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and with a small orange spot near the tip ; third inferior vein about 

 twice further from the second than the second is from the first; 

 fourth four times further from the third than the third from the 

 second. Length of the body 4 — 5 lines ; of the wings 14 — 15 

 lines. 



a — c. Para. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



11. JOSIA ERYTHROMELAS. 



Atra ; abdomen vittis duabus rufis ; alee anticce fascia obliqua 

 discali subtrigona rufa ; posticce subtus gutta discali rufa. 



Deep black. Abdomen with a red stripe on each side. Fore 

 wings with a large oblique subtriangular orange-red spot in the disk 

 beyond the middle, attenuated hindward. Hind wings with a red 

 dot on the under side in the disk beyond the middle. Length of 

 the body 4 J- lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



12. Josia Celena. 



Mas. Nigra; abdominis latera luteo guttata; alee anticce fascia 

 lata subobliqua sublineari integra aurantiaca. 



Black. Abdomen with luteous dots on each side ; appendages 

 testaceous. Fore wings with a broad entire slightly oblique nearly 

 linear stripe ; third inferior vein a little nearer to the second than 

 the second is to the first ; fourth rather further from the third than 

 the third is from the first. Length of the body 4^ lines ; of the 

 wings 15 lines. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



13. Josia clavata. 



Mas. Nigra ; alee anticce vitta securiformi et macula subapicali 

 postic&que macula subtus discali aurantiacis. 



Black. Abdominal appendages ferruginous. Fore wings with 

 an orange stripe which at the middle is dilated into a subtriangular 

 form, and with an orange short oblique stripe near the tip ; first and 

 second inferior veins almost contiguous at the base ; fourth nearly 



