LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 8M 



Ifi. PaLINDIA THECLOIDES. 



Foem. Marina, iridescens, subtus alba; palpi albido fasciati ; 

 thorax fasc Us tribus anticis testaceis unaque albida ; alee an- 

 liccB fasciis duabus fulvis fusco marginatis ; posticce can- 

 data, macula magna purpurea nigro conspersa, lineolis postiis 

 fuscis, striga alba maculaque nigra submarginalibus. 



Female. Mouse-colour, with an iridescent tinge, white be- 

 neath. Palpi with whitish hands. Prothorax with three testaceous 

 bands in front, and behind them a slight whitish band. Fore wings 

 with two brown-bordered tawny bands, which are slightly dilated 

 in front; costa towards the tip yellowish, with brown dots. Hind 

 wings with a large purple black-speckled spot, which joins several 

 very tine little brown lines; the latter are contiguous to a white 

 mark, which is accompanied by a black spot adjoining the short 

 tail. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



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



17. Palindia perlata. 



Cinereo-fusca ; palpi basi albi ; abdomen macula basali argentea ; 

 alee rotundatce, non angulatce ; anticce linea punctoque cyaneo 

 basalibus, fascia media guttis marginalibus maculaque costali 

 apicali fulvis , linea marginali argentea ; posticce macula mar- 

 ginali alba, ciliis ex parte fiavis, litura vaga violacea lineolis- 

 que a lb is et nigris. 



Palindia perlata, Guen. Nod. ii. 279, 1082. 



Cayenne. 



Country unknown. 



18. Palindia superior. 



Schistaceo-fusca ; alee anticce lineis tribus transversis, la basali 

 nigricante, 2a 3aque obliquis cervino-fuscis, lineola postira 

 chalybea ; posticce angulatce, striga cervina maculam chaly- 

 beam nigro conspersam lineolamque albam includente. 



Palindia superior, Guen. Noct. ii. 278, 1079. 



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