202 MR. J. O. WESTWOOD ON THE LEPIDOPTEROUS 



3. Othria amazonica, "Westw. Alis brevioribus, latioribus, anticis subtrigonis; atra, 



alis fascia fulva e medio costae fere ad anguluni analem extensa, postice nonnihil 

 incurva, alis subtus omnino concoloribus. Expans. alar. ant. unc. 1, lin. 11. 

 Sah. Amazonia. In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonise. 



Had not Dr. Boisduval described an insect as tbe probable female of O. cmgias, with. 

 grey veins at tbe extremity of tbe fore wings as in tbe male, I sbould bave been induced 

 to regard tbis Amazonian insect as tbe female of O. augias. The veins of its wings are 

 arranged exactly as in O. augias. 



4. Othria LraDiGii. Atra, collo, abdominis lateribus, alis anticis, macula magna basali 



trigona alteraque transversa ovali pone medium alisque posticis (limbo lato nigro 

 excepto) fulvis, subtus magis stramineis. Expans. alar. 2--^o unc. 



Agarista Lindigii, Pelder, Lep. Voy. Novara, pl. 107. f. 6. 



Sah. Villa Nova Amazonise. In Mus. Hopeiano Osonise. 

 Ohs. Individua e Nova Granada et Ecuadoria allata pauUo minora (exp. unc. If) macu- 



lisque fulvis minoribus. 

 Ohs. Individuum majus (exp. unc. 2^) macuKs albidis in alis anticis, ahsque posticis 

 pallidioribus, limbo nigro angustiore. 

 In tbis species the second branch of the postcostal vein arises near the upper end of 

 the small accessory postcostal ceU. In the hind wings the veins are arranged as 

 in 0. augias. 



5. Othria amalthea. Atra, annulo coUi, lateribus abdominis, puncto trigono in medio 



fasciaque tenui abbreviata pone medium alarum anticarum, aUs posticis (Umbo 

 lato nigro excepto) fulvis. Expans. alar. antic. unc. ly^. 



JEgocera amalthea, Dalman, Analecta Entom. 49. 24 ; Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. i. p. 58. 



Rah. Brasilia, Peru, Bogota ? In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonige. 



In this species the fore wings are more elongated, and the second branch of the post- 

 costal vein of the fore wings arises exactly at the tip of the smaU accessory post- 

 costal ceU. 



6. Othkia columbina. Tota atra, fascia obUqua parum tlexuosa e medio costse fere 



ad angulum analem extensa, fulva, postice parum latiore. Expans. alar. antic. 



unc. 2-^2. 

 Hah. Columbia {Chesterton), In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonise. 

 The wing-veins are arranged as in O. amalthea. 



7. Othria ecuadoeixa. Corpore cum coUo nigris, aUs latioribus atris ; anticis fascia 



tenui recta obUqua pone medium nec marginem costalem nec angulum analem 

 attingente, maculaque magna ovaU discoidaU alarum posticarum aurantiacis, margine 

 anaU nigro. Expans. alar. antic. unc. 2. 

 Sab. Ecuador. In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonise. 



