﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1273 



23. Letis vittifeea. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fusca^ suhius pallidior ; thorax fasciis duabvs 

 nigricanlibns vix conspicuis ; abdomen fasciis abbreviatis 

 nigricantibus ; alcB fasciis nonnnllis testaceis obliquis siibrectiSy 

 lineis angulosis lunuiisque submarginalibus nigricantibus^ his 

 variis continuis ; anticce vitta lata sub obliqua testacea, striga 

 antica piirpurascente, orbiculari parva rotunda, reniformi 

 subelliptica strigam emittente nig ram ; posticce subtus extus 

 obscure fuscce fasciis duabus conspicuis albidis, exteriore 

 interrupta. 



Male. Feriup:inous-bro\vn, paler beneath. Thorax with two 

 slight blackish bands. Abdomen with an abbreviated blackish 

 band on the fore border of each segment. Wings with some testa- 

 ceous oblique nearly straight bands, which are accompanied by 

 blackish zigzag lines; submarginal lunules blackish, continuous, 

 various as to form. Fore wings with a broad testaceous slightly 

 oblique stripe, which traverses the bands, and is less distinct 

 towards the tip of the wing; a purplish streak in front of the discal 

 spots; orbicular small, round ; reniform almost elliptical ; a black 

 streak proceeding from the middle of the reniform and extending 

 to the testaceous stripe. Hind wings beneath dark brown exte- 

 riorly, with two conspicuous whitish bands, the outer one inter- 

 rupted. Length of the body 14 lines ; of the wings 44 lines. 



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



24. Letis Integra. 



Mas. Ferry gineo-fusca, subtus pallida; thorax fasciis dunbus 

 interruptis nigris ; abdomen fasciis nigris abbreviatis postice 

 excisis ; alee lineis transversis plurimis angulosis distincfis 

 cervino marginatis, subtus obscure fuscis albido marginatis, 

 lunulis submarginalibus nigris cervino determinatis non con- 

 nexis ; anticce fascia submarginali interrupta strigas duas 

 nigras subcostales fingente, orbiculari et reniformi nigro mar- 

 ginatis, hac extus iricisa, ilia elliptic a ; posticce fascia submar- 

 ginali integra, 



Male, Ferruginous-brown, pale beneath. Thorax with two 

 interrupted black bands. Abdomen with short black bands, which 

 are excavated on the hind side. Wings with the transverse lines 

 numerous, zigzag and distinct, bordered with fawn-colour; sub- 



5 s 



