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and white. Abdomen dorsally brown on the first four segments, subsequently orange ; 

 underneath whitish, laterally orange with some minute whitish spots. 



Expanse 45 millim. 



Hal. Petropolis, Brazil. 



Ecpantheria pellucida. (Tab. III. figg. 11, s ; 12, ? .) 



Ecpantheria pellucida, Scliaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud. 1892, p. 282. 



Male. Primaries hyaline, except the base and the costal and inner margins, which 

 are white spotted with grey edged with black. Secondaries hyaline, except along the 

 costal and inner margins, which are white, the costal margin being spotted with black. 

 In some specimens there is a black spot at the anal angle. Head and thorax light 

 grey, with darker spots edged with black. Abdomen dorsally bluish black ; ventrally 

 white. 



Expanse 55 millim. 



The female has the body as in the male. The primaries are white crossed by six 

 rows of large grey spots edged with black. The secondaries are black, with the costal 

 and outer margins white spotted with grey, and there is a white band starting from the 

 costal margin beyond the middle and extending halfway across the wing. 



Expanse 62 millim. 



Hah. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Fam. LITHOSIID-E. 

 Trichomelia celenna. (Tab. II. fig. 5.) 



Trichomelia celenna, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 284. 



Primaiies above white, all the veins grey ; the costal margin very broadly grey for 

 two thirds from the base 1 , a large grey space on the inner margin near the angle. 

 Secondaries above grey. Underneath all the wings grey. Head and thorax whitish. 

 Abdomen dark grey. 



Expanse 23 millim. 



Hab. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Cisthene petrovna. (Tab. II. fig. 4.) 



Cisthene petrovna, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 284. 



Primaries above grey, slightly paler at the base, with the veins darker ; a broad white 

 median band, and a white spot at the apex. Secondaries grey ; towards the base and 

 along the inner margin yellowish. Underneath : primaries grey ; secondaries whitish, 



