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fore wings ; fringe white, brown at the base. Fore wings not pro- 

 longed, with a white upright line near the base ; discal mark white, 

 semihyaline, narrow, attenuated in front. Hind wings with a 

 metallic-green band along the hind side of the exterior line. 

 Var. (3. — Discal mark not narrower in front. Var. y. — Discal 

 mark much larger. Var. d. — Discal mark small, narrow, a little 

 broader in front. Length of the body 4 — 5 lines; of the wings 

 10—12 lines. 



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



d. Santarera. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



e. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



5. Desmia Ceresalis. 



Mas. Nigra, subtas alba nigro fasciata ; antennce ante medium 

 nodosce, apices versus contortce et subserratce ; abdomen fascia 

 basali strigisque duabus apicalibus albis ; alee purpureo-nigra ; 

 anticce elongatce basi, albo conspersce, maculis tribus subcos- 

 talibus incequalibus punctoque discali opalino-albis ; posticce 

 fascia inter iore maculaque transversa exteriore opalino-albis. 



Male. Black ; under side white, with black bands. Antennae 

 before the middle nodose, contorted and slightly serrated beyond. 

 Abdomen with a white band near the base ; hind borders of the 

 segments white; two white apical streaks. Tibiae with white 

 streaks ; taisi white. Wings purplish black. Fore wings much 

 prolonged, with some white flecks at the base, and with three white- 

 opaline subcostal spots ; the second spot much larger than the first 

 and much smaller than the third, and having behind it a white- 

 opaline point; fringe white by the interior angle. Hind wings with 

 an irregular band near the base, and with a transverse spot beyond 

 white-opaline ; fringe white at the tips. Length of the body 

 6 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



South America. 



A„ Alae anticae elongatae. 

 A. Alae anticae costa nigra. 



a. Alae posiicae fascia non interlineata. 

 a. Alae posticae bimaculatae. 



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