348 EHOPALOCEEA. 



the second median branch starting just before the end of the cell, second median 

 and second subcostal segments subequal. Hind tibiae with two pairs of spurs and a 

 full dorsal crest or mane. The male has a distinct costal fold. 



All the species of this genus have characteristic under surfaces to the wings, which 

 are strongly marked with yellow and white, and have a rich purple-red suffusion over 

 the darker portions of the outer half. 



Mr. Watson places P. formosus in the genus Lignyostola; but we think this is wrong, 

 for it is closely allied to P. phcenice, the specific characters even being not very 

 pronounced. 



1. Paradros formosus. (Tab. LXXXI. figg. 19, 20, 21 <? .) 



Eudamus formosus, Feld. Reise d. Nov., Lep. p. 511, t. 71. ff. 6, 7 \ 

 Phareas formosus, Plotz, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1883, p. 453 \ 

 Lignyostola formosus, Wats. P. Z. S. 1893, p. 39 3 . 



Alis saturate fuscis ; anticis ad basin fulvo striolatis, macula ad medium marginis interni, supra venam sub- 

 medianam ejusdem coloris, maculis duabus subquadratis, una cellulari, altera infra earn, duabus ultra eas 

 et punctis duobus subapicalibus semihyalinis sulphureo tinctis ; posticis fasciis duabus transversis semi- 

 maculosis et costa ad basin fulvis, ciliis quoque fulvis : subtus ochraceo-fuscis lilacenti-purpureo suffusis ; 

 anticis ad basin et areas costalis triente basali ochraceo-fulvis, maculis sicut in pagina superiore, area 

 interna nigricante ; posticis ad basin et margine interno ochraceo-fulvis, vitta irregulari literam C formante 

 alba, angulo anali plaga magna rotunda nigra maculaque nigra supra earn : corpore supra fulvo ; antennis 

 nigris ; palpis flavido-albis, segmento ultimo nigro ; corpore subtus et pedibus pallide fulvis. 



Bab. Panama, Chiriqui (Trotsch, in mus. Staudinger), Veraguas (Arce). — Venezuela ; 

 Guiana 2 ; Noeth Beazil. 



This beautiful species was described and figured by Felder from a specimen of un- 

 known origin. We have now ascertained that it has a wide range over the northern 

 portion of the South-American continent, from the State of Panama to beyond the 

 mouth of the Amazons. 



Dr. Staudinger's collectors have obtained specimens of both sexes in the district of 

 Chiriqui, and Arce also found it near Santiago de Veraguas. The sexes hardly differ, 

 the costal fold to the primaries of the male being absent in those of the female. 



The male genitalia have a cleft tegumen ending in blunt rounded points; the 

 scaphium is truncate, with a slight projecting lobe at the upper corner ; the harpes are 

 split horizontally, the upper portion produced into a long slightly deflected sharp rod, 

 the lower portion blunt and bearing at the end a single large recurved tooth (See 

 Tab. LXXXI. fig. 21.) 



2. Paradros oriander. 



Eudamus oriander, Hew. Descr. Hesp. p. 20 (1867) K 



P. formoso simiiis, sed posticis subtus usque ad basin lilacino-purpureis, colore albo fere evanascente et ochraceo 

 tincto distinguendus. 



Bab. Honduras (Jfe. Brit.).— Amazons Valley 1 ; Maranham. 



