﻿998 CATALOGUE OF 



1. Gonitis editrix. 



Olivaceo'cinerea ; abdominis lalera alhida ; alcB aniicce rufescente 

 nitentes, strigis fuscis aut nigris consperscp, linea suhmarginali 

 € nebvlis vagis apud medium angulata, maculis discalibus in 

 nebula vaga inclusis, orbiculari e puncto albo vix conspicuo, 

 reniformi e punctis duobus nigris, gutta basali alba, ciliis 

 apice nigro punctatis; posticce nigricantes, ciliis pallidioribus. 



Gonitis editrix, Guen. Nod. ii. 404, 1271, pi. 11, f. 5. 



West Indies. Colombia. 



2. Gonitis fracttfera. 



Cervina, nonnunquam cinereo-cervina ; palporum articulus Sus 

 gracilis, 2o paullo brevior ; abdomen vix robustum ; alee 

 anticce fusco conspersce, lineis tribus transversis abbreviatis 

 fuscis, margine exteriore angulato antice subconcavo, reni^ 

 formis margine nigro guttis duabus exterioribus nigris; pos- 

 ticcE ceneo-fuscce, cinereo marginatce, Mas. — AnlenneB sub^ 

 serratcB. 



Fawn-colour, occasionally with a cinereous tingle. Third joint 

 of the palpi slender, almost three-fourths of the length of the 

 second. Abdomen hardly stout. Fore wings speckled with brown, 

 with three brown irregular transverse lines ; the first abbreviated in 

 front and behind ; the second extending from the interior border to 

 the reniform spot ; the third extendino^ from the costa to half the 

 breadth of the wing ; tips acute ; exterior border distinctly angular, 

 slightly concave in front of the angle ; reniform spot with a brown 

 border, which has two black dots on its exterior side. Hind winps 

 aeneous-brown, with cinereous borders. Male. — Antennae minutely 

 serrated. Length of the body 6 — 7 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



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



b. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 

 t\ Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



d. ? Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



e. ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



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