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LIRIMIRIS. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
inop inala. 
guatemalen- 
sis. 
sapcr- 
truncata. 
cliimaera. 
gigantea. 
corina. 
punctata. 
elongata. 
postpallida. 
orienlalis. 
The distal end of the valve is extended into a long fine point, almost like the beak of an ibis, which proceeds 
with a slight curve, almost geniculated in an angle of 75 degrees and is very intensely chitinized blackish-brown, 
the median lateral edge bearing a slight very bristly hunch; the penis is long and thin, chitinized deep blackish- 
brown. Common in Mexico (Orizaba, Misantla etc.). 
L. inopinata sp. n. (147 g) is somewhat smaller than the preceding species, of a somewhat greyer effect 
in its colouring, the light costal-marginal part being not so yellowish-ochreous, more brownish-white; at once 
discernible by much darker, blackish-grey hindwings, all the rest agreeing exactly with truncata. Hindwing 
broad, well rounded. The distal end of the valve is only of half the length and more than double the width 
of that in truncata, not geniculated, but bent in a uniform slight curve; in the centre of this curve there is inside 
a triangular pointed projecting dent with some bristles; the median lateral edge bears no hunch, but it is almost 
rectilinear; penis like that of truncata. Colima, numerous <$$ are before me, type in the Coll. Draudt. 
L. guatemalensis Rothsch. (147 g) is still more similar to truncata, larger, with relatively narrower forewings 
which are somewhat more convex before the apex at the costal margin, the slight projection of the distal margin 
on vein 4 seems to lie a little higher, and the part of the distal margin below it forms almost one straight line 
with the inner margin. Hindwing longer and broader, the concavity before the interior angle is very slight. 
The colour of the costal-marginal part is also less yellowish than in truncata, more ivory white. The colour 
of the hindwing is intermediary between the two preceding species, though much more smoky than in truncata. 
The genital organs are quite different, the valve on the whole at least twice as long as in the preceding species 
and all the parts very feebly chitinized light yellow; the distal end is produced almost in the shape of a vulture’s 
head, its neck being slightly S-curved, so that it cannot be mistaken for any of the preceding species; the penis 
is also only feebly chitinized, shorter and comparatively thrice as thick as that of the preceding species. 
Guatemala and Mexico (Zacualpan). 
L. supertruncata Dogn. is also very similar to the 3 preceding species, but much larger, its expanse being 
77 mm. The border between the light costal-marginal part of the forewing and the dark part is not rectilinear, 
but it forms a dent before the lower cell-angle and extends from there to the margin on vein 7 and not on 5 
as in the preceding species; the dark ground-colour brightens between 2 and 3 towards the margin as far as the 
black strongly dentate subterminal line. Hindwing covered with blackish scales, with a red-brown spot at the 
anal angle. Peru. 
L. chimaeia Rothsch. is another ally of the very difficult truncata-gr oup, with much longer, narrower 
and more curved forewings, the <$ pectinations being extraordinarily long, red-brown. The costal-marginal 
part is light reddish-yellow, a longitudinal stripe below the median vein, the distal third of the costal margin 
and a subterminal band are rusty red, the interior part is chocolate brown dusted with olive. Hindwing dull 
white, dingy grey on the veins and inner margin, rusty brown at the margin and anal angle. Expanse of wings: 
108 mm. South-Eastern Peru. 
L» gigantea Drc. has an expanse of almost 10 cm and is one of the largest of the similar species; forewing 
dark reddish-brown with a broad yellowish-white costal-marginal part and a double red-brown, strongly notched 
submarginal line. Separable from truncata by its larger size and white hindwings which are only feebly smoky 
at the costal margin, apex and inner margin, with 2 black spots at the interior angle and an interrupted yellow 
line at the margin. Peru. 
L. corina Schs. The broad blackish-brown shadowy stripe separating the light reddish-yellow costal- 
marginal part from the dark violettish-brown inner-marginal part begins at base of the costal margin, traverses 
the cell as far as below the median vein and terminates at the margin within the veins 4 and 6; the veins are 
marked darker here, the apical third of the costal margin is dusted with light brown; double transverse lines are 
traceable, a subterminal brownish-grey shadow is darkest in the lower half; a light reddish-yellow line at the 
margin, then an olive brown line. Hindwing whitish, smoky on the veins and margin, quite greyish-brown in 
the §. Expanse of w'ings: 35—42 mm. Costa Rica. 
L. punctata Dogn. is somewhat similar to corina, still smaller, the fore wing quite light brownish without 
the darker inner-marginal part, but the subterminal area between and above the veins 2 and 3 is whitish; the 
black longitudinal shadow is interrupted in the lower cell-angle by a white triangular dot and ends rounded 
postmedianly, bordered above by a black longitudinal streak between 5 and 6, which then turns to the apex 
before which there is a black dot at the costal margin. Hindwing white, broad at the costal and inner margin, 
narrowly brownish at the distal margin. Expanse of wings: 32 mm. Brazil (Joinville). 
L. elongata Schs. (147 h) is a very large species with long, narrow wings being almost falcate at the apex, 
with a very oblique distal margin, reddish yellowish grey with a violet tint, shaded with dark grey in the basal 
half below the subcosta, with black dots before and behind the cross-vein; a grey shadow above vein 4 extends 
to the margin, the apical third of the costal margin is dusted with brownish; a fine dark postmedian line is 
irregularly marked. Hindwing greyish-black. — f. postpallida Rothsch. differs from the Peruvian type in its 
white hindwings and less grey forewings which are more suffused with reddish-yellow; this form has been 
described from Costa Rica. — f. orientalis Rothsch., from Guiana and the Amazons, exhibits the forewing 
suffused with yellowish reddish-brown; hindwing darker than in elongata, but of a somewhat more yellowish tint. 
