PACHES — ATE. 401 



with a reference to Plotz's plate no. 962 ; this agrees with the type of A. hadina and 

 Felder's figure. 



The hind tibiae have two pairs of spurs and a slender tibial tuft of hairs. 



The male genitalia have the harpes very similarly constructed to those of P. loxus, 

 the lower lobe is wider and more angular, the upper more slender and pointed. (See 

 Tab. LXXXVI. fig. 27.) 



ATE, gen. nov. 



In this genus we place all the species, formerly in Pythonides, which have only one 

 pair of spurs to the hind tibiae. P.jovianus may be taken as the type. 



The antennae and palpi are as in the last genus ; the third median segment is much 

 shorter, the discocellulars and radial stronger; the third median segment of the 

 secondaries is very short, the second subcostal segment comparatively long. The hind 

 tibiae of the male have a large tuft. 



The range of this genus extends from Guatemala to South Brazil. Besides the 

 species mentioned below, Pythonides fabrieii, Kirby, Leucochitonea lagia, Hew., and 

 L. lerina, Hew., all belong to Ate. 



l. Ate proxenus, sp. n. (Tab. LXXXVI. figg. 31, 32, 33 6 .) 



Alis nigris, anticis punctis tribus parvis discalibus semihyalinis (uno in cellula, duobus extra earn) et duobus 

 aut tribus costalibus ad angulum apicalern ; posticis margine externo (prseter angulum apicalem) late 

 caeruleo : subtus anticis ut supra, ad marginem internum pallidioribus ; posticis nitente cgeruleis, margine 

 costali, angulo apicali, linea irregulari submarginali et maculis quibusdam discalibus fusco-nigricantibus ; 

 palpis medialiter infra albis, lateribus et segmento ultimo nigris. 



Hob. Guatemala, Yzabal and Choctum (F. D. G. & 0. S.), Panima (Champion); 

 Costa Eica, Cache (Rogers) ; Panama, Bugaba, Veraguas (Arce), Chiriqui (JRibbe, in 

 mus. Standing er). 



A close ally of A. lagia (Hew.), but with fewer spots on the primaries and less 

 broken expanse of blue on the outer portion of the secondaries beneath. A. lerina 

 (Hew.) is also allied, but in this species the secondaries are crossed by a blue band 

 instead of having a blue margin. 



The hind tibiae in the male have a single pair of spurs and a long tibial tuft. 



Of this species we have several male specimens obtained in various parts of the 

 Central-American lowlands from Guatemala to the State of Panama. 



The male genitalia have a simple tegumen ending in a depressed point, much as in 

 Pythonides cerialis ; the scaphium is well developed, and the harpes are simple lobes 

 with rounded ends, the outer portion being slightly upturned. (See Tab. LXXXVI. 

 fig. 33.) 



2. Ate pteras, sp. n. (Tab. LXXXVI. figg. 34, 35 d .) 



A. proxeno similis, sed anticis punctis semihyalinis nullis squamis paucis caeruleis maculis indistinctis formant- 



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