980 CATALOGUE OF 



1. Idessa Pyrgionalis. 



Mas. — Iridescente-cinerea ; palpi rufescente-ferruginei; alee antic <e 

 ferruginece, plagis duabus albis, una apicali, altera costali, 

 linea obliqua albida* reniformi alba lunulata tenui ; posticus 

 subvitrea?, nigro marginatce. Foam. — Ala anticce minus fer- 

 ruginece, spatio medio purpurascente extus diffuso, plaga cos- 

 tali majore plagaque apicali connexis ; posticce margine 

 latiore. 



Male. Iridescent-cinereous, white beneath. Palpi reddish 

 ferruginous. Pectus pure white in front. Fore wings mostly ferru- 

 ginous, with a white apical patch; another white patch on the 

 costa near the tip, emitting to the interior border a whitish oblique 

 line ; a slender white lunule representing the reniforra mark. 

 Hind wings very iridescent, nearly vitreous, with a black border, 

 which is attenuated hind ward. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the 

 wings 14 lines. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



Female P Fore wings less ferruginous ; middle part purplish, 

 obliquely concise on the inner side, diffuse on the ouier side; 

 costal patch much larger, connected with the apical patch. Hind 

 wings with a broader border. Abdomen yellow beneath. Length 

 of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Vera Cruz, Mexico. From M. Salle's collection. 



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Foem. Pallide lutea, gracilis ; caput subtus et pectus anticum 

 nivea ; palpi graciles, arcuati, ascendentes, articulo 3o lanceo- 

 late) ; antenna? graciles, glabra?, lonyiusculce ; abdomen alas 

 posticas longe superans ; pedes ylabri, graciles ; alee elongata, 

 sat angusta?, lineis tribus nigricantibus, la 2aque undulatis 

 interruptis, 3a submarginali guttulari ; anticce apicerotundata?, 

 linea exterior e valde flexa, orbiculari punctiformi, reniformi e 

 striga nigricante. 



Female. Pale luteous, slender. Head beneath and fore pectus 

 pure white. Palpi slender, curved, ascending, applied to the head, 

 not rising higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, shorter 



