ECPANTHERIA. 367 



separated, the medial series widely separated from the postmedial 

 towards costa ; hind wing witli the subterminal spots small. 



Hah. Brazil, llio Janeiro, 1 S - Eocp., c? 54, 5 68 millim. 

 Types t S and typef $ conte.vta in Coll. Oberthur, type fpellucida 

 in Coll. Schaus. 



Subsp. bahiaensw, Oberth. Et. Ent. vi. p. 109, pi. 16. f. 5 (1881) ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Het. p. 218. 

 Ecpanthcria boisduvali, Obertb. Et. Ent. vi. p. 110, pi. 16. f. 6 (1881); 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 218. 

 2 . Fore wing with the spots white- centred, the autemedial and 

 medial spots being largely confluent in haJiiaensis, more separate in 

 boisduvali ; hind wing with the blackish area including the subter- 

 minal spots and leaving a narrow white band from apex to submedian 

 fold with the terminal spot on it. 



Hah. Brazil, Bahia, type t and type t boisduvali in Coll. Ober- 

 thur. Ecup. 56 millim. 



This may prove distinct from lieterogena when the male is 

 discovered. 



Sect. II. {Ecpantheria). AnlennjB of male serrate and ciliated. 



A, Hind wing of raalewitb tbe tornus produced to a more or 

 less elongate pointed lobe, of female slightly produced. 



a. Abdomen crimson with black bands vigriplaga. 



b. Abdomen orange and black. 



a}. Hind wing of male with a tornnl lobe produced to 

 a long acute point. 

 a^. Fore wing with series of dark olive-brown spots. 

 a^. Fore wing with the veins of terminal area 

 yellowish, with brown spots on each side of 

 them at termen. 



«*. Mesothorax with paired dark patches Icsta. 



6*. Mesothorax with a dorsal dark patch ochreator. 



b^. Fore wing with the veins of terminal area white, 

 with single spots on termen. 

 a*. Patagia with the brown stripe extending to 



base ; tornal lobe of male very long magdalence. 



6^. Patagia with the brown stripe not extending 



to base; the tornal lobe of male shorter ... leiicarctioides, 

 5^. Fore wing with series of black-edged annulate 



spots decora. 



b^. Hind wing of male with the tornal lobe slightly or 

 moderately developed. 

 «^. Fore wing with the ground-colour white. 



a^. Fore wing with series of black spots 



b^. Fore wing with series of black-edged annulate 

 spots, 

 a*. Fore wing strongly irrorated with fuscous . . . gaujoni. 

 b^. Fore wing not irrorated with fuscous. 



«'. Thorax and base of fore wing tinged with 

 pink. 

 a^. AbdoDien with dorsal orange stripe on 



medial segments kinkelini. 



b^. Abdomen with dorsal orange bands peruvensis. 



¥. Thorax and fore wing without pink tinge. 

 a^. Abdomen blue-black, with dorsal series 

 of orange spots or segmental bands. 

 aP. Frons black. 



