184 CATALOGUE OF 



Nelo BASALIS. 



Mas. Nigra, gracilis ; caput subtus et pectus antice lutea ; palpi 

 caput longe superantes, articuto So lineari elongato ; antenna 

 latissime pectinatce ; abdomen subtus sordide albidum; aim 

 anticce long a, singulis basalibus viridibus micanti bus, fascia 

 antemedia lutea, non obliqua ; posticce lutece, margine nigro 

 apice latissimo. 



Male. Black, slender. Head beneath and fore part of the 

 pectus luteous. Palpi smooth, slender, extending much beyond the 

 head; third joint linear, more than half the length of the second. 

 Antennae very broadly pectinated. Abdomen not extending beyond 

 the hind legs ; under side and legs dingy whitish. Wings long. 

 Fore wings with some bright green streaks at the base, and with a 

 broad straight luteous band before the middle. Hind wings luteous, 

 with a black border which is very broad about the tips. Length of 

 the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Bogota, New Grenada. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Nelo coccineata. 



Mas. Nigro-fusca ; palpi vix ascendentes, caput paullo superantes ; 

 antennce latissime pectinatce ; alee anticce plaga maxima satu- 

 rate rufa. 



Male. Blackish brown. Palpi hardly ascending, extending a 

 little beyond the head. Antennae very broadly pectinated. Fore 

 wings with a very large bright deep red patch which covers half the 

 surface and occupies the interior border, and terminates opposite the 

 interior angle, but does not extend to the base nor to the costa. 

 Length of the body 5J lines; of the wings 15 lines. 



This species is confounded with N. discalis in the description, 

 Cat. Lep. HeL ii. 385. It differs from N. discalis in having no red 

 dots on the thorax. The red patch on the fore wings is extended to 

 the base. 



a. Bolivia. From Mr. Bridge's collection. 



Genus DABNA. 



Mas etfeem. Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi graciles, 

 Jeeves, porrecli, caput vix superantes; articulus 3us conicus, mini- 

 mus. Antennae maris subpectinatse, fcera. glabrae. Abdomen alas 



