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of palpi with black patches at sides ; upper part of frons, vertex of 

 head, tegiulae, shoulders, and base of patagia with black points, the 

 tegulae with a pair on each ; thorax purplish brown, the patagia with 

 dark streak ; pectus and coxae orange, the fore coxa3 with black 

 spots ; abdomen orange, the hair towards base blackish, the terminal 



Fig. 78. — Felochyta arontes, (^ , \. 



segments with paired subdorsal black patches, two lateral and a 

 ventral series of spots. Fore wing purphsh brown, the veins dark; 

 a small orange patch with four black points on it at base of costa. 

 Hind wing tinged with fuscous. 



$ . Thorax and fore wing paler ; hind wing yellowish, tinged 

 with brown towards termen. 



Hab. GcJATEMALA {Roclrif/uez, Champion), 3 gT , 1 $; Costa Eica 

 (Underwood), 3 c? , 3 $ ; Panama (Chamjno7i), 2 cS , Godman-Salvin 

 Coll. ; Venezuela, 1 $ , type degenera^ Pto. Cabello. Exp., 6 36, 

 $ 48 millim. 



1375. Pelochyta umbrata, n. sp. (Plate XL. fig. 9.) 



S . Dark brown ; vertex of head with black point ; tegula) each 

 with a pair of black points ; shoulders and patagia with points ; 

 abdomen yellowish grey, the hair on base of dorsum brown, the 

 terminal segments banded with black ; a lateral series of points ; 

 wings uniform dark brown ; hind wing slightly semihyaline along 

 median nervure. 



Hah. Bolivia, Chaco (Garlepp), 1 cS type. Eo^, 46 millim. 



Genus ELYSIUS. 



Type. 



Elysms, Wlk. iii. 713 (1855) conspersus. 



Onythes, Wlk. iii. 749 (1855) paUidicosta. 



Sychesia, Moschl. Verla. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xxvii. p. 653 



(1877) dryas. 



Pseudapistosia, Moschl, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xxvii. p. 665 



(1877) limber. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of 

 head, the 3rd short and somewhat porrect ; antenna bipectinate ; legs rather 

 long, the spurs moderate ; abdomen dorsally clothed with long hair at base. 

 Fore wing rather short and broad ; vein 3 from long before angle of cell ; 4, 5 

 from angle, or 5 from just above angle ; 6 from or from below upper angle ; 

 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell long ; vein 3 from 

 before angle ; 4, 5 from angle or separate ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 present or 

 absent. 



