292 LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 



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

 (/. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 

 h. Mexico. From Mr. Argent's collection. 

 i—l. ? 



2. JOSIA AURIMUTUA. 



Nigra ; alee quatuor vitta lutea ; humeri abdominisque latera luteo 

 maculata. 



Black, with a luteous spot on each shoulder, and a row of lute- 

 ous dots along each side of the abdomen. Wings with luteous 

 stripes ; those on the hind wings about twice the breadth of those 

 on the fore wings ; second and third inferior veins of the fore wings 

 united to some distance from the base, twice further from the fourth 

 than from the first. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 16 

 lines. 



? Presented by Major-General Hardwieke. 



3. Josia Ligula. 



Nigra, luteo bivittata ; subtus albidum ; alee quatuor vitta discali 

 postic&que margine interno luteis. 



Hipocrita tineifbrmis Ligula, H'ubn. Samml. Exot. Schmett. i. 



Lep. iii. Bomb. ii. Netrices, ii. Hipocrites, A. Tineiformes, v. f. 



1—4. 

 Josia Ligula, H'ubn. Verz. Schmett. 176, 1813. 



Body black, with a luteous stripe on each side. Wings with a 

 luteous stripe on each. Hind wings luteous along the inner hind 

 border. The stripes on the fore wings are generally a little narrower 

 than those on the hind wings and somewhat convex in front ; they 

 are occasionally linear and variable as to breadth. Length of the 

 body 5 — 6 lines; of the wings 14 — 18 lines. 



a—f. Brazil. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



g. Para. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



h. Para. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



i. Demerara. Presented by J. S. Bowerbank, Esq. 



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



k. South America. From Mr. Warwick's collection. 



I, m. Brazil. 



Var. /3. Stripes on the fore wings straightened for two-thirds 

 of the length where they are slightly indented in front. Sides of 



