LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1327 



and two behind. Length of the body 20 — 22 lines ; of the wings 

 72 lines. 



This species is rather smaller than B. Aspasia, to which it is 

 nearly allied; it differs chiefly in the two undulations of the middle 

 of the whitish baud of the fore wings. The hind wings of the male 

 have no tails. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



7. Rhescyntis xanthopus. 



Mas. Cinerea ; proboscis capitis latitudine non longioi\ antennae 

 et tarsi pallide lutea ; abdomen guttis lateralibus luteis ; alee 

 nigro-f us ccc fascia albida undulosa, extus cervince fasciis dua- 

 bus fuscis, una albido marginata, altera intus fulvo margi- 

 nata ; anticce basi et apud costam cinerea, fascia fusca, 

 macula exterior e nigro-fusca, apicibus cervinis ex parte rufo 

 marginatis, maculis tribus nigris, la cyaneo alboque, 2a rufo 

 marginata. 



Aglia xanthopus, MSS. 



Male. Cinereous. Proboscis not longer than the breadth of 

 the head. Antennae and tarsi pale luteous. Abdomen with a row 

 of luteous clots along each bide. Wings blackish brown, which hue 

 is bounded exteriorly by a whitish undulating band, beyond which 

 the wings are fawn-colour, with two slight bands, the inner one 

 brown with whitish borders, the outer one deep brown with a tawny 

 inner border, and much more developed in the hind wings than in 

 the fore wings. Fore win^s cinereous at the base and along the 

 costa, with a brown band near the base between the costa and the 

 disk, a blackish brown exterior spot ; tips fawn-colour, partly bor- 

 dered with red ; a black spot in front, bordered with blue and white ; 

 two black spots behind, the larger one bordered with red. Length 

 I of the body 14 — 16 lines ; of the wings 42 — 50 lines. 



a, b. Brazil. From M. Becker's collection. 



8. Rhescyntis latifascia. 



Mas. Rufo-cervina ; antennce fusca? ; alee antica fasciis duabus 

 fulvis fusco ex parte marginalia ; posticce nigro bifasciata. 



Male. Reddish fawn-colour. Autenna? brown. Wings with 

 a slight shining lilac tinge ; under side with a slender brown band. 

 Fore wings with two rather broad tawny bands, which converge 

 towards the interior border ; the first along its inner side and the 



