TESSELLARCTIA. 



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with basal patch formed by about ten yellowish spots angled in cell ; 

 a triangular patch of some seven spots from middle of costa to 



Fig. G7. — Tessellarctia semivaria, $. \. 



median nervure ; two discoidal points ; postmedial and subterminal 

 series of four or five irregular spots from costa on an apical yellow 

 patch ; medial, two postmedial, and a subterminal series of blackish 

 spots from the yellow spots to inner margin. Hind wing rather 

 more fuscous brown, with some j'^ellowish at base and five points 

 beyond the cell ; cilia yellowish from vein 4 to submedian fold ; 

 underside with basal and medial yellowish patches on costa and a 

 point in cell. 



(S . Hind wing yellowish white, with some brown on inner area 

 and termen and sHght streaks on the veins below apex. 



Hab. Brazil, type in Mus. Oxon., 8ta. Catherina, Rio Grande do 

 Sul, N. Friburgo, Castro Parana, 1 S • Exp. 44 millim. 



Sect. il. Hind wing with the termen not angled at middle. 



A. Abdomen crimson 



B. Abdomen yellow 



ursi7ia. 

 cinerascens. 



1349. Tessellarctia ursina. 



PhcBgoptera ursina, Schaus, P. Z. S. 1892, p. 281 ; id. Am. Lep. pi. 

 f. 15. 



Fig. 68. — Tessellarctia ursina, (^ , 



Head and thorax dirty white ; palpi brown, banded with orange- 

 red ; antennae and patches on vertex of head and tegulae brown ; 

 patagia with small brown spots ; metathorax brown ; legs banded 

 with black ; fore legs scarlet above ; abdomen scarlet, with dorsal 



