146 CATALOGUE OF 



undulating exterior line; submarginal line luteous, denticulated, 

 undulating-; a purplish tinge between it and the marginal festoon, 

 which is brown, interlined with luteous and accompanied by a white 

 inner line; fringe whitish, with some black marks. Fore wings 

 slightly angular in the middle of the exterior border, to which a 

 broad brown streak proceeds from the submarginal line ; costa with 

 luteous speckles; an apical black ocellus, partly bordered with 

 purplish white ; orbicular and reniform marks black, the former ob- 

 lique, the latter very narrow. Wings beneath whitish, speckled with 

 brown, with luteous lines ; discal lunule deep black. Length of the 

 body 3^ lines; of the wings 9 lines. 

 a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



9. Megatomis Lystppusalis. 



Foem. Luteo-testacea ; palpi thoracis marginem posticum fere 

 attingentes* articulo 2o penicillato valde arcuato, 3o sub- 

 arcuato cylindrico basi appendicular ; abdomen alas posticas 

 non superans ; tibice antica? dilatatce et fasciculatce ; alee 

 longiusculce,non denticulate, subrufescentes, linea albida recta 

 obliqua extus nigro marginata costam versus angulata, linea 

 marginali nigra valde denticulata ; anticce margine exteriore 

 subangulato, linea interiore nigra tenui denticulata, orbicu- 

 lari et reniformi nigricantibus albido submarginatis. 



Female. Luteous-testaceous. Palpi very long, pubescent, re- 

 verted, extending beyond the middle of the thorax ; first joint short ; 

 second much curved, with a long fan-shaped pencil of yellow hairs 

 at its tip ; third slightly curved, cylindrical, squamous, with an ap- 

 pendage at the base, as long as the second. Abdomen not ex- 

 tending beyond the hind wings. Fore tibiae dilated and tufted. 

 Wings rather long, moderately broad, with a slight reddish tinge, 

 minutely speckled with black, not denticulated ; a whitish straight 

 line, bordered with black on the outer side, forming an angle near 

 three-fourths of the length of the costa of the fore wings, and ex- 

 tending thence to beyond the middle of the interior border of the 

 hind wings; submarginal line black, much denticulated ; marginal 

 festoon black, with a luteous line between it and the black line at 

 the base of the fringe. Fore wings slightly angular in the middle 

 of the exterior border; interior line slight, black, denticulated; 

 orbicular and reniform marks blackish, with incomplete whitish 

 borders. This species somewhat resembles the Thormesice in the 

 markings. Length of the body t> lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 

 a. Brazil. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



