LEPIDOPTERA HE IE ROCK RA. 649 



Fore wings with four curved lines of black points ; two on the inner 

 side and two on the outer side of the reniform mark, which is black, 

 has a blackish disk, and is surrounded by black points and by four 

 pale points, and has a black spot between it and the costa ; submar- 

 ginal line blackish, diffuse on the inner side, not extending to the 

 costa ; marginal points black. Hind wings whitish, more or less 

 tinged with aeneous towards the exterior border. Length of the body 

 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



The black costal streaks and other markings on the fore wings 

 of this species distinguish it from L. unisignata. 



a — c. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



Laphygma trilinea. 



Mas. Pallide ochracea ; palpi graciles, verticem non superantes, 

 articulo 2o subarcuato, So longi-conico ; abdomen albidum ; 

 alee anticce lineis tribus albidis undulatis, reniformi epunctis 

 duobus nigris ; posticce subceneo-albce, 



Male, Pale ochraceous, paler beneath. Palpi slender, smooth, 

 ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; second joint slightly 

 curved ; third elongate-conical, about one-fourth of the length of 

 the second. Abdomen whitish, hardly extending beyond the hind 

 wings; apical tuft small. Fore wings with three whitish lines, of 

 which the second is the most undulating ; reniform mark between 

 the first and second lines, composed of two black points, forming a 

 black lunule on the under side. Hind wings white, with an aeneous 

 tinge ; under side with a black point in the disk and with two exte- 

 rior lines of black points which do not extend to the interior border. 

 Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



Laphygma nigriscripta. 



Fcem. Albida ; palpi erectly verticem paullo super antes, articulo 

 3o nigricante minimo ; alee anticce lineis quatuor angu- 

 losis nigris, 2a subduplicata, 3a 4aque approximatis lineam 

 ferrugineam includentibus, reniformi longitudinali subelliptica 

 nigro marginata lituram nigricantem includente ; posticce 

 albce 9 ceneo diffuse marginatce. 



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