1294 CATALOGUE OF 



and with a large indistinct transverse oblong discal spot; a more 

 distinct very narrowband proceeds fr@m the tip to two-thirds of the 

 length of the interior border ; base whitish. Male, — Hind wings 

 cinereous fawn-colour, ferruginous towards the base, with a very 

 large brown ocellus bordered with black, and with a black white- 

 marked central dot ; two broad exterior black bands, the outer one 

 broader than the other, and with an undulating exterior border. 

 Female.— Fore wings paler than those of the male. Hind wings 

 ferruginous-red ; ocellus paler than that of the male, the central 

 white mark more distinct ; a single very slender exterior undulating 

 black band, and a broader cinereous marginal band, whose inner 

 border is hoary. Length of the body 12 — 16 lines ; of the wings 

 40—48 lines. 



a. Brazil. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 6, c. Bio Janeiro. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Group 8. 



Mas. Palpi breves, validi, pilosissimi, caput perpaullo supe- 

 rantes. Ala2 latae, anticse vix falcatae, apud costam vix convexae, 

 margine exteriore obliquo subrecto ; posticae abdomen perpaullo 

 superantes. 



Male. Palpi short, stout, very pilose, extending a little beyond 

 the head. Abdomen not extending quite so far as the hind wings. 

 Wings broad. Fore wings very slightly convex along the costa, 

 nearly rectangular and hardly falcate at the tips, oblique and almost 

 straight along the exterior border ; interior angle much rounded ; 

 three inferior veins ; second much nearer to the first than to the 

 third. 



17. Hyperchiria convergens. 



Mas. Fusca ; antennce testacece ; abdominis segmenta luteo fas- 

 data, apex albido-testacea ; alee anticcc apud discum rufes- 

 centes, fasciis tribus albido-testaceis, macula discali transversa 

 elongata obscure fusca albido-testaceo marginata ; posticce 

 rufce, apud marginem exteriorem fuscce fasciis duabus albido 

 testaceis, o cello atro pupilla alba margine albido-testaceo, sub- 

 tus fuscescentes fasciis duabus fuscis guttaque discali alba. 



Male. Brown. Antennae testaceous. Abdomen with a luteous 

 band on the hind border of each segment ; tip whitish testaceous. 



