LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCEUA. 719 



2. BlTURIX INTACTUS. 



Aldus ; antenna subtus nigra ; palpi testacei apice ni(jri ; thorax 

 antice testaceus ; abdomen supra testaceum, e guttis nigris tri- 

 vittatum, apice albo lanuginosum ; coxte anticce tcstacece ; alee 

 albo venosce. 



White. Palpi testaceous, with black tips. Proboscis testa- 

 ceous. Antennae black beneath. Thorax testaceous above in front. 

 Abdomen testaceous above, with three rows of black dots, thickly 

 covered with white wool at tbe tip. Fore coxae testaceous. Wings 

 with while veins. Length of the body 4£ lines; of the wings 13 

 lines. 



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



Genus 46. PUMUS. 



Mas. Corpus breviusculum, sat validum. Proboscis corporis 

 dimidio brevior. Palpi pilosi, sat longi, subascendentes ; articulus 

 2us lo multo longior; 3us acumiuatus, minimus. Antennae sat 

 late pectiuatae. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes 

 breviuscuii ; tibiae posticce calcaribus quatuor parvis. Alae sat 

 angustae. 



Male. Body rather short and stout. Proboscis not half the 

 length of the body. Palpi hairy, rather long, slightly ascending; 

 second joint much longer than the first ; third acuminated, very 

 minute. Antennae rather deeply pectinated. Abdomen extending 

 rather beyond the hind wings. Legs rather short ; hind tibiae with 

 four small spurs. Wings rather narrow. Fore wings straight in 

 front; second inferior vein equally distant from the fir>t and from 

 the third ; third about six times further from the fourth than from 

 the second. Hind wings slightly convex in front. 



I. PcRIUS SORDIDUS. 



Mas. Pallide fuscus, subtus canus ; abdomen supra rufum, fusciis 

 nigris; tarsi obscure fusci, fasciis pal/ id is ; coxa an tide 

 lateribwi rufu; femora antica rufa, apice nigra ; alec antic* 

 fusco conspersa, costa venisque fusco guttalis ■ post i etc albida. 



Male. Pale brown, hoary beneath. Proboscis tawny. An- 

 tennae hoary above. Abdomen red above, with black bunds. Tarsi 

 dark brown, with pale bands; fore coxae red on each side; fore 



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