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P. leucodesma group. Secondary wings, except the outer margin, and base and middle 
of inner area of primaries white. 
14. Phyciodes leucodesma. 
Eresia leucodesma, Feld. Wien. ent. Monatschr. v. p. 103+; Reise d. Nov. Lep. p. 394, t. 50. 
ff. 11, 12°. 
Eresia cincta, W. H. Edw. Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. ii. p. 502°. 
Alis fuscis, macula magna a margine interno ad ramum discocellularem inferiorem, altera elliptica supra eam 
costam attingente, una minuta in cellula et aliis ad apicem albis; posticis prawter basin et marginem ex- 
ternum albis: subtus ut supra anticarum basi flavida, maculis albis ad apicem et margine externo ; 
posticarum basi et apice albis, serie macularum nigrarum submarginalium ornatis. 
¢@. Mari fere omnino similis. 
Hab. Norta America, Texas®, Florida?.—Nicaraeva, Chontales (Belt); Panama, David 
(Champion), Volcan de Chiriqui (Arcé, Champion), Calobre (Arcé), Lion-Hill Station 
(M‘Leannan).—Co.omBia?; VENEZUELA1; TRINIDAD. 
We can see no tangible difference between a Texan specimen (the P. cincta of 
Edwards) and our series from Venezuela and Trinidad (the P. leucodesma of Felder). 
It is, however, a remarkable fact that a wide gap, including the whole of Mexico and 
Central America as far as Nicaragua, occurs in the range of the species. Here, and 
through Costa Rica and the State of Panama, P. leucodesma is common. 
Mr. Champion has sent us paired specimens of this species, showing that the sexes 
are almost exactly alike. 
P. fragilis group. Primary wings and secondaries internally for the most part 
plain fulvous. 
15. Phyciodes anieta. (Tab. XXI. fig. 20.) 
Eresia anieta, Hew. Ex. Butt. Hresia, t. 6. f. 43, 44°. 
Phyciodes claudina, Butl. & Druce, P. Z. 8. 1874, p. 348? (nec Eschscholtz). 
Alis fulvis, anticis ad basin cost, apice, margine externo et linea a costa ad marginem externum ducta fusco- 
nigris, posticis ad basin et margine externo fusco-nigris; subtus fulvis anticarum regione apicali et 
posticis omnino fusco-ochraceo marmoratis. 
Hab. Guatemata, Polochic valley (Ff. D. G. & O. S.), Tamahu and Purula (Champion); 
Nicaragua, -Chontales (Belt, Janson); Costa Rica (Van Patten”), San Francisco and 
Cache (Rogers); Panama, Chiriqui (Arcé, Champion), Calobre (Arcé).—CoLomBIA ; 
VENEZUELA!; Ecuapor; Prervu; Bo.ivia. 
The type of this species came from Venezuela’, whence we also have an example, 
only differing from Hewitson’s figure in having the apical fulvous spot of the primaries 
rather more isolated, the black transverse band being more distinct. With our Vene- 
zuelan example we have a number from Costa Rica and the State of Panama agreeing 
in every respect. The Guatemalan insects we place here with some diffidence, as the 
base of the wings is much more broadly black, as is also the outer border of the 
