104 AECTlADiE. 



spots on 1st and 2nd joints, the 3rd joint black ; frons with pair 

 of black spots ; upper part of frons, basal joint of antennae, vertex 

 of head, tegulse, shoulders, and patagia with black spots, the tegulae 

 with pair on each ; coxae with black spots ; abdomen with subdorsal 

 series of black patches except on basal segments, often meeting 

 dorsally, two lateral series of spots, four spots on ventral surface, 

 the two middle ones larger. Fore wing brownish orange, four black 

 points on. an orange patch at base ; the veins with blackish streaks. 

 Hind wing orange-yellow. 



Ab. 1. Hind wing brown, the costal and inner areas yellow. — 

 Guatemala. 



Ab. 2. Abdomen with the hair at base tinged with brown ;. fore 

 wing darker ; hind wing black-brown. 



Hah. Mexico, Jalapa (Hoege), 1 c^ , Misantla (Trujillo), 1 $; 

 Guatemala (Rodriguez, Champion), 2 J , 2 $ , Godman-Salvin Coll. 

 Exp., (S 52, $ 58 millim. 



1373. Pelochyta cinerea. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 24.) 



Halesidota cinerea, Wlk. iii. 741 (1855) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 206. 

 Pseicdapistosia li/stra, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 101 (1884) ; 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 207. 



Head, tegulae, and shoulders orange ; palpi with black marks on 

 thi) joints at sides ; frons with pair of black spots, the upper part 

 of frons, basal joint of antennae, vertex of head, tegulae, shoulders, 

 and base of patagia with black spots, the tegulae with a pair on 

 each ; thorax yellowish brown ; pectus and greater part of legs 

 orange, fore coxae with black spots ; abdomen orange, with the hair 

 towards base fuscous, the other segments with dorsal black bands, 

 a lateral series of black spots, the ventral surface rarely with 

 fuscous patches. Fore wing yellowish brown with a slight purplish 

 tinge, a slight orange patch with four black points on it at base. 

 Hind wing pale yellowish, tinged with brown towards termen. 



Ab. 1. lystra. Abdomen with ventral fuscous patches on medial 

 segments ; fore wing darker violaceous brown ; hind wing with the 

 terminal area more strongly tinged with brown. 



Bah. Costa Eica ( Van Patten, Zurcher, Underwood), 2 c? , 3 5 ; 

 Panama, Chiriqui (Chamjyion), 1 2 type lystra, Godman-Salvin 

 Coll. ; Colombia, Bogota ( Vergara), 1 (S ; Venezuela, 1 cT , 3 5 ; 

 Brazil, 2 d" type ; Ecuador, Paramba (Rosenberg), 1 cT ; Bolivia, 

 11. Suapi, Corvico. Exp., d 50, 2 62 millim. 



1374. Pelochyta arontes. 



Sphinx arontes, Stoll, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 382. E (1781) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 202. 

 Bomhyx neuropiera, Sepp,*Svirin. A^lind. i. pi. 38 (1848) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 201. 

 Halesidota degenera,y\l\\. iii. 742 (1855); Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. 



p. 101 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 206. 



(S . Head, tegulae, and shoulders orange, the 1st and 2nd joints 



