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whereas in the type this part is bifid and placed nearer the apex. The relationship of 

 these two forms can only be determined by an examination of a series of each. 

 There can be little doubt that Plotz's E. dinora 2 refers to this species. 



V . Primaries without a diaphanous band. 



6. Thymele egregius. (Tab. LXXVIII. fig. 9.) 



Telegonus egregius, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1870,, p. 494 1 ; Lep. Ex. p. 65, t. 25. f. II 2 . 



Alis nigricante brunneis ad basin cum capite et corpore nitide viridi-cseruleis ; anticis punctis duobus ad medium 

 costse, uno infra eos in cellula, maculisque duabus infra earn cum duabus subapicalibus semibyalinis ; ciliis 

 posticarum sordide albis : subtus brunneis ocbraceo sparsim atomatis, maculis anticarum fusco circum- 

 cinctis : posticis fasciis duabus fuscis, una discali altera cellulari, area ad marginem externum ocbraceo- 

 brunnea ; palpis albidis fusco intermixtis ; plica costali parva. 



Hab. Mexico, Atoyac (H. H. Smith), Valladolid in Yucatan (Gaumer) ; Guatemala, 

 Polochic and Chisoy Valleys (F. D. G. & 0. S.) ; Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt) ; Costa 

 Eica, Irazu (Bogers) ; Panama, Chiriqui (Bibbe, in mus. Staudinger). 



Mr. Butler described this species from a specimen in the Kaden collection from an 

 unknown locality 1 . We now find that it is an inhabitant of our country, whence we 

 have many specimens agreeing with the type. We notice great variation as regards 

 the hyaline spots of the primaries, which in some examples are well marked, but in 

 others almost entirely disappear. This variation appears to be in no way localized. 



The male genitalia resemble those of Eudamus simplicius. The tegumen is cleft ; 

 the scaphium well developed ; the harpes are rounded at the end, and a strong spine 

 is recurved and overhangs the dorsal fissure. (See Tab. LXXVIII. fig. 9.) 



7. Thymele phalsecus, sp. n. (Tab. LXXVIII. figg. 10, 11, 12 s .) 



Alis brunneis fere unicoloribus ; anticis punctis tribus subapicalibus linea recta obliqua positis semihyalinis ; 

 posticis angulo anali et ciliis pallide fulvis : subtus ut supra ; anticis obsolete fusco notatis, margine interno 

 ad angulum analem et maculis irregularibus subapicalibus juxta eum cervinis ; posticis quoque fasciis 

 duabus indistinctis fuscis, margine externo late fere ad angulum apicalem fulvo-fusco a tomato; anticis 

 plica costali obvia. 



2 mari similis, sed fascia indistincta semibyalina per eellulam transeunte, plica nulla. 



Hab. Mexico, Atoyac (H. II. Smith, Schumann), Cordova (Bicmeli), Teapa (H. II. 

 Smith) ; Guatemala, Choctum, Polochic Valley (F. I). G. & 0. S.), Zapote (Champion) ; 

 Honduras ( Wittkugel, in mus. Staudinger) ; Costa Eica, Irazu, Cache (Bogers). 



This species closely resembles Telegonus anaphus in outward appearance, having the 

 anal angle of the secondaries tipped with fulvous ; the upper surface of the wings is 

 more uniform, showing no indistinct markings ; but the character by which it may at 

 once be distinguished is the presence of three semihyaline subapical spots near the 

 costa ; moreover, the male has a costal fold. These differences are supported by the 

 structure of the harpes of the male, as will be seen by comparing the figures. 



