352 CATALOGUE OF 



West Indies. 



6. Samea Jarbusalis. 



Foem. Alba; thorax luteo notatus ; abdomen luteo fasciatum ; 

 alee scmihyalince, ex parte aurato-Jlavescentes ; anticce lineis 

 septem deviis pallide fuscis, nonuullis postice connexis, lituris 

 anticis testaceis, linea submarginali diffusa strigas emittente, 

 linea marginali obscure f us ca ; posticce lineis tribus. 



Female. White. Thorax with pale luteous marks. Abdomen 

 with pale luteous bands. Wings shining, semihyaline, partly and 

 slightly tinged with pale gilded yellow.. Fore wings with seven 

 very irregular pale brown lines, which are mostly connected hind- 

 ward, and include between them in front three testaceous marks ; 

 submarginal line rather diffuse, emitting streaks to the border, 

 where there is a dark brown line. Hind wings with three lines ; 

 submarginal one like that of the fore wings. Length of the body 

 5 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



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



7. Samea Acestealis. 



Mas. Purpurascente-fusca, subtus albida ; abdominis segmenta 

 albo marginata ; alee fasciis tribus pallide Jlavis valde indeter- 

 minatis postice abbreviatis t lineis duabus deviis lineaque mar- 

 ginali obscure purpurascente-fuscis, fimbria interlineata ; 

 anticce linea exteriore obscura, orbiculari et reniformi pur- 

 purascente-fuscis vacuis, hac arcuata, ilia magna oblonga. 



Male. Purplish brown. Body whitish beneath. Hind borders 

 of the abdominal segments white. Wings except towards the ex- 

 terior border mostly pale yellow, which hue forms three very 

 irregular bands; the latter are abbreviated hindward ; two irregular 

 dark purplish brown lines, and a marginal line of the same hue ; 

 fringe interlined. Fore wings with a third and more exterior dark 

 line; orbicular and reniform marks purplish brown, void; the 

 former large, oblong; the latter lunulate. Length of the body 

 4 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 



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



