34 ARCTIAD^. 



between veins 3 and 8 ; a postmedial series, of wliich three below 

 costa are large and elongate, and with two spots beyond them; 

 subterminal and terminal series of small spots and a cilial series of 

 points. Hind wing pale pink, the costal area white, the cilia 

 yellow. 



Hah. Brazil, Sao Paulo (D. Jones), 2 S • Exp. 34 millim. 

 Type t in Coll. Schans. 



1237. Amaxia erythrophleps, n. sp. (Plate XXXYI. fig. 16.) 



c? . Head and thorax ochreous tinged with pale reddish brown ; 

 sides of palpi, vertex of head, tegnlae, and patagia with scarlet 

 points ; abdomen crimson above, ochreous below. Pore wing 

 ochreous, the veins streaked with scarlet ; antemedial and medial 

 reddish-brown maculate bands with highly waved edges ; a post- 

 medial maculate band from costa to vein 5, then reduced to a series 

 of small spots joining the medial band at vein 2 ; subterminal and 

 terminal series of small spots. Hind wing crimson. 



Hah. Upper Amazons, 1 o type. Exp. 30 millim. 



*1238. Amaxia chaon. 



Zafrephes chaon, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 383, pi. 40. f. 10; Kirby, Oat. 

 Het. p. 196. 



5 . Head, tegulae, and base of patagia yellow ; palpi, base of 

 frons, and antennae crimson, the rest of patagia, thorax, and abdomen 

 above crimson ; legs crimson and buff ; ventral surface of abdomen 

 buff. Pore wing yellow, the area from base to near middle on 

 costa, and to tornus purple, becoming crimson on costal area, in cell, 

 and on inner margin, and leaving a yellow streak on base of costa ; 

 a silver point below costa before middle, slight yellow marks in the 

 cell, a silver point at base below cell, two obliquely placed con- 

 joined silver spots below cell and on inner margin, the last followed 

 l3y two points and a striga ; a postmedial red point on vein 5 and 

 two each on veins 3 and 4 ; a triangular red patch on costa before 

 apex extending down to vein 4, its apex attenuate and bent first 

 inwards then outwards. Hind wing semihyaline yellowish white, 

 the inner area tinged with crimson. Antennae with the basal third 

 bipectinate, then serrate. 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley), 1 $ type t in Coll. Druce. 

 Exp. 38 millim. 



Sect. III. Hind wing of male with the costa slightly lobed and without patches 

 of androconia. 



A. Hind wing with vein 2 from near angle of cell ; 3 and 5 on a 

 long stalk. 



a. Abdomen brown above Pl/ffo,- 



b. Abdomen crimson above hebe. 



