VIRBIA. 



197 



vein 5 to discocellulars ; hind wing with the termen narrowly black, 

 broadening somewhat at apex and extending slightly along the 

 veins. 



Hah. Peru, Vilcan {Garlepp), 1 d* type. Exp. 32 millim. 



Genus VIRBIA. ^^. ^ 



FtrA^«, Wik. ii. 470 (1854) medarda. 



Bepara, Wlk. xxxi. 143 (1864) suhapicalis. 



Tenia, Wlk. xxxi. 267 (1864) dotata. 



Proboscis aborted, minute, ; palpi porrect, downcurved, extending about the 

 length of head ; frons with slight tuft ; antennae of male ciliated ; buihi 

 slender ; tibiae with the spurs short. Fore wing with veins 3, 4, 5 from angle 

 of cell ; 6 from upper angle or shortly stalked with 7, 8, 9, 10, 7 from beyond 9 ; 

 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3 and 5 from angle of cell, 4 absent ; 6, 7 

 stalked ; 8 from before middle of cell. 



A. Fore wing with whitish fascia below base of cell. 



a. Neck with crimson ring thersites. 



b. Neck without crimson ring. 



a^. Fore wing with postmedial white spot above vein 1 

 sometimes connected with the fascia. 

 a?. Hind wing with the black terminal band not 



produced on inner area towards base dotata. 



b^. Hind wing with the black terminal band produced 



on inner area towards base varians. 



h^. Fore wing wdthout postmedial white spot above 



vein 1 hreviUnea. 



B. Fore wing without white fascia below base of cell. 



a. Palpi with the basal joint orange lideilinea. 



h. Palpi with the basal joint dark. 



a^. Neck with crimson ring sanguicolUs. 



b^. Neck without crimson ring. 



«2. Fore wing with orange patch on underside. 

 a^. Hind wing with the orange extending to base. 

 a^. Hind wing with the orange extending to 

 termen below apex. 

 a^. Hind wing orange, with black subterminal 



spots on veins 2 and 1 ampla. 



6'. Hind wing with costal black fascia and 



large triangular patch on inner area zonata. 



b*. Hind wing with the termen black below apex. 

 a\ Hind wing with the orange on inner 



margin reaching torn us medarda. 



b^. Hind wing with orange patch at base of 



inner margin divisa. 



h^. Hind wing with the orange confined to a sub- 

 apical patch subapicalis. 



b"^. Fore wing without orange patch on underside. 



a^. Hind wing orange, with terminal black band ... hypophaa. 

 i3. Hind wing black, with orange fasciae in cell and 



on base of inner margin xanthopleura 



1588. Virbia thersites. 



Virhia thersites, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 144, pi. 13. f 24 (1885) ' 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 400. 



^ . Head and thorax dark olive-brown : neck with crimson 



