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ARCTIAD^. 



series of nine spots strongly excurved at median nervules ; a sub- 

 terminal series of spots slightly excurved at median nervules, the 

 spot above vein 6 elongate ; a terminal series of spots. Hind wing 

 with discoidal blackish spot ; some terminal and subterminal spots 

 towards apex and often others towards tornus. 



Hah. U.S.A., Eocky Mountains, Colorado, 1 (S , California. Exp. 

 4:4: millim. 



Sect. III. Antennas of male minutely seiTate. 



A. Fore wing black and white tenebra. 



B. Fore wing not black and white. 



a. Abdomen with dorsal fuscous patch. 



a}. Fore wing with the subterminal spots on the veins 



elliptical nemopldla. 



b^. Fore wing with the subterminal markings not elliptical, obscura. 



b. Abdomen with blue-black dorsal patch dissimilis. 



*1996. Turuptiana tenebra. 



Arachnis tenebra, Schaus, P. Z. S. 1894, p. 231 ; Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., 

 Het. ii. p. 378, pi. 75. f. 6. 



<S . Palpi, frons, and antennae black; vertex of head white; 

 tegulae black, with two white spots in front and edged with white ; 

 patagia black, edged with white ; thorax white with dorsal black 

 patches ; pectus black with lateral white patches ; legs black, with 



Fig. 175. — Turwptiana tenebra^ ^ 



white patches on femora; abdomen black with lateral orange stripes. 

 Fore wing black with irregular white markings ; an irregular basal 

 patch with two black spots on it, sometimes joined by an irregular 

 streak to a somewhat Y-shaped postmedial patch extending from 

 vein 3 to inner margin ; conjoined antemedial spots on costa and in 

 cell ; a spot on middle of inner margin ; spots in and above end of 

 cell and two beyond discocellulars, sometimes forming a patch with 

 three black spots on it and joined to an irregular band from costa ; 

 some very irregular spots on termen. Hind wing fuscous black, 

 sometimes with irregular white patch below end of cell. 



Hah. Mexico, Orizaba, type 1 6 i^i Coll. Schaus. Exp. 42 millim. 



