338 ARCTIAD^. 



in length from apex ; a triangular patch of conjoined spots on costa 

 before apex and some spots on termen. Hind wing with some 

 spots in and below middle of cell and on discocellulars ; an irregular 

 series of subterminal spots interrupted between veins 3 and 4 ; a 

 spot at apex followed bj^ three or four points. 



Hah. Mexico, Orizaba, 1 (S type t in Coll. Schaus. Exp, 

 46 millim. 



Genus ESTIGMENE. 



Type. 



Estigmene, Hiibn. Verz. p. 184 (1827) acrcBa. 



Phaos, Wlk. iii. 627 (1855) interfixa. 



Leucarctia, Pack. Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. iii. p. 124 (1864) ... acrcea. 



E'pilacydes, Butl. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 27 (1875) simidans. 



2^yaca, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 43 (1879) Jlorescens. 



Nayaca, Moore, Lep, Atk. p. 43 (1879) imbuta. 



Bajendra, Moore, Lep. Atk, p. 43 (1879) higuttata. 



Proboscis aborted, minvite ; palpi porrect, extending to just bejond frons ; 

 head and thorax clothed with rough hair; fore tibiae with curved claw on 

 inner side and short claw on outer ; the spurs short. Fore wing with veins 3, 

 4, 5 from angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 free. 

 Hind wing with veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from 

 middle of cell. 



Sect. I. {Estigmene). Antennse of male bipectiuate, with moderate branches. 



A. Abdomen dorsally crimson. 



a. Fore wing with scarlet fascia on base of costa interfixa. 



b. Fore wing without scarlet fascia on costa, 



a^ . Hind wing with the ground-colour yellow imbuta. 



b^. Hind wing with the ground-colour white fiorescens. 



B, Abdomen orange above. 



a. Fore wing with the ground-colour grey trifasciata. 



b. Fore wing with the ground-colour yellow or buff. 



d^. Fore wing with the veins not streaked with black ... dissimilis. 

 b^. Fore wing with the median veins streaked with 

 black. 

 a"^. Fore wing with fine black streaks on the veins ... tenuistrigata. 

 h^. Fore wing with the streaks more or less diffused, 



a^. Fore wing bright yellow lemniscata. 



b^. Fore wing buif. 



a"*. Fore wing not tinged with brown. 



a^. Fore wing with subapical black fascia scita. 



6°. Fore wing without subapical fascia simulans. 



b*. Fone wing tinged with brown linea. 



c. Fore wing with the ground-colour whitish or pure 



white. 

 a^. Fore wing with black fascia on median nervure, 

 a^. Fore wing with branching fascia on median 



nervure quadriramosa. 



b"^. Fore wing with straight fascia on median nervure 



to near termen trivitta. 



h^. Fore wing without black fascia on median nervure. 



a?. Tegul as with black points ptira. 



y^. Tegulae without black points, 



a?. Fore wing with more or less developed black 

 points, 

 a^. TibiaB and tarsi with white and black bands . acrma. 

 b^. Tibise and tarsi white, streaked with black ,.. 'prima, 

 h^. Fore wing with at most a black point at lower 



angle of cell alhida. 



C. Abdomen white above antigone. 



