466 CATALOGUE OF 







16. Xanthia pvraloides. 



Mas. Pallidissime viridis ; antennce albidce, simplices, graciles, 

 corporis dimidio non longiores ; abdomen album, supra vix 

 testaceum; alee anticce fasciis obliquis subobsoletis subobscu- 

 rioribus ; posticce albce. 



Male. Very pale green. Antennae whitish, simple, slender, 

 full half the length of the body. Abdomen white, with a slight tes- 

 taceous tinge above. Fore wings with oblique almost obsolete 

 slightly darker bands. Hind wings white, very iridescent. Length 

 of the body 5j lines; of the wings 11 lines. 



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



17. Xanthia multifascia. 



Mas. Roseo-rufa ; caput supra et thoracis latera pills nonnullis 

 albidis ; palpi ascendentes ; antennce serratce, corporis dimidio 

 non longiores ; abdomen album, alas posticas triente superans ; 

 alee anticce lineis tribus albis obliquis subundulatis, margine 

 interiore ex parte jlavo, plaga Jlavo rufo guttata apud costce 

 medium, gutta interiore macula orbiculari guttisque submar- 

 ginalibus fuscis ; posticce albce, valde iridesccntes. 



Male. Kosy red. Palpi ascending. Head above and sides 

 of the thorax with some white hairs. Antennas serrated, about half 

 the length of the body. Abdomen white, shining, extending for 

 full one-third of its length beyond the hind wings. Fore wings 

 with three white oblique slightly undulating lines, partly yellow 

 along the interior border, and with a yellow red-dotted patch by the 

 middle of the costa ; a brown dot between the base of the wing and 

 the orbicular spot, which is brown, nearly round, and rather small ; 

 reniform red, rather narrow, its fore part in the yellow patch ; a row 

 of brown dots near the exterior border. Hind wings white, very 

 iridescent. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Africa. 



18. Xanthia breytcornis. 



Mas. Pallide lutescens ; pulporum articulus Sus brevissimus ; 

 antennce serratce, corporis dimidio paullo breviores ; abdomen 

 testaceum ; alee anticce Jlavce, fasciis exterioribus diffusis 

 viridi-fuscis albido inter lineatis s reniformi viridi-fusca 

 lunnlam a/indam includentc ; posticce albidec, gutta discali 

 linea exteriore marginegue fuscescentibus. 



