HYLESIA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
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H. funebfis Conte I know only from the description and figure in Conte, Essai etc., it seems to be very funebris. 
similar to subaurea, but much more distinctly and contrastingly marked and of a more blackish-grey ground¬ 
colour, with ochreous lines inwardly bordered with whitish, the subterminal line distinctly whitish. Hindwing 
more brownish. Abdomen ochreous, with black rings. Honduras. 
H. omeva Dyar (112 c, d) is still larger and has much broader wings, the hindwing without any angle, omeva. 
variably coloured, mostly lighter with a somewhat pinkish tint, otherwise very similarly marked; the black 
ring of the ocellus thinner, especially on the side of the inner margin. The 9 is brownish pink, thinly scaled, 
feebly marked, ocellus of hindwing marked by a feeble blackish ring filled with pink. Mexico (Zacualpan). 
H. iola Dyar (112 d) is likewise very similar, lighter, brownish-pink, discernible by the ocellus on the tola. 
hindwing representing a small crimson ring. Abdomen above blacker than in the allied species. The 9 is 
exactly like omeva- 9 , but lighter, the ring of the hindwing is red, not blackish. Mexico. 
Sect. II. Hindwing without an ocellus ( Hylesia ). 
a) Hindwing of A strongly angled below the centre. 
H. melanostigma H.-Schdff. (112 d). A well characterized species, with a falcate apex of the forewing, mrtano- 
light brown, with 3 darker transverse lines, the two first lines oblicpie, distinct, distantly separated, the 
subterminal line parallel to the margin, more obsolete; at the cell-end with a very conspicuous oblique black 
spot. Hindwing with 2 postmedian lines very near together, abdomen rusty yellow, metathorax dark brown. 
The 9 the same, but the apex of the forewing not falcate. Guiana. propex /. n. (112 d), from Western propex. 
Colombia, is much darker lilac brown, the discal spot much shorter and narrower, encircled with light, the 
transverse lines towards the margin bordered with a lighter browmish pink, the subterminal line inside broadly 
shaded; hindwing at the inner margin black-haired. Abdomen blackish-brown, with yellowish ochreous and 
whitish hair. Type in the Coll. Niepelt. 
H. gyrex Dyar (112 d), as melanostigma, but with a very feeble discal streak, the two median transverse gyrcx. 
lines nearer together, therefore the subterminal area much broader. On the hindwing only a curved nebulous 
postmedian line is visible and a very feeble subterminal shadow between this line and the margin. Guiana, 
Colombia. 
H. vespex Dogn. (112 e) is likewise similar to the two preceding species, but the transverse lines are vespex. 
less oblique, the antemedian line vertical on the inner margin, the postmedian line here 3 mm farther outside, 
extending to the costal margin parallel to the distal margin; marginal and basal areas somewhat lighter lilac 
brownish, discal spot black. The 9 is similarly coloured and marked, but it has no falcate apex of the fore wing, 
a lilac whitish brightening at the apex. Upper Amazons (S. Paulo de Oliveira). Ecuador (Macas). 
H. aeneides Drc. (112 e) differs considerably from all the species known in the more slender structure, aeneides. 
the very broad shape of the wings, and a somewhat undulate margin. Forewing brown, in the median area 
and subapically darker, subterminally and in the inner-marginal half of the median area intensely strewn with 
bluish-white; transverse lines similar as in corevia, discal macula as in nanus. Hindwing pinkish-brown, with 2 
inwardly faded blackish transverse lines, the distal line between the veins 2 and 4 with 2 rounded projections 
towards the tail, and a dark central dot. Abdomen ochreous red. The 9 is more monotonoulsy greyish-brown, 
thinly scaled, apex of forewing as in praeda- 9 extended into a fine point. Panama ; Amazons, Colombia. 
b) Hindwing not angular. 
H. praeda Dogn. Forewing brownish or brownish-grey, in some places tinted with lilac, with a large praeda. 
discal spot and broad, very oblique blackish-brown transverse lines, the posterior line flatly undulate, with a 
finer parallel line behind it, bending round shortly before the costal margin in an acute angle towards the base, 
here as far as the apex a narrow dark brown trapezoid spot above it; subterminal line shaded, below the centre 
projecting towards the margin. Hindwing lighter, greyer, with 2 nebulous postmedian lines and a feeble discal 
spot. Abdomen black with cinnamon-reddish anal hair. The much larger 9 is more blackish violet. Ecuador; 
Colombia; Guiana; Amazons. 
Ho rufex sp. n. (112 e) is a very peculiar insect, its scheme of markings somewhat similar to that of rufe.v. 
praeda. Forewing in the basal two thirds light violettish-brown, behind the postmedian line rusty yellowish- 
brown; basal area darker; antemedian line blackish-brown, in the cell and submedianly projecting; at the cell-end 
a large olive yellowish macula finely surrounded by dark and parted by a dark cross-bar; postmedian line 
similar as in praeda, but beginning from the acute-angular bend it extends in a large flat, distally concave 
bow to % of the inner margin, double, the interior stronger line bluish-black, the exterior one brown? more 
shaded; subterminal line shadow-like as in praeda. Hindwing ochreous, in the basal 4 / 5 dusted with cinnamon- 
brown. Thorax violettish-brown, abdomen ochreous. Beneath with 2 straight postmedian transverse lines, 
forewing before it red-brown, behind it ochreous, hindwing rusty red, before the line dusted light lilac. The 9 
is more dark brown, in the basal % of the hindwing dusted with lilac. Brazil (Minas Geraes; Sa. Catharina). 
Types in the Berlin Museum. 
H. index Dyar (112 f). Forewing sooty yellowish-brown, densely dusted with light lilac, with broad index. 
shadow-like olive brown transverse lines similar as in praeda, but less oblique, vanishing towards the costal 
