624 EHOPALOCERA. 



a linear, interrupted, oblique brand extending from the base of the second median 

 branch to the middle of the submedian nervure, this being absent in the other 

 species ; those of T. molion have a dense fringe of long hairs beneath the submedian 

 nervure in the male. 



We figure the fore wing of T. phidon to show the neuration ; see Tab. CV. fig. 9. 



a. The upperside of the body and the base of the wings shot with blue. 

 a'. Primaries branded in the male, and with hyaline spots. 



1. Thracides phidon. (Tab. CV. figg. 9, 10, <s .) 



Papilio phidon, Cram. Pap. Exot. t. 245. ff. F. G \ 

 Thracides phidon, Wats. P. Z. S. 1893, p. 122 2 . 



Alis fuscis, stigmate pallidiore, triente basali nitide caeruleo, anticis maculis duabus in cellula, una subovali, 

 altera minuta apici propiore (ilia interdum absente), tertia majore curvata et elongata inter ramos 

 medianos primum et secundum, quarta transversa inter ramos medianos secundum et tertium, omnibus 

 albo-hyalinis ; posticis ad basin pilis cseruleis ornatis : subtus laete rubiginosis, anticis ad apicem gilvis, 

 bitriente costali et plaga magna supra venam submedianam albis, aliter maculis ut supra ; posticis ad 

 basin albidis, ultra cellulam maculis quatuor aut quinque in serie irregulari, flavis ; corpore supra nitente 

 caeruleo, subtus ochraceo ; ciliis anticarum ad angulum analem et posticis omnino ochraceis. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui, Calobre, Veraguas (Arce). — Colombia; Guiana 1 ; North 

 Brazil. 



Our collection contains eight specimens of this fine species, all males, three of them 

 being from the State of Panama. For the genitalia of the male, see Tab. CV. fig. 10. 



V. Primaries not branded in the male*. 

 a". Primaries with hyaline spots. 



2. Thracides deceptus. (Tab. CV. figg. 11, 12, ? .) 



Carystus deceptus, Butl. & Druce, Cist. Ent. i. p. 112 \ 



2 . Alis fuscis, triente basali nitide caeruleo, anticis maculis tribus magnis in linea obliqua, una in cellula 

 secunda inter ramos medianos primum et secundum, tertia angulo anali propiore, alia inter ramos' 

 medianos secundum et tertium, omnibus byalinis : subtus pallidioribus et rufescentioribus, anticis costa et 

 apic e griseis, posticis ad basin praesertim quoque griseis, angulum analem versus ochraceo suff usis • corpore 

 supra caeruleo ; palpis subtus albidis ; cruribus et abdomine subtus ochraceis ; ciliis ad angulum analem 

 anticarum et posticis omnino coloris ejusdem. 



Hah. Costa Eica ( Van Patten 1 ). 



This species, the type of which, a female, is now in our collection, perhaps most 

 nearly resembles T. phidon (Cramer), but differs from the latter in having much 

 larger hyaline spots on the primaries. As the male is unknown, its true position is 

 doubtful. 



* The male of T. deceptus has yet to be discovered. 



