9 8 



to 7 and g to costa ; n from cell close to extremity; 12 to 

 costa, beyond rise of 11, in fact 12 reaches costa at end of cell ; 

 discocellulars almost obsolescent at junction. 



Hindwing. 1 rising free to tornus ; 2 and 4 connate at 

 base or very shortly stalked both to termen ; 3 and 5 absent ; 

 6 and 7 connate at base ; 6 to termen below apex ; 7 to costa 

 8 absent. Upper and lower discocellulars present but 

 practically obsolete at junction. JV.B. — In the scaled imagine 

 a line of rather strong scales marks site of 5 which is absent. 

 The scaling of the wings shews decided signs of degeneracy, the 

 scales being scattered in point of numbers and reduced in point 

 of size, very often mere hairs. 



Abdome?t. Contracted at base, with the lower part of the second 

 segment and the third constricted (but see remarks above). 



Coloratio?i. Legs, dark ochreous brown above and below ; head 

 and palpi, dark ochreous brown ; collar, brown with two scarlet 

 lake dots on it ; patagia, dark brown edged with crimson ; thorax, 

 dark brownish ochreous posteriorly with two scarlet lake spots and 

 a central white mark ; abdomen above with basal segment dark 

 brownish ochreous, with lateral white marks of small size, the 

 remaining segments brown with a broad lateral stripe of scarlet 

 diminishing posteriorly, terminal segment entirely brown ; abdomen 

 below with basal half scarlet posterior half brown. 



Forewings. Sparsely covered with light reddish brown scales, 

 an inconspicuous darker clouding at base, a quadrate light lemon 

 yellow semihyaline spot at the extremity of the cell preceded and 

 followed by a sprinkling of darker brown scales. Hindwings 

 semihyaline with scaling the same brown as the forewings. Most 

 heavily scaled on the terminal portion, fringes brown, underside of 

 both wings uniform brown. 



Sex : female. 



Locality : South America ; the balance of evidence is in favour 

 of Penarol near Monte Video. Captor : Eva Hudson, formerly of 

 Penarol, now of Parkstone, Poole. 



No. of specimen in my collection, 8650. No. of microscopic 

 mounts of portions, 42 ; 46 ; 47 ; 49 ; 57 ; 58. 



Explanation of Plate. 



I. 



Neuration (enlarged). 



2. 



Psilopleura haemasoraa x 2. 



3- 



Head. 



4- 



Palp. 



5. 



Posterior leg. 



6. 



Median leg. 



7 



Anterior leg. 



8. 



Portion of antenna. 



