1492 CATALOGUE OF 



Pyrinia incensata. 



Mas. Lcetissime ochracea ; caput rufum ; palpi brevissimi ; an- 

 tenna pubescentes ; alee rufo conspersce, linea exteriore rufa 

 recta obliqua bene determinata, linea submarginali indeter- 

 minafa ; anticce sub acuta, gutta basali hyalina, linea interiore 

 rufaflexa, linea exteriore apud costam furcata purpurascente 

 signata. 



Male. Very "bright ochraceous. Head red. Palpi porrect, 

 hardly extending beyond the head ; third joint extremely minute. 

 Antennae pubescent. Hind tibiae incrassated. Wings minutely 

 red-speckled ; exterior line red, straight, oblique, well defined ; sub- 

 marginal line red, indistinct, nearly obsolete in the fore wings. Fore 

 wings slightly acute, with a hyaline basal dot: interior line red, 

 slight, bent ; exterior line forked near the costa, where it includes 

 a purplish mark. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Johnson's collection. 



b. Cuenza. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



Var. /3. — Wings more largely speckled ; submarginal line very 

 distinct, united with the exterior line in the disk of the fore wings. 



Amazon Region. In Mr. Saunders* collection. 



Pyrinia subaurata. 



Mas. Purpuras cente-ruf a, subtus Icete lutea ; palpi brevissimi, 

 oblique ascendentes ; antenna subpubescentes ; abdomen luteo 

 marginatum ; tibia posticce penicillatus ; alee luteo varies, 

 nigro conspersa, extus purpurascente nitentes, fasciis duabus 

 subtus latis saturate rufis. 



Male. Purplish red, mostly bright luteous beneath. Palpi 

 obliquely ascending, very short; third joint conical. Antenna 

 minutely setulose and pubescent. Abdomen extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings, luteous along each side and at the tip; 

 apical tuft rather large. Hind tibiae with a long penicillate tuft of 

 hairs. Wings minutely speckled with black, with the luteous ground 

 hue here and there apparent; exterior half with purplish reflections; 

 exterior line deep red, nearly straight; fringe yellowish ; underside 

 with two broad irregular deep red bands. Fore wings acute, mostly 

 dull luteous; exterior border straight, very oblique. Length of the 

 body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



Closely allied to P. Icesiata. 



Amazon Region. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



