﻿1590 CATALOGUE OF 



5. Ephyrodes jurgiosa. 



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Fcem. Cinerea, nigra conspersa ,- thorax fusco fasciatus ; alcB 

 linea exteriore nigra recta ohliqua subdiff'usa distinctissima 

 apud costam retracta^lineis media et suhmarginali subohsoletis^ 

 punctis marginalibus nigris, fimbria ferruginea, venis pal- 

 Lidis ; anticcB costa rufescente, linea interiore ferruginea, 

 orbiculari albida mi^iima nigro marginata, reniformis disco 

 punctisque quinque nigris ; posticce guttis duabus atris. 



Female. Cinereous, minutely speckled with black, with a 

 reddish tinge on the costa and on the fore wings beneath. Thorax 

 with a brown band. Wings with the exterior line black, straight 

 oblique, slightly diffuse, very distinct, somewhat tapering towards 

 the costa, where it is abruptly retracted ; middle line like that of 

 E, implens, but almost obsolete, except between the reniform mark 

 and the costa ; submarginal line also almost obsolete, except towards 

 the costa, where the black points are marked with white; marginal 

 points black ; fringe ferruginous. Fore wings with the interior line 

 ferruginous, black towards the costa, differing but slightly from that 

 of E, implens ; orbicular mark whitish, very small, with a black 

 border, less round than that of E. implens ; reniform with a black 

 disk, around which there are five black points. Hind wings with 

 two deep black dots. Length of the body 6 J lines; of the wings, 

 \6 lines. 



This has much resemblance to E, implens^ and may prove a local 

 variety of it, but the veins are pale. 



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



6. Ephykodes scitilinea. 



Mas. Cinereo-cervina, nigro conspersa ; caput et thorax anticus 

 obscuriora ; alee linea exteriore nigricante-fusca recta obliqua 

 distincta extus albido scite marginata, linea submarginali 

 nigricante undulata valde indistincta ; anticce linea interiore 

 subarcuata, albido intus marginata antice undulata, linea 

 media subobsoleta, orbiculari albida nigro marginata, reni- 

 formis disco ex parte margineque incompleto nigris ; posticce 

 gutta discali atra, 



Male. Cinereous fawn-colour, very thickly and minutely 

 speckled with black, paler beneath. Head and fore part of the 



