RACHEOSPILA. By L. B. Prout. 
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R. erina Dogn. (3 f) is a further link towards the extreme species which follow. Larger than disjuncta, erina. 
the subapical brown dots much enlarged, partly confluent. — ab. bipunctata Dogn. is a very frequent form bipunclata. 
which has, in addition to the basal abdominal blotch of the type (which is in the ab. often reduced), a second 
dark spot on the 5th tergite. — erina was described from Ecuador, but extends to Costa Rica, French Guiana 
and Bolivia. 
R. punctilinea Dogn. (3 f). Antenna rather long. Hindwing, especially in the <$, with abdominal margin punctilinea. 
strongly elongate. Abdomen at base with a small dark spot (only in some $$ with the large purplish blotch 
of the two preceding), the posterior spot larger, but rather variable. Cell-dot of forewing large. This species 
and the following are distinguished from the rest by having, in addition to the brown dots or spots of the true 
lines, a very irregular, more or less interrupted brown band proximally to the postmedian, especially on the 
forewing. In 'punctilinea this is often faint. Mexico, Costa Rica, N.W. Venezuela (loc. typ.), French Guiana, 
Rio Madeira. 
R. parcipuncta Dogn. (3 g). Wings still somewhat more elongate, cell-mark more elongate, brown parcipuncta. 
markings stronger, three postmedian series developed on the anterior part of the forewing. Otherwise close 
to punctilinea. Commonest in French Guiana, whence it was described, and at Fonte Boa, known to me also 
from Venezuela and (a separate race?) from S.E. Brazil. 
diarita- group. 
Not always sharply differentiable from the two preceding groups, although Warren founded upon 
it a separate genus, Lissochlora; in general, however, presenting a distinct aspect on account of the rather 
more slender build, straight distal margin of the forewing (with consequently sharp apex) and not, or only 
quite weakly, bent termen of the hindwing. Hindwing generally with the 1st median connate, rarely well 
stalked, but sometimes variable within the limits of a single species. Abdominal ornamentation, when present, 
quite simple, consisting only of white dots or a single small black spot anteriorly; only in eugethes coloured 
as in the lixaria or the albociliaria group. 
R. virididiscata Dogn., founded on a $ from Merida, Venezuela, suggests a transition towards the preceding viridi- 
group and its author compares it with refnota (3 f). The abdomen, however, is entirely without dorsal orna- discata. 
mentation, the forewing rather acute, the hindwing little bent in the middle and with the 1st median only 
quite shortly stalked. Distinctive of this species is the entire absence of red and blackish, the face, uppersicle 
of palpus and the cell-spots being green; the white lines are weak, somewhat crenulate. 
R. incognita Warr., unfortunately founded on a $ without localty, may be placed provisionally here, incognita. 
though it is not even certain that it is American. Except in its (weakly) angled hindwing it resembles bryata 
Feld. (6h). Face green, with 2 white dots at lower edge. Palpus long, becoming darker from the end of the 
2nd joint. Costal edge of forewing white, tinged with reddish at base. Cell-dots minute. Lines extremely fine, 
Emulate, chiefly marked on the veins. Terminal line reddish or brown, scarcely perceptible. Fringe cream- 
yellow proximally, white distally. Possibly virididiscata is an aberration of it; I have not been able to compare 
them side by side. 
R. parvipuncta Warr. (3 f) is also intermediate between our groups. Wings more rounded than in most parvi- 
of the neighbouring species, hindwing with 1st median very shortly stalked. Face and upper part of palpus red, puncta. 
otherwise I should be strongly inclined to sink it to delicataria. Rio Demerara (types) and Maroni River. 
R. delicataria Mosclil. is figured — but probably inaccurately — with much stronger postmedian delicataria. 
line. Otherwise apparently quite like parvipuncta (3 f) but the ‘‘head greenish white, palpus bone-yellow”. Para¬ 
maribo, 1 $, unknown to me in nature. 
R. viridifimbria Dogn. (3 g) is another small species with more rounded wings than in the typical liriata viridi- 
group, but has generally the 1st median of the hindwing connate, though it can also be stalked. Easily re- fimbria. 
cognized by the crenulate lines, w'hite terminal dots and green, whitish-tipped fringes, but especially by the 
underside, which has a broad, curved postmedian line on the forewing, darker than the ground-colour, anteriorly 
smoky. Colombia. A $ from Hacienda Cayandeled, Riobamba, in the Oberthur collection, has almost the 
entire forewing beneath smoky suffused, with the broad line strong, smoky throughout; hindwing with 1st 
median stalked. Probably a race. 
R. mollissima Dogn. (5 b). A small bright-green species, with the non-crenulate white lines of Integra mollissima. 
(3 e), etc., and both well developed on the hindwing, but without abdominal maculation and with no red terminal 
line. Costal edge and fringes white. Face reddish. Hindwing with 1st median very shortly stalked. Loja, Ecuador. 
R. acora Dogn. Face green. Palpus rather short. Antennal pectinations scarcely twice diameter of. acora. 
Abdomen with small white dorsal shaftspots. Forewing slightly less acute than in pasama (3 g); hindwing with 
termen slightly elbowed, 1st median staked. Cell-dots minute, greenish, on hindwing scarcely visible; white 
