350 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



13. Pericopis SUBMARGINATA. 



Fusca ; thorax maculis quatuor subconfluentibus quatuorque hume- 

 ralibus flams ; abdomen flavum, vitta dorsali et segmentorum 

 marginibus posticis fuscis, subtus pallide testaceum ; pedes 

 subtus albidi ; alee anticce cinereo-hyalince, areolarum strigis, 

 vitta brevi lata postica apicibusque fuscis ; posticce flavo~hya- 

 lince margine fusco flavo-hyalino maculato. 



Brown. Palpi and antennae black. Antennae minutely pecti- 

 nated. Thorax with four almost confluent yellow spots forming a 

 band in front, and with, two by the base of each fore wing. Abdo- 

 men with a row of large yellow spots on each side; under side pale 

 testaceous. Legs whitish beneath. Fore wings cinereous-hyaline, 

 with the disks of the areolets, a broad stripe extending from the base 

 along the hind border for half the length of the wing, and the tips 

 brown ; discal areolet with two brown marks, one in the middle, the 

 other at the tip. Hind wings yellowish hyaline, with a brown 

 border which contains a row of yellowish hyaline spots. Length of 

 the body 9 lines ; of the wings 19 lines. 



a. Brazil. From M. Becker's collection. 



14. Pericopis parnassiodes. 





Nigro-fusca ; thorax maculis quatuor anticis flavis duabusque 

 humeralibus coccineis ; abdomen vittis duabus ventrequejlavis, 

 apice luteo ; alee anticce einereo-subhyalince^ vitta costali com- 

 pleta postica abbreviata, maculis duabus anticis apiceque lato 7 

 nigro-fuscis ; alee posticce flavce, nigro-fusco late marginatce. 



Blackish brown. Antennas minutely pectinated. Thorax with 

 four yellow spots forming a curved band in front, and with a crim- 

 son dot by the base of each fore wing. Abdomen with two yellow 

 stripes ; under side yellow, tips luteous. Fore wings gray, slightly 

 hyaline ; two spots on the discal areolet, a complete stripe in front, a 

 shorter and broader one on the discal areolet, and nearly one-third 

 of the length from the tips blackish brown. Hind wings yellow, 

 with broad blackish brown borders. Length of the body 8 lines ; of 

 the wings 20 lines. 



a. Brazil. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq, 



