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agua, Chontales (Belt & Janson l ) ; Costa Rica, Cache (Rogers) ; Panama, Volcan de 

 Chiriqui (Champion & Ribbe). 



This fine species has a near ally in M. epimaehia, as already pointed out in our 

 original description ; but the two insects have perfectly distinct ranges — M. epimaehia 

 being found in Peru and Bolivia, as well as in Southern Brazil ; M. belti in Panama, 

 thence northward to Guatemala. 



Our type-specimen was obtained by the late E. M. Janson in Chontales, where Belt 

 also found the species ; but long previously to this we obtained a specimen in Guate- 

 mala, which remained undescribed in our collection, and where Mr. Champion also 

 secured a specimen. Southward of Nicaragua it occurs sparingly. 



The male genitalia have the tegumen with a single central point which is decurved 

 towards the end; the harpagones are cleft horizontally, the lower portion projects 

 beyond the upper, is more acute, and strongly serrate along the edge. (See Tab. 

 LXXIV. fig. 23.) 



We figure the type from Nicaragua. 



Another species, more closely allied to M. belti than M. epimaehia, occurs in Venezuela 

 and Colombia ; it has been described by Dr. Staudinger as M.phoronis var. caucanus, and 

 by M. Mabille as M. persela *. It is paler and redder in colour than M. belti, the apex of 

 the primaries is not so dark, and the dark margin of the secondaries not so pronounced. 



2. Myscelus hages, sp. n. (Tab. LXXIV. figg. 24, 25, 26 6 .) 



Alis fulvis ; anticis venis nigris intersectis maculis novem hyalinis nigro cinctis, tribus medianis, tribus disealibus, 

 et tribus subapicalibus ; posticis macula cellulari semihyalina, margine externo venis juxta eum, et lunulis 

 submarginalibus nigris, ciliis inter venas albicantibus ; capite summo nigro transfasciato : subtus ochraceis, 

 anticis maculis ut supra, margine externo nigricante, posticis margine externo et lineis maculosis transversis 

 nigris notatis ; palpis albidis, corpore subtus oebraceo-albo, abdomine nigro cine to. 



2 mari similis, maculis omnibus forsan distinctioribus. 



Hab. Mexico, Rinconada (Schaus), San Lorenzo near Cordova (Trujillo), Tierra 

 Colorada in Guerrero (H. H. Smith) ; Guatemala, San Geronimo (F. B. G. & 0. S.) ; 

 Panama, David (Champion), Chiriqui (Ribbe), Lion Hill (M'Leannan). — Peru. 



This insect, though of wide range, is probably nowhere common, a few specimens 

 only having reached us from the localities mentioned above. 



M. amystis, Hew., is a closely allied species, but of a much yellower colour, and 

 with its markings more indistinct. It does not occur in our country, though found 

 immediately to the south. 



M. nobilis, on the other hand, of which there is a specimen in the British Museum, 

 differs from the present species in having the markings on both surfaces much more 



* Myscelus phoronis, var. caucanus, Staud. Ex. Tagf. p. 295 (1888). 

 Myscelus caucanus, Staud. op. cit. p. 311. 

 Pyrrhopyga persela, Mab. Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1891, p. cvii. 



