520 KHOPALOCEBA. 



1. Thespieus dalmani. (Tab. XCVL figg. 37-40, s .) 



Hesperia dalmani, Latr. Enc. Meth. ix. p. 747 \ 



Alis fuscis, stigmate grisescente, anticis maculis quatuor, una in cellula, tribus infra earn in serie obliqua, 

 ea in medio maxima, tribus in linea transversa subapicalibus, omnibus flavo-hyalinis ; postieis maculis 

 duabus ultra cellulam coloris ejusdem, utrinque fulvo maculatis : subtus fusco et griseo marmoratis, 

 anticis apicem versus et postieis area discali castaneo maculatis ; anticis margine externo apud angulum 

 analem et postieis (nisi apicem versus) ciliis fulvis. 



$ mari similis. 



Hab. Mexico, Rincon, Atoyac (H. II. Smith), Coatepec (coll. Schaus) ; Guatemala, 

 Polochic Valley (F. D. G. & 0. S.) ; Panama, Bugaba, Calobre, Veraguas (Arce), 

 Chiriqui {Bibbe). — South America to Brazil 1 . 



A common Tropical-American species, extending northwards into Mexico. This 

 insect is very like T. macareus, from which it may be readily distinguished by the 

 upperside of the body and the base of the wings being fulvous (instead of tinged with 

 blue), and the hyaline spots yellowish (instead of clear white) ; beneath, too, the 

 coloration is somewhat different, as will be seen by a reference to our Plate. We 

 figure a male insect from Bugaba ; also the fore wing, to show the position of the 

 brand (Tab. XCVL fig. 39), and the genitalia, for which see Tab. XCVL fig. 40. 



2. Thespieus macareus. [Tab. XCVL figg. 41-43, s .) 



Goniloba macareus, Herr.-Schaff. Prodr. Syst. Lep. iii. p. 72 \ 



Alis fuscis, ad basin cum corpore supra pilis cserulesceutibus vestitis, stigmate pallide fusco ; anticis maculis 

 quatuor, una in cellula, tribus in serie obliqua infra earn, ea in medio maxima et subquadrata, punctisque 

 tribus in linea transversa subapicalibus, omnibus albo-hyalinis ; postieis fascia transversa ultra cellulam 

 venis divisa introrsum latiore coloris ejusdem : subtus fusco, castaneo et griseo marmoratis, maculis ut 

 supra ; postieis fascia discali angulum analem versus extendente, ciliis angulum analem juxta, albidis. 



2 mari similis, sed fascia transversa posticarum extrorsum latiore. 



Hab. Mexico, Atlixco (F. I). G.), Atoyac (H. H. Smith), Jalapa (coll. Schaus, 

 II. Edwards), Coatepec {coll. Schaus) ; Guatemala, Polochic Valley (F. D. G. & 0. S.), 

 San Geronimo [Champion) ; Nicaragua, Chontales {Belt); Costa Rica, Irazu {Bogers); 

 Panama, Chiriqui {mus. Staudinger), Calobre (Arce), Lion Hill (M l Leannan). — bouTH 

 America to Venezuela. 



Of this species we possess a long series from within our limits, as well as others 

 from Venezuela; only two of them are females. The males agree with Herrich- 

 Schaffer's type, which has been lent us by Dr. Staudinger. The females have the 

 blue on the upperside more strongly marked and the band of hyaline spots on 

 the secondaries widening outwards, instead of inwards, as in the males. There is 

 a considerable amount of variation also in the markings of the underside of the 

 secondaries. 



We figure a male insect from Irazu; also the genitalia, for which see Tab. XCVL 

 fig. 43. 



