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and the club of the antennae is bent into a more symmetrical hook, the terminal portion 

 tapering gradually from the middle of the club. The male genitalia of M. albociliata 

 are like those of Bhabdoides epigona, and are of the Eudamus simplicius type rather 

 than those of B. cellus, which more resemble Eudamus proteus in this respect. The 

 secondaries are somewhat produced, but hardly more than in B. epigona. 



We know of only one species of the genus, which is widely spread over nearly the 

 whole of Mexico and Central America. 



l. Murgaria albociliata. (Tab. LXXX. figg. 12, 13, 14 3 .) 



Telegonus albociliatus, Mab. Pet. Nouv. Ent. ii. p. 162 (1877) 1 ; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxi. p. 25 

 (1878) \ 



Alia saturate fuscis ; anticis maculis obsoletis, pallidioribus, indistincte notatis ; posticis ciliis ab anglo anali 

 fere ad angulum apicalem niveis : subtus squamis paucis sordidis undique notatis ; anticis maculatis ut 

 supra ; posticis quoque fasciis duabus maculosis indistinctis notatis : genis albis. 



Hab. Mexico, Campala in Durango (Forrer), Jalisco (Schumann), La Venta and Venta 

 de Zopilote in Guerrero (H. H. Smith), Rinconada, Paso de San Juan (W. Sehaus), 

 Cordova (Burnett), Atoyac (H. H. Smith), Valladolid in Yucatan ( Gaumer) ; Guatemala *, 

 Polochic and Central Valleys (F. D. G. & 0. S.), San Geronimo (Champion, F. I). G. & 

 0. S.), Panima, Chiacam, Tocoy (Champion) ; Honduras (Dyson & mus. Staudinger) ; 

 Nicaeagua, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica, San Francisco, Irazu (Bogers); Panama 1 , 

 Calobre (Arce). — Colombia x 2 . 



Mr. Butler considers this species to be Hesperia vespasius of Fabricius, and 

 H. cassander of that author to be a variety of the same insect. Judging from the 

 descriptions and Donovan's figure of the latter, we very much doubt whether either of 

 them refers to this species. No mention whatever is made of the white fringe to the 

 secondaries, a conspicuous character in this common Central- American insect, and one 

 which suggested M. Mabille's appropriate title. Dr. Staudinger has kindly lent us a 

 specimen named by M. Mabille from Honduras, so that we are on sure ground in 

 adopting this name. 



The most northern point reached by this butterfly is the Sierra Madre of North- 

 western Mexico ; thence it spreads southwards through Southern Mexico and Central 

 America to Panama. The most northern specimens have the fringe of the secondaries 

 rather dusky, but otherwise we notice no individual variation. 



The male genitalia have a cleft tegumen, the terminal points being short; the 

 scaphium is well developed ; the harpes are cleft at the end, the lower portion narrow 

 and bent into a hook, the point of which is recurved and nearly closes the fissure, much 

 as in Eudamus simplicius and its immediate allies. (See Tab. LXXX. fig. 1 4.) 



