358 CATALOGUE OF 



West Indies. 



1. Salbia Lauralis. 



Mas. Flava ; palpi suberecti, articulo 3o conico minuto ; antenna? 

 dimidio basali subcontorto subincrassato valde pubescente, 

 dimidio apicali convolute ; thorax antice ochraceo notatus ; 

 abdomen luteum, lineis duabus lateralibus fasciaque sub- 

 apicali nigris, slrigis duabus apicalibus argenteis e linea nigra 

 divisis ; alee Jlavescente-albce, semihyalince, margine lato cupreo- 

 fusco, linea marginali flava; anticce costa lutea, lineis sex 

 purpurascente^fuscis, linea sexta valde flexa, orbiculari sub- 

 quadrata sat magna, reniformi lineolam arcuatam testaceam 

 includente ; postica? trilineatce, 



Male. Yellow, whitish beneath. Antennae slightly contorted 

 and incrassated and very pubescent from the base to half the length, 

 where they are much dilated and contorted, convoluted from thence 

 to the tips. Thorax with dull ochraceous marks in front. Palpi 

 nearly vertical \ third joint conical, minute. Abdomen extending 

 far beyond the hind wings, luteous and with two lateral black lines 

 except towards the base; a black band near the tip, where there are 

 two silvery white streaks divided by a black line. Wings yellowish 

 white, semihyaline ; a broad cupreous-brown border ; a yellow mar- 

 ginal line ; fringe whitish, black at the base. Fore wings luteous 

 along the costa, with six brownish purple lines ; five lines nearly 

 straight ; the fifth dilated exteriorly in front, where it includes the 

 reniform mark, the latter with a testaceous curved line in its disk ; 

 sixth line much bent; orbicular mark brownish purple, subquadrate, 

 rather large. Hind wings with three lines ; the second joining the 

 first in front, abbreviated hindward, where it joins the third. 

 Length of the body b\ — 6 lines ; of the wings 15 — 16 lines. 



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

 c. St. Domingo. 



</, e. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 

 /. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



2. Salbia Prosopealis. 



Mas. Rufescente-purpurea ; antennce apud medium subnodosce, 

 dimidio basali recto pubescente, dimidio apicali convoluto ; 

 alcemaculis vitreis luteo fuscoque ex parte marginatis guttisque 

 nonnullis luteis ; anticce quadrimaculatce ; postica maculis 

 tribus plus minusve connexis. 



