ARCTIID^. 



Subfam. PHJEGOPTERINM 



Amaxia hebe. (Tab. I. fig. 28.) 



Amaxia hebe, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 278. 



Male. Primaries above pale yellow, a large purplish-brown spot broadly bordered 

 with roseate occupying the base of the wings for one third from the base along the 

 subcostal vein, and the entire inner margin, except a small yellow spot about the 

 middle of the inner margin. At the apices two small brownish spots surrounded by 

 roseate. The intermediate yellow space with widely separated and very small 

 indistinct pinkish spots. Secondaries above slightly hyaline, rose colour, whitish along 

 the costal margin. Underneath whitish, the base of the primaries roseate, the apical 

 spots smaller than on the upperside. Head yellow above, crimson underneath. 

 Collar yellow; thorax and abdomen dorsally crimson, underneath whitish. 



Expanse 33 millim. 



Hab. Bio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Amaxia pyga. (Tab. I. fig. 27.) 



Amaxia pyga, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 279. 



Female. Primaries above pale yellow ; the entire basal portion to the inner angle, 

 except the costa, purplish brown, faintly mottled with reel, especially on the veins and 

 the margins of this dark space ; four elongated brown spots, exteriorly shaded with 

 red, at the apex ; a marginal row of small brown spots, and a few other similar minute 

 spots scattered over the yellow portion : underneath pale yellow, with the entire inner 

 margin and base, except the costa, dull brown ; four brown spots at the apex. 

 Secondaries above brown, the costal margin and apex yellow ; underneath yellow. 

 Head and collar yellow. Thorax and abdomen dorsally brown. Abdomen underneath 

 white. Legs yellow. 



Expanse 33 millim. 



Hab. Bio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Scaptius juno. (Tab. II. fig. 3.) 



Scaptius juno , Scliaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 279. 



Female. Primaries pale purplish brown, a white spot at the base near the inner 

 margin, beyond this a transverse yellow band from the subcostal to the submedian 

 vein, and on this band is a wavy reddish line ; close beyond it and just above the inner 

 margin are three small yellowish spots ; a submarginal row of four hyaline spots and a 

 marginal row of small irregular yellow spots. Fringe alternately yellow and brown. 

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