BERTHOLDIA. 79 



1328. Bertholdia myosticta, n. sp. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 19.) 



Bertholdia albipuncta, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 380 (part.), pi. 75. 

 f. 18. 



Head and thorax red-brown ; palpi white in front ; tegulae slightly 

 edged with white and with white medial patch ; legs white, the 

 extremity of femora and greater part of tibiae brown, fore cox8d and 

 femora above crimson ; abdomen crimson, the ventral surface white, 

 a lateral series of black spots. Fore wing red-brown, yellowish 

 towards inner margin and termen ; an antemedial white spot on 

 vein 1 ; a hyaline patch extending on costa from middle to towards 

 apex, its lower edge curved down to vein 4, its outer sinuous and 

 produced at vein 5 to near termen, some black points on it near the 

 veins and one or two just beyond it near vein 5 ; a curved yellowish 

 subterminal line becoming white towards costa ; some white points 

 on cilia towards apex. Hind wing hyaline, the inner and terminal 

 area tinged with fuscous, the inner margin crimson towards base. 

 Underside of fore wing with crimson patch in cell. 



Ab. 1. Hind wing pure white, with more crimson on inner 

 area. — Yenezuela. 



Hah. Mexico, Orizaba, 1 $ ; Costa Rica, Irazu {Rogers), 1 (S 

 type, Godman-Salvin Coll. ; Venezuela, Merida (Bricenno), 1 2 5 

 Brazil, Castro Parana. E.V2^.^ S 42, 2 4<S millim. 



1329. Bertholdia braziliensis, n. sp. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 3.) 



Head and thorax yellow-brown ; palpi crimson, white in front ; 

 basal joint of antennae crimson behind ; legs white, the extremity 

 of femora and base of tibiae brown, fore coxae on outer side and 

 femora above crimson ; abdomen crimson, the ventral surface white, 

 a lateral series of black spots. Pore wing yellow-brown irrorated 

 with black ; the basal half of costa crimson ; a yellowish antemedial 

 point below the cell and white point on vein 1 ; a black-edged 

 yellow hyaline patch extending on costa from middle to towards 

 apex, its inner edge bisinuate and extending down to vein 3, its 

 outer irregularly sinuous and produced at vein 6, some black points 

 on the veins. Hind wing semihyaline white, the inner area tinged 

 with crimson. Underside of fore wing with crimson patch in cell. 



Hah. Brazil, Sao Paulo {Jones\ 4 cT type, Eio Janeiro, 3 $ . 

 Exp., (S 36, 2 40-48 miUim. 



1330. Bertholdia philotera. 



Bertholdia philotera, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 380, pi. 75. ff. 19, 



21 (1897). 



c5" . Head and thorax red-brown : palpi crimson, whitish in front ; 

 antennae with the basal joint ringed with crimson ; neck crimson ; 

 legs white, the extremity of femora and greater part of tibiae brown ; 

 fore coxae and femora crimson ; abdomen crimson, with a black patch 

 on middle of dorsum connected by a fascia with the black terminal 



