﻿LEPIDOPTERi. HETEROCERA. 1251 



2. Brujas Circe. 



Ferrugineo-fusca ; palpi subrecti, porrecti, divergentes ; alee spatio 

 basali obscura violaceo tincta lineis transversis sat distinctis^ 

 linea extra basilari intus Jlavescente margitiata, fascia media 

 tenui dentata vix distincta subalbido marginata^ linea submar- 

 ginali antice nebulis fuscis marginata^ lunulis submarginali- 

 bus albido marginatis ; anticce orbiculari e puncto nigro, 

 reniformi sat distincta, 



Brujas Circe, Guen, Noct. iii. 141, 1524. 



Mexico. 



3. Brujas basicincta. 



Mas. Obscure fusca, subtus cervina ; antennce validce^ distinctis- 

 sime serratce et ciliata,' ; alee denticulatce ^ cervince^ spatio 

 interiore ferrugineo-fusco lineas duas angulosas nigras inclu- 

 dente^ linea exteriore angulosa nigra, fascia submarginali 

 nigra tenui incompleta, lunulis submarginalibus nigris con- 

 nexis ; anticce plaga magna costali subapicali nigra, orbiculari 

 et reniformi vix distinctis. 



Male, Dark brown, fawn-coloured beneath. Palpi very long ; 

 second joint fawn-coloured on the inner side. Antennae stout, 

 strongly serrated and ciliated. Wings denticulated, fawn-coloured, 

 ferruginous-brown on more than one-third of the surface from the 

 base, and including in this part two black zigzag lines ; another 

 zigzag black line in the fawn-coloured part; submarginal band 

 black, slight and incomplete; submarginal lunules black, con- 

 nected. Fore wings with a large black costal subapical patch; 

 orbicular and reniform spots very indistinct, small and black 

 beneath. Hind wings with the brown part occupying a much 

 smaller portion than in the fore wings ; under side with the trans- 

 verse lines very distinct, with a small black spot near the base, and 

 with three large dark brown spots near the border. Length of the 

 body 13 lines ; of the wings 30 lines. 



Amazon Kegion. 



a. Yucatan. From M. Becker's collection. 



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