Pall. 1-2. I. 19U. ZARIASPES; AELLA; P.\DRAOXA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 945 



A. gagatina Mah. is more robust, smoky black, forewings short and squat, hindwings rounded, short, yayatbm. 

 Disc of the forewing \\ith a ferruginous-red reflection, fringes light brown. Beneath ferruginous brownish- 

 black, forewing with a row of faintly greyish spots round the cell from the costal margin to the upper median 

 vem. Hindwing with a bent ferruginous-red patch between the upper median vein and upper radial vein. Thorax 

 with a metallic green reflection. Ventrum brown, antennae short as in sandarac. Brazil. 



A. halomelas JIab. has no stigma, and may therefore not belong hereto. Hindwing longer than in halomelas. 

 sandarac, of a deeper black colour, distal half of forewing ferruginous-brown, veins black; 3 minute, yellowish 

 subapical dots are onlj' to be seen with the lens, the two lower ones being transparent. Forewing beneath from 

 the base to the cell black, hindwing with a blacker shade in the middle. Body black, without a metalhc lustre, 

 but with a slight bottle-green reflection; the two last abdominal rings are beneath yellow. Antennae ^/4 longer 

 than in sandarac. Fringes black. From Pebas. 



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106. Genus: Zariaspes G. <£• S. 



Antennae shorter than half the costal margin. Palpi thickly scaled. Last joint conical, short, erect. 

 Apex of forewing pointed. Posterior tibiae with only one pair of spurs. The (J has no scent-scale stripe on the 

 forewmg. 



Z. simplex Fldr. (183 d) is a very small species resembling Ancyloxipha arene (180 c). Above uni- simplex. 

 coloured pale reddish-yellow with a verj^ fine black marginal line. Beneath tb.e apex of the forewing is lighter 

 yellow, the proximal margin black almost as far as the anal angle, and the hindwing is strewn with a greenish 

 yellow except the reddish-j-ellow inner-marginal part. From Mexico. 



Z. mys Hhn. (= dukolum Blake, epictetus Stgr. nee F.) (183 d). Above bright yellow bordered with my.s. 

 black, ^vith an oblique, black longitudinal stripe being somewhat indented below the cell-end, or entirely inter- 

 rupted. The 2 is black with a yellow oblique stripe of the forewing and a discal spot of the hindwing. Beneath 

 yellow, forewing at the proximal margin and anal angle black. Mexico to Paraguaj'. 



Z. mythecus G. <L'. S. (183 d) is larger than m^/s. Lustrous ochreous-yellow ; costa of forewing towards mythecus. 

 the apex, distal margin and proximal margin as well as a narrow discocellular line blackish-brown like the costal 

 margin of the hindwing. Beneath ochreous-yellow with a blackish-brown basal spot. The $ has also the hind- 

 wings bordered with blackish brown, and on the forewing an interrupted longitudinal band from the base through 

 the cell, and a triangular spot behind it blackish-brown. Mexico (Guerrero). 



Z. portensis Mob. is doubtfully placed to this genus. Above reddish-yellow, forewing with a narrow ijortensis. 

 black border, at the proximal angle widened; veins black, at the cell-end widened into a black triangle. Border 

 of hindwing black, at the costal angle very broad, from where a tooth extends to the cell-end, at the distal margin 

 narrow, at the anal angle prolonged into 2 points; the basal part is somewhat brownish. Beneath yellow, base 

 of forewing blackish with a dull blackish border. Expanse of wings: 28 mm. Porto Rico. 



107. Genus : Aella Mab. 



Antennae as in the preceding genus. Terminal joint of the palp slender, long and obliquely erect. On 

 the forewing the median is inflated in its basal third as well as the first c^uarter of the lower median vein. Tarsi 

 long and slender, the stout posterior tibiae with but one pair of spurs. Only one species: 



A. dryops 2Iab. Small; forewing bright yellow with a black border being expanded at the apex, and dryops. 

 a black longitudinal band being narrowed in the middle, widening towards the apex in a quadrangular spot 

 with extended angles, touching the costal margin. Hindwing yellow, unmarked, only at the base somewhat 

 blackish. Beneath yellow, strewn with whitish. From Brazil and A^enezuela. 



108, Genus : Padraoua Mr. 



Antennal club rather long with a short apex; palpal terminal joint short, slender, erect. On the forewing 

 the middle radial vein is curved at the base, very much nearing the lower radial. Hindwing near the anal angle 

 somewhat indented. Posterior tibiae with 2 pair of spurs. This genus containing mostly Indo- Australian represen- 

 tatives has also some American species. 



P. epictetus i*". ( = ferrago Plotz, eudesmia Plotz) (183 e) looks somewhat VikeZariaS'pes mys. Above lustrous cpictttus. 

 reddish-yellow, broadly bordered with black with a broad, black longitudinal stripe of the forewing, being mostly 

 somewhat indented behind the cell-end beneath; the costal margin remains yellow. Beneath the forewing is 

 at the costa and apex and the whole hindwing feebly dusted with cinnamon-colour ; the hindwing has mostly 

 lighter yellow veins and a black longitudinal stripe along the inner-marginal fold. Widely distributed from 

 Mexico through South America. 



P. tryhana Kaye is very similar ; bright golden yellow with a broad black distal margm and longitudinal tryhaiw. 

 stripe projecting towards the margin on the lower median vein and between the upper radial veins. Hindwing 

 more extensively yellow, beneath quite uni-coloured yellow. Expanse of wings: 34 mm. Trinidad. 



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