626 CATALOGUE OF 



and with a yellow angular submarginal stripe ; fringe partly yellow ; 

 the yellow part beneath is more diffuse, and occupies most of the 

 surface. Fern. — Blackish brown. Head white beneath. Palpi with 

 white stripes on the inner side. Antennae black. Thorax between 

 the head and the fore wings with two lateral white stripes, which are 

 broader than those of the male, and have a reddish tinge in front. 

 Abdomen with a row of red spots along each side, and with white 

 bands beneath. Fore wings beneath with a yellow disk, which is 

 mostly bordered with red, and is interrupted in the middle by a 

 brown band. Hind wings with a short brown discal stripe, and with 

 brown borders which contain some yellow spots, and on the under 

 side are varied with red. Length of the body 5—6 lines ; of the 

 wings 12 — 14 lines. 



a, b. California. From M. De Latre's collection. 



4. Nemeophila petrosa. 



Nigro-fusca ,• thorax luteo bimaculatus ; abdominis latera luteo 

 vittata ; alee anticce vitta basali fasciaque maculaque albis. 

 Mas. — Alee anticce, albce vittis duabus marginib'usque fuscis. 

 Fcem. — Alee postica vitta undulosa submarginali Jftava. 



Male. Blackish brown. Palpi mostly clothed with yellow hairs. 

 Thorax with a luteous spot on each side in front. Sides of the ab- 

 domen with a white mark on each segment above, and with a 

 luteous one beneath ; tip luteous ; apical appendages tawny. 

 Legs with white stripes. Fore wings with a white discal stripe, 

 which extends near the hind border to a little beyond half the 

 length ; beyond it is an oblique white band, whose inner side is un- 

 dulating and almost touches the tip of the stripe ; near it in the 

 middle of the length of the wing, and towards the fore border, there 

 is a white spot; costa with a luteous streak at the base. Hind 

 wings white, with two brown stripes proceeding from the base to the 

 middle, and with brown borders. Fern. — Blackish brown. Palpi 

 clothed with black hairs. Thorax with a luteous spot on each side 

 in front. Abdomen with a luteous stripe on each side. Fore femora 

 with a short luteous streak on each. Fore wings with a short white 

 streak extending in the disk from the base, and beyond the middle 

 with a white band corresponding to that of the male, yellow towards 

 the costa, forked towards the hind border ; between it and the tip 

 there is a small curved white mark. Hind wings with a yellow un- 

 dulating irregular submarginal stripe ; costa with a luteous streak 

 at the base. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



