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25. Phyciodes tulcis. (Tab. XXII. figg. 1, 2.) 
Melitea tulcis, Bates, Ent. Monthl. Mag. i. p. 82°. 
Eresia archesilea, R. Felder, Verh. k.-k. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1869, p. 471°. 
P. ptolycee persimilis, sed maculis fasciisque alarum supra fere albidis nec fulvis: subtus anticis ad basin flavido- 
albis ; posticis sordide albis, plaga magna irrorata ad medium marginis externi. 
@. Major, maculis fasciisque magis distinctis. 
Hab. Mexico, Ventanas ( Forrer), Cordova (Hedemann?, Riimelt),Vallodolid in Yucatan 
(Gaumer); GuatTeMALa, central valleys (FP. D. G. & 0.8.1), San Gerénimo and Zapote 
(Champion), Polochic valley (Haque); Honpuras, San Pedro (G. M.Whitely); Nicaraaua, 
Chontales (Belt, Janson); Panama, Calobre (Arcé). 
A closely allied species to P. ptolyca, but differing from it in all its varied forms in 
having the spots and bands of the upper surface pale buff instead of tawny. On the 
underside the wings are pale drab, the basal half of the primaries being yellowish, and 
the dark marks of the secondaries concentrated in a patch on the middle of the outer 
margin. 
The range of P. tulcis is extensive ; but it appears to be more common in Mexico and 
Guatemala than elsewhere. We have not yet seen any specimens from Costa Rica. 
Regarding Eresia archesilea®, we examined the type in the Vienna Museum, and on 
comparing it with an example of P. tulcis we found them identical. 
Our figure represents a specimen from the Polochic valley. 
P. frisia group. Marks at the base of the wings distinct. 
26. Phyciodes frisia. (Tab. XXII. fig. 6.) 
Melithea frisia, Poey, Cent. Lep. Cub. p. 9, t. 2°. 
Melitea frisia, Strecker, Cat. Butt. N. Am. p. 119’. 
Eresia gyges, Hew. Ex. Butt., Eresia, t. 6. £. 45, 46°. 
Alis fuscis, anticis usque ad basin fulvo maculatis, posticis ad basin fulvo maculatis, fasciis tribus submarginalibus 
fuscis, intima latissima ; subtus anticis fuscis, ad basin et maculis apicalibus fulvis, posticis fulvis fusco vix 
variegatis, 
Hab. Nortu America, Florida ?.—PANAMA.—COoLOMBIA ; VENEZUELA ; ANTILLES, Cuba}, 
Jamaica *, Haiti. 
Of this species we have a single specimen from Panama, but without any information 
concerning the collector. It may well occur there, as we have well authenticated 
specimens from Santa Marta in Colombia and from Venezuela, where it appears to be 
a not uncommon insect. These do not differ in any essential particulars from Antillean 
examples, which must be referred to the M. frisia of Poey. 
We have figured our Panama example. 
