580 KHOPALOCEKA. 



1* Molo heraea. (Tab. CI. figg. 34-37, d .) 



Hesperia hercea, Hew. Descr. Hesp. p. 34 (1868) \ 



Alis anticis fusco-nigris, costa? dimidio basali in cellulam extendente, bitriente marginis interni, maculis 

 quatuor apicem versus minuendis, maculaque bifida subapicali, omnibus nitente aurantiis ; posticis area 

 costali late, margine interno anguste, et linea basali abbreviata infra cellulam, fusco-nigris, aliter nitente 

 aurantiis : subtus flavis, ferrugineo notatis, anticis fascia lata irregulari mediana a basi apicem versus 

 extendente, margine interno et angulo anali, nigrese'entibus ; posticis margine interno fusco. 



2 nobis ignota. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui {mus. Staudinger). — Guiana ; Amazons, Ega 1 . 



Of this species there is a single male from Chiriqui in Dr. Staudinger's collection, 

 agreeing with other South- American specimens in our possession and also with Hewit- 

 son's types. The Chiriqui insect (not at present before us) was sent under the name of 

 Pamphila ccenarchus, Mabille. 



The secondaries are beautifully iridescent on the upperside in certain lights. For 

 the genitalia of the male, see Tab. CI. fig. 37. Our figures are all taken from South- 

 American examples. 



VINIUS, gen. nov. 



To this genus we refer Pamphila nicomedes and P. sagitta, Mab., and a species from 

 Brazil in our collection * ; and Phemiades epliesus, Hiibn., probably belongs here. These 

 insects are all from Tropical America, P. sagitta only appertaining to our fauna. 



In general coloration they resemble the species of Padraona, but differ from them 

 in having the discocellulars of the primaries more transverse and the second median 

 branch arising almost at the lower angle of the cell ; the males, moreover, have a 

 short longitudinal brand above and below the first median branch, and a tuft' of very 

 long blackish hairs on the secondaries. The antennae are moderately long, reaching the 

 apex of the cell, and have an elongate, stout club, terminating in a long crook, ^he 

 palpi have the third joint rather long, conical, and erect. The primaries are somewhat 

 pointed at the tip ; the costa is arched at the base, straight towards the apex ; the cell 

 comparatively short, not more than three-fifths the length of the costa ; the disco- 

 cellulars are moderately oblique, the lower one rather more than half the length of the 



* Vinius arignote, s P . n . (Tab. CI. fi gg . 38-41, <?.) 



V. sagitta; similis, sed colore fulvo magis extenso, pnesertim in area discali posticarum, his macula parva in 

 ceUulabasipropiorecolorisejusdem: subtus posticis maculis submarginalibus rotundatis, nee eloneatis 

 alus quoque irregularis dimidio basali, interdum una majore ad cellute finem. ' 



$ niari similis. 



Hab. Amazons, Para, Manaos ; Bkazil, Chapada, Santa Catarina. 



Of this species we possess several examples, including both sexes. It is also very like V. nicomedes (Mab ) 

 but may be easily separated therefrom by the conspicuous blackish spots on the underside of the secondaries 

 The insect very much resembles Hubner's figure of Phemiades ejphesus. A male from Manaos is figured' 

 JFor the genitalia, see Tab. CI. fig. 41. ' 



