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irregular, indistinct, incomplete, somewhat dilated in front ; or- 

 bicular mark minute, white, with a black border; reniform dis- 

 tinguished by several black points on its border. Hind wings with 

 the subraarginal Hue almost obsolete, with the exception of some 

 black points ; two black discal dots, the hind one inclosed in a 

 rather large testaceous ringlet, and almost corresponding to the 

 reniform mark. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 

 16 lines. 

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



Asia and Australasia. 



A. Alse anticae plaga costali subapicali. 



A. Alse posticaj macula nulla apicali atra. 



A. Alae antics fascia pallidiore. - - hesperioides, Guen. 



B. AlsB anticas fascia nulla pallidiore. - perturbans, Walk, 



B, Alae posticae macula apicali atra. - - haesitans, Walk. 



B. Ala3 anticBB plaga nulla costali subapicali. - xylochroma, Walk. 



3. Zethes hesperioides. 



Fusca, cinereo varia ; alee anticce fascia pallidiore antice dilataia 

 nigro-fusco marginata, macula trigona costali subapicali 

 obscure fusca ; posticce fascia obscuriore, guttis duabus mar- 

 ginalibus nigro-fuscis. 



Zethes hesperioides, Guen, Noct, iii. 330, 1795. 



Java. 



4. Zethes h/esitans. 



Foem. CinereO'fusca ; palporum articulus 3us linearis, acutus, 2o 

 non brevior ; alee lineis obscure fuscis undulaiis denticulatis 

 pallido marginatis^ angulis nigrofusco maculatis^ lineis 

 subtus albidis ; aniiccB plaga costali subapicali oblonga obscure 

 fusca nigro marginata, litura discali pallida, litura ciliari 

 subapicali ob a cure fusca, gutta discali albida ; posticce macula 

 apicali atra. 



Female. Cinereous-brown, paler beneath. Third joint of the 

 palpi linear, acute at the tip, full as long as the second. Wings 

 with the lines dark brown, undulating and denticulated, with paler 

 borders; a dark brown spot on each angle of the exterior border; 



