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BELCIANA STRIGULAR1S. 



Fcem. Pallide lutea ; caput, flavo-cinereum ; palpi pallide lutei, 

 apice nigricantes ; antenna? nigra; thorax cinereus, antice 

 niger, maculis duabus lateralibus luteis nigro uniguttatis, 

 gutta cinerea, tegulis pallide luteis nigro marginatis ; abdomen, 

 nigro bivittatum, subtus cinereum ; ala: antica? vitta costali 

 nigra strigas duas cinereas includente, fascia lata marginali 

 cinereo venosa, striga apud marginem interiorem nigra tenui ; 

 postica nigro marginata. 



Female. Pale luteous. Head yellowish cinereous. Proboscis 

 and antennae black. Ealpi pale luteous, with blackish tips. Thorax 

 cinereotft; fore part black, with a luteous spot, including a black 

 dot on each side, and with a cinereous dot in the middle ; tegulae 

 pale luteous, with a black stripe along the outer side. Abdomen 

 with a black stripe along each side ; under side, pectus and legs 

 cinereous. Fore wings with a black costal stripe, which extends 

 from the base to beyond the middle, and contains two cinereous 

 streaks; exterior border with a broad black band, which is dilated 

 at the tips of the wings, and in which the veins are cinereous ; a 

 slender black streak along the interior border. Hind wings with a 

 black border. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



Bogota. In Mr. Birchall's collection. 



Genus STENELE. 



Stenele maculifrons. 



Mas. Ochracea; caput album, nigro sex notatum; palpi, antenna?, 

 thorax anticus pedesque nigra ; palpi porrecti, caput longe 

 superantes, articulo "2o subtus albo, So lineari ; antenna? 

 pectinate ; thorax antice fascia maculari alba ; pedes albo 

 vittati ; ala? fascia marginali [nigro-purpurea strigas albas 

 includente ; anticce fascia marginali octo strigata ; postica 

 fascia marginali quinque strigata. 



Male. Bright ochraceous. Head white ; vertex with two 

 black spots, of which the foremost has a black point on each side ; 

 front with a black point ; face with a black band. Proboscis, palpi, 

 antenna?, fore part of the thorax and legs black. Palpi porrect, 

 extending much beyond the head; second joint white beueath; 



