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and lateral series of black spots, the ventral surface white. Fore 

 wing red-brown ; a yellowish-white patch at base conjoined below 

 the cell to a curved band from costa and produced on inner margin ; 

 an antemedial spot on costa, usually with a point below it in cell 

 and often a point below vein 1 ; a medial spot on costa usually 

 present ; a discoidal lunule, sometimes red, with a spot beyond it 

 and one above it on costa ; a subterminal series of irregular spots 

 between vein 7 and subraedian fold ; a terminal series of short 

 streaks on the veins. Hind wing brown, with whitish marks in and 

 beyond cell and a slight red mark at base of inner margin ; a series 

 of white points on the cilia ; underside with white basal and post- 

 medial patches on costal area. 



Hah, Beazil, Rio Janeiro, 1 (S . Exp., S 47, $ 62 millim. Type f 

 in Coll. Schaus. 



1350. Tessellarctia cinerascens. (Plate XXXYII. fig. 9.) 



Hale»idota cinerascens, Wlk. iii. 742 (1855) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 212. 



$ . Head and thorax white, palpi marked with fuscous at sides,, 

 branches of antennse black, back of head yellowish with two short 

 fuscous streaks ; tegulae with slight fuscous band^ patagia and legs 

 streaked with fuscous; abdomen orange, with conjoined dorsal 

 fuscous diamond-shaped marks on basal segments, the terminal 

 segments with points and segmental lines, the ventral surface white 

 with black segmental lines and yellow sublateral spots. Pore wing 

 white ; a subbasal black point below the cell ; an antemedial dentate 

 fuscous line, strong and oblique to median nervure, then inwardly 

 oblique and obsolescent ; an oblique bar across end of cell with 

 slight streak on costa above it, and obsolescent oblique band from 

 it to inner margin ; postmedial spots on costa and above vein 5 

 with traces of an oblique series from it to inner margin ; a sub- 

 terminal series of spots, the four towards costa and one above inner 

 margin rather <-shaped, the spots above veins 2 and 3 larger and 

 those above veins 2, 4, 6 placed nearer the termen; a terminal series 

 of spots. Hind wing fuscous, with wedge-shaped white spot below 

 costa towards apex ; the underside with whitish marks in the 

 interspaces. 



Hah. Brazil, Eio Janeiro, ] $ type, Petropolis. Eoop. 60 millim. 



Genus PACHYDOTA, nov. 



Type, P. iodea. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head; antennae 

 of" male bipectiuate with moderate branches, of female with short branches ; 

 tibiae with the spurs short ; abdomen dorsally clothed with rough hair towards 

 base, jj'ore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from 

 upper angle or shortly stalked with 7, 8, 9 ; 10, 11 stalked. Hind wing with 

 vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4, 5 shortly stalked ; 6, 7 from upper angle or shortly 

 stalked : 8 from near end of cell. 



