1354 CATALOGUE OF 



the hinder part of the hase ; two hoary bands, which converge 

 towards the interior border, the one near the base, blackish along 

 the exterior border, the other beyond two-thirds of the length of the 

 wing, blackish along the interior border; under side with two indis- 

 tinct exterior bands. Hind wings slightly ferruginous at the base, 

 with two indistinct exterior darker bands. Length of the body 17 

 ines ; of the wings 56 lines. 

 a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Group 4. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Palpi caput adaequantes. Antennae 

 graciles, serratae, setosae, thorace paullo longiores. Thorax utrinque 

 fasciculatus. Ala? latae, longiusculae ; anticas apud costam sub- 

 rectse, apice sub ro tun data?, margine exteriore subconvexo sat ob- 

 liquo; posticae abdomen non superantes. 



Female. Body stout. Palpi extending as far as the head. 

 Antenna? slender, serrated, setose, a little longer than the thorax. 

 Thorax tufted on each side. Abdomen extending as far as the hind 

 wings. Wings broad, rather long. Fore wings almost straight in 

 front, somewhat rounded at the tips, very slightly convex and rather 

 oblique along the exterior border ; second inferior vein very much 

 further from the third than from the first. 



10. Dirphia VARIA. 



Fcem. Fvsca ; caput et pedes roseo varia ; antenna nigra ; ab- 

 domen supra luteum, fasciis nigris ; a la anticcc plaga discali 

 albida, fasciis duahus obliqnis albis niyro marginatis, fas- 

 ciaque exteriore angulosa pallide fusca, vents apud fascias 

 luteis ; postica pallide fusca, fasciis duabus subobsoletis pal- 

 lidioribus. 



Female. Brown. Head and legs partly rosy. Antennae 

 black. Abdomen above luteous, with black bands/ Fore wings 

 with a truncated whitish discal mark, and with two white black- 

 bordered bands, which are interrupted by luteous streaks on the 

 veins ; first band extending from the base of the costa to some 

 space beyond one-third of the length of the interior border; the 

 other extending from beyond three-fourths of the length of the 

 costa to rather beyond the middle of the interior border ; an indis- 

 tinct interrupted zigzag exterior pale brown band. Hind wings 

 pale brown, with two exterior almost obsolete paler bands. Length 

 of the body 16 lines ; of the wings 46 lines. 



a. Bolivia. From Mr. Bridges' collection. 



