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undersurface of the body entirely black except the pleura and sides 

 of the pectus in front, which are reddish. Pore wings smoky brown, 

 with two vitreous stripes running downwards on each side of the 

 very large stigma, the first broadest at its lower extremity, where it 

 is intersected by a nervure, the second rather oblique and running 

 towards the anal angle. Hind wings hyaline, the inner and hind 

 margins somewhat clouded. 



Hab. Brazil. 



a. 5. (Type of species.) Tapajos. H. W. Bates, Esq. 



16. Ptilia nasicomis. 

 Schizocerus nasicomis, Curt. Trans. Linn. Soc. xix. p. 254 (1845). 

 Hab. Brazil. 



17. Ptilia elegans. 



Hylotoma elegans, Klug, Jahrb. d. Insect, i. p. 247, n. 8 (1834). 

 Hab. Brazil. 



18. Ptilia lugubris. 



Hylotoma lugubris, Klug, Jahrb. d. Insect, i. p. 247, n. 85 (1834). 

 Hab. Brazil. 



19. Ptilia hirticornis. 



Hylotoma hirticornis, Klug, Jahrb. d. Insect, i. p. 247, n. 86 (1834). 

 Hab. Brazil. 



20. Ptilia fusca. 



Hylotoma fusca, Slug, Jahrb. d. Insect, i. p. 247, n. 87 (1834). 

 Hab. Mexico. 



21. Ptilia pumilio. 

 (Plate III. fig. 13.) 



Exp. al. 3J lin., long corp. 2 lin. 



Black, legs pitchy; thorax with the scapulae and scutellum 

 entirely luteous above, except a triangular black spot in front. 

 Wings infuscated, with pitchy nervures ; hind wings and apical 

 third of the fore wings nearly hyaline ; third cubital nervure of 

 the fore wings running obliquely towards the base, but not much 

 curved. 



Hab. Amazons. 

 a. 2 ■ (Type of species.) Amazons. H. W. Bates, Esq. 



