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8. Samea Medealis. 



Mas. Alba, ex parte testacea ; thorax purpurea bifascialus ; abdo- 

 minis tegmenta argenteo marginata ; alee testacece, lineis 

 quatuor variis purpura scente-nigris fasciisrjue duabus deviis 

 albie, linea 4a marginalia anticce lineis 2a et 3a valde jlexis, 

 hac strigas duas emittente, lituris costalibus purpurascente- 

 nigris, orbiculari et reniformi purpurascente-nigris pallida 

 iiotatis, hac subquafcata, ilia oblonga. 



Male. White, partly testaceous. Thorax with two purple 

 bands ; the fore one broad. Abdominal segments with silvery white 

 hind borders. Wings shining, testaceous, with four purplish black 

 various lines, and with two irregular white bands ; fourth line 

 marginal ; fringe pale. Fore wings with the second line extremely 

 bent ; third line much bent, emitting two streaks to the exterior 

 border ; costa with some purplish black marks ; orbicular and reni- 

 form marks purplish black, with pale disks, the former oblong, the 

 latter subqua (Irate. Hind wings with the lines less bent than 

 in the fore wings. Length of the body 2\ lines ; of the wings 

 6 lines. 



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



South America. 



A. Alae flavae. 



A. Alae fimbria non notata. - oriolalis, Guen. 



B. Alae fimbria notata. 



a. Alse antics trilineatae. 



a. Alae posticae linea exteriore valde denticulata. 



liparalis, Guen. 



b. Alae posticae linea exteriore vix denticulata. 



matutinalis, Guen. 



b. Alae anticae bilineatae. -'-':'- botydalis, Guen. 



B. Ala? albse. 



A. Alae costa non guttata. - Zinghalis, Walk. 



B. Alae anticae costa nigro guttata. - rnelicertalis, Walk. 



9. Samea liparalis. 



Foern. Stramineo-flava ; abdomen stramineo-cinereum suturis 

 albidis ; alee semihyalince, margine lata lineaque submarginali 

 ainuatis cinereis, fimbria fiavo cinereoque inter lineata ; anticce 



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