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limpid, broad, bright luteous towards the base, with slight blaok 

 borders elsewhere. Fore wings with a black and a white dot on the 

 base of the fore border, with a short black baud on the border of the 

 luteous part, and with another on the tip of the discal areolet where 

 the transverse veinlets are nearly straight ; discal fold not appearing 

 in the discal areolet, but visible from it to the tip of the wing. 

 Abdomen short, yellow, with three rows of black spots towards the 

 base, luteous and with blue spots along each side towards the tip 

 which is black and shining ; under side bright yellow, with black 

 spots along each side ; towards the base a large subquadrate 

 scutcheon-like black compartment, which is bordered with white in 

 front and behind; tip deep black, with blue spots along each side. 

 Fore legs black ; their tibiae slightly dentate beneath. Posterior 

 legs testaceous, with yellow tomentum ; tarsi, tips of the femora and 

 of the tibiae and the base of the latter black ; middle and apical 

 spurs of the hind tibiae of moderate length. Length of the body 4 

 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Pernambuco. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



76. Glaucopis consors. 



Mas. Atra, albo guttata ; antenna sat late pectinate ; thorax et 

 abdomen fulvo bimaculata ; alee subluridce, fere limpidce, mar- 

 gine postico areolaque discali apice nigris. 



Deep black. Head with white dots above. Palpi stout ; third 

 joint very small, hardly one-fourth of the length of the second. 

 Antennae rather deeply pectinated. Thorax with a white spot on 

 each side in front, and with a tawny spot by the base of each fore 

 wing. Wings nearly limpid, with a very slight lurid tinge, and with 

 slender black hind borders ; veins tawny in front and towards the 

 base. Fore wings broad ; transverse veinlets at the tip of the discal 

 areolet forming a nearly right angle, the fore part very slightly 

 clouded with black ; discal fold not apparent in the discal areolet 

 but very distinct beyond it, and united for some space with the first 

 inferior areolet ; black of the hind border slightly widened between 

 the tips of the submedian vein and of the fourth inferior areolet. Ab- 

 domen mutilated, with white spots on each side and beneath and 

 with a tawny spot on each side of the third segment. Legs marked 

 with white ; fore tibiae dentate beneath ; hind tibiae slightly curved, 

 their spurs of moderate length. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the 

 wings 18 lines. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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