DIDASYS. GUNDLACniA. 



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a black-edged scarlet discocellular spot ; a broad terminal black band 



expanding towards costa and 

 below vein 2, and with a 

 subterminal series of scarlet 

 spots on it. Hind wing 

 with discocellular black spot ; 

 a terminal black band ex- 

 panding towards costa and 

 dentate below vein 2 ; the 

 inner area black except at 

 base, with its cilia pale red. 

 5 . Abdomen with the 

 dorsal black spots larger ; a complete series of ventral bla^k bands 

 with whitish between them on medial segments, the extremity black. 

 Hah. Florida, 2^2$, Grote Coll. Exp. 28-34 millim. 



Fig. 171. — Dldcm/s beke, <S . 



Genus GUNDLACHIA. 



Type. 



Gimdlachia, Ilerr.-Scluiff. Corrcsp.-Blatt Regensb. xx. p. 108 

 (1866) cruenta. 



Burtia, Grrote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vi. p. 185 (1867) rubella. 



Proboscis present ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex 

 of head, the 3rd porrect ; antennje bipectinate, with moderate branches; tibiae 

 •with the s]Hir3 modei-ate ; abdome)i with lateral tubercles on 1st segment; 

 lateral tufts on terminal segment ; the claspers of male very long and tufted 

 with hair. Fore wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell ; 4, 5 separate 

 at origin ; 6 from npper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 stalked ; 7 from towards apex 

 but before 9. Hind wing with vein 2 from long before angle of cell, 3 from 

 well before angle ; 4, 5 from angle ; 7 from well before upper angle. 



A. Anal tufts crimson and black ; fore wing without subapical 



crimson patches cruenta. 



B. Anal tufts black ; fore wing with crimson subapical patches. . rubella. 



*7l)8. Grundlachia cruenta. 



Gundlachla cniaifa, Herr.-SchalY. Corresp.-Blatt Eegensb. xx. p. 

 (1866); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 151. 



108 



S . Palpi black, white above and below ; frons black, white at 

 sides ; antenna) black ; vertex of head and tegulse crimson ; thorax 



brown, patagia edged with white ; 

 pectus and legs crimson and 

 white ; abdomen crimson, with 

 ventral white fascia, the lower 

 part of anal tufts and the tufts 

 on claspers black ; wings hyaline, 

 the veins, and margins narrowly, 

 black. Fore wing with discoidal 

 black bar, with crimson streak 

 on costa above it ; the terminal 

 band expanding towards apex. 

 Hind wing with the terminal band expanding slightly towards apex. 

 Hah. Cfba, 2 6 , type t in Coll. tStaudinger. Ex_p. 22 millim. 



Fig. 172. 

 Gundlachia cruenta, (5". 



