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oblique brownish line. Hind wings with a large black spot which 

 contains a white dot, and with two exterior curved lines, one black 

 and strongly marked, the other browuish and very slight; under side 

 with a white point and with two exterior curved brownish lines which 

 are united towards the costa. Length of the body 12 lines; of the 

 wings 32 lines. 



The smaller ocellus of this species distinguish it from H. varia 

 and from H. basalis. 



a. Oajaca, Mexico. From M. Salle's collection. 



Hyperchiria Iris. 



Foem. Cervina ; caput, thorax et abdomen basi obscure ochracea ; 

 ala anticce subacutce, linea basali transversa undulata indis- 

 tincta, linea exieriore obliqua subrecta lineaque submarginali 

 indeterminata fuscis, punctis quatuor discalibus nigris ; 

 posticce lutece, striga postica lata rosea, macula nigra albo 

 strigata et conspersa, lineis duabus exterioribus arcuatis, \a 

 nigra, 2afusca. 



Female. Fawn-colour. Head, thorax, and base of the ab- 

 domen dark ochraceous. Antennae luteous, setose. Abdomen 

 ochraceous, reddish beneath. Wings with a reddish fringe. Fore 

 wings slightly acute, with an indistinct transverse undulating brown 

 line near the base ; a brown oblique nearly straight line at 

 three-fourths of the length ; an indistinct incomplete brown line 

 nearer the exterior border ; four black points in the disk indicating 

 the spot beneath ; under side with a large oblong black spot which 

 contains a white streak; an exterior red line which is near but not 

 corresponding nor parallel to the line above. Hind wings luteous, 

 with a broad rosy streak along the basal part of the interior border ; 

 a large black spot containing a white streak and numerous white 

 speckles ; two exterior curved lines, the first black, the second 

 brown ; under side with a white streak and with an exterior nearly 

 straight brown line. Length of the body 14 lines; of the wings 

 42 lines. 



The strongly marked line on the fore wings distinguish it from 

 H. varia. 



a. Oajaca, Mexico. From M. Salle's collection. 



