LEPIDOPTERA HETEKOCERA. 1301 



yellow patch on the base of the interior border and with five gilded 

 yellow spots ; first and second spots subcostal ; third exterior, costal ; 

 fourth in the disk, behind the third ; fifth on the interior border, 

 opposite the second; exterior border convex, extremely oblique. 

 Hind wings gilded yellow towards the base ; outline of this hue 

 extending from somewhat beyond the middle of the costa to near 

 the end of the interior border. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the 

 wings 9 lines. 



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



Samea dignotalis. 



Purpurascente-fusca ; palpi caput paullo superantes, articulo So 

 brevissimo ; pedes subaurato albidi, tibiis basi apiceque nigri- 

 cantibus ; alee anticce fasciis tribus indeterminatis e maCulis 

 gutlisque aurato-flavis semihyalinis, fasciis 2a Saque postice 

 connexis ; posticce albidce, semihyalince, striga lata transversa 

 lineaque exteriore undulata purpurascente-fuscis. 



Purplish brown. Body silvery white beneath. Palpi porrect, 

 obtuse, extending a little beyond the head ; third joint very short. 

 Legs whitish, smooth, slender, slightly gilded; tibiae blackish at the 

 base and at the tips. Fore wings with three very irregular bands of 

 pale gilded yellow semihyaline spots and dots of various size; second 

 and third bands connected near the interior border. Hind wings 

 whitish and semih valine for about two-thirds of the length from the 

 base, with a broad transverse streak and an exterior undulating line 

 of the ground hue. Length of the body 4i lines ; of the wings 

 11 lines. 



a. Limas, Honduras. Presented by H. T. Stainton, Esq. 



Samea dilutalis. 



Aurato-flava ; palpi porrecti, lati, breves, obtusi, articulo So mini- 

 mo ; femora antica supra nigricantia ; tibice anticce nigricante 

 bifasciatcE; alee anticce fasciis quatuor purpurascentibus, la 

 2aque postice connexis, 2a excavata, Sa 4uque postice connexis, 

 4a excavata; posticce litura parva discali, lituris tribus apud 

 marginem interiorem spatioque magno apicali excavato pur- 

 pur ascentibus. 



Gilded yellow. Body silvery white beneath. Palpi porrect, 

 broad, obtuse, extending very little beyond the head , third joint 

 extremely short. Thorax with two purplish bands. Legs silvery 



