair, bipectinate, with short branches dilated at extremity 

 and ending in a bristle ; tibiae with the spurs moderate ; abdomen with dorsal 

 tufts of hair on 1st segment, the 2nd segment strongly constricted, the terminal 

 segment with slight lateral tufts. Fore wing with vein 3 from well before angle 

 of cell ; 5 from well above angle ; G from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 stalked. 

 Hind wing with the cell extremely long ; vein 3 from well before angle ; 5 from 

 well above angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; the inner area with a lobe clothed 

 with hair. 



^ECT. I. Abdomen of male with long appendage on terminal segment above 

 claspers, thickly clothed with scales. 



A. Fore wing hyaline yellow. 



a. Abdomen with sei-ies of sublateral white spots beyond 



the white ventral patch cerberus. 



b. Abdomen without sublateral white spots melanosoma. 



B. Fore wing hyaline white, 



a. Abdomen with a pair of white spots beyond the 

 ventral patch ; the black margins to wing and 

 discoidal patch narrow, an orange streak above 

 inner margin of fore wing esmcralda. 



