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species, furnish the best characters for dividing the species. Nearly all are asym- 

 metrical as to their harpes, and even the tegumen in one case seems to have asymme- 

 trical accessories. 



The species of Pellicia are widely diffused over the greater part of Tropical America. 

 In our country we find nine species, some of which appear to be peculiar to it, whilst 

 others, such as P. polyctor, spread from Southern Mexico to South Brazil. 



The following key gives some aid towards the discrimination of the members of the 

 first section of the genus, all of which have a very great outward similarity to one- 

 another : — 



a. Apex of the primaries with small diaphanous spots. 



a . Submarginal and transcelhilar bands of the primaries independent. 



a". Tuft on the secondaries long . .- tiphys. 



b". Tuft on the secondaries short. 



a'". Spots of the discal band of the secondaries beneath uniform . . macareus. 

 b m . Spots of the discal band of the secondaries beneath with pale 



centres nyctimene. 



b'. Submarginal and transcellular bands of the primaries united below the 



cell bromias. 



b. Apex of the primaries without diaphanous spots. 



d '. Terminal joint of the palpi comparatively long. 



c". Anal angle of the secondaries beneath not white. 



c"'. Costal portion of the primaries above and both wings beneath 



glossed with purple costimacula. 



d'". No purple gloss on the wings didia. 



d" . Anal angle of the secondaries beneath more or less white .... meno. 

 d' . Terminal joint of the palpi comparatively short thyestes. 



A. General colour of the wings dark brown, with indistinct darker markings. 



a. Apex of the primaries with small diaphanous spots. 

 1. Pellicia tiphys, sp. n. (Tab. LXXXIII. figg. 6, 7, 8 6 , 9, 10 $ .) 



Saturate brunnea, fasciis tribus communibus saturatioribus vix obviis, mediana anticarum abbreviata fasciam 

 discalem haud concurrente : subtus pallidioribus, anticis fere unicoloribus ; postiois dimidio distali dilu- 

 tiore, fasciis tribus interruptis marginem internum haud attingentibus notatis. 



$ anticis apice magis abbreviate; posticis magis rotundatis, pallidioribus, fasciis omnibus magis obviis : subtus 

 quoque dilutioribus, fasciis posticarum distinctis. 



Eab. Mexico, Misantla (F. I). G.), Orizaba (E. J. Elwes), Cordova (Rumeli), Atoyac 

 (E. E. Smith, Schumann), Venta de Zopilote in Guerrero (E. E. #.), Oaxaca (Fenechio), 

 Teapa in Tabasco (E. E. S.); Guatemala, Volcan de Santa Maria (W. B. Richardson),. 

 Zapote, Duenas, San Geronimo, Panima {Champion), Central Valleys, Polochic Valley 



