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6. JOSIA FIXA. 



Mas. Nigra; abdominis latera aurantiaco anguste vittata; alee 

 anticce aurantiacce, margine et triente apicali nigris, hac obso- 

 lete aurantiaco maculata ; postica vitta angusta discali mar- 

 gineque intern o luteis. 



Black. Abdomen with a slender orange stripe on each side ; 

 appendages of the male testaceous. Fore wings with an orange 

 stripe which occupies the disk and widens as far as the hind angle 

 where it is obliquely truncated, an indistinct orange spot near the 

 tip ; first and second inferior veins nearly close at the base ; third 

 about four times nearer to the second than to the fourth. Hind 

 wings with the inner border luteous and with a slender partly 

 interrupted luteous stripe in the disk. Length of the body 5 lines ; 

 of the wings 15 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



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



Var. g. Orange on the fore wings broader, more regularly 

 triangular, with straight sides, less oblique at its tip. Luteous stripe 

 on the hind wings mostly obsolete. 



7. JOSIA EMARGINATA. 



Atra ; abdomen albido supra unovittatum subtus bivittatum ; aUe 

 an tic (E fascia obliqua aurantiaca antice dilatata et apud costam 

 usque ad basim producta. 



Black. Abdomen with a whitish stripe above and with two 

 whitish stripes beneath. Fore wings with a broad oblique bright 

 orange stripe which is twice broader in front than behind and ex- 

 tends along the fore border to the base; first and second inferior 

 veins almost contiguous at the base; third a little further from the 

 second than the second from the first ; fourth four times further 

 from the third than the third from the second. Legs with a hoary 

 tinge. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Momay's collection. 



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