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6. Pericopis lygdamis, sp.n. (Tab. XI. fig. 17.) 
Male. Primaries dark brown, crossed beyond the middle by a semitransparent brownish-white, straight, forked 
band, inclosing a large dark-brown spot at the end of the cell, a small red-and-yellow spot at the base; 
secondaries whitish hyaline, with the veins and abdominal margins dusky, a wide submarginal band of 
orange-red extending from the base along the costal margin to the apex, and from the apex to the anal 
angle, it is edged with a narrow black line, the outer margin black with a marginal row of white spots: 
head, thorax, antenne, and palpi black, the thorax with two large yellow spots on each side; abdomen 
bright red, with a central black line from the base to the anus, also a black line on either side; the 
underside pale yellow. On the underside, both primaries and secondaries, all the markings are orange-red, 
excepting at the base of the primaries, where it is dark brown as above, the costal margin of both primaries 
and secondaries bright red at the base. Expanse 3 inches. 
Hab. Costa Rica, Irazu 6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers). 
This insect is allied to P. lycaste, in fact it may be the southern form of that species ; 
but at present I have not sufficient material to decide that point, only having two 
specimens, one of which is in very poor condition. 
7. Pericopis leda, sp.n. (Tab. XI. fig. 13.) 
Primaries dark brown, but quite pale along the costal margin, the markings much the same as in P. lygdamiss 
but narrower and more distinct; secondaries white, with the veins all red, the submarginal and marginal 
bands of red and black much narrower, the spots bluish instead of white: head, antenne, and palpi black ; 
thorax black, with a row of yellow and white spots in front; abdomen black, with two rows of yellowish- 
white scales almost central; the anus bright red; on the underside the abdomen yellow. Expanse 
22 inches. 
Hab. Costa Rica, Irazu (Rogers). 
8. Pericopis tibesis, sp.n. (Tab. XT. figg. 14, 15.) 
Male. Primaries dark brown, with the lighter markings very indistinct; secondaries reddish hyaline, with a 
marginal band of orange-red, bordered with black on both sides, and a marginal row of white spots 
extending from the apex to near the anal angle: head, antenne, and thorax dark brown, palpi black ; 
abdomen red, the sides and a central line brownish black; underside pale yellow. 
Female. Primaries dark brown, with a yellowish patch about the end of the cell; secondaries deep orange-red, 
broadly bordered with black; in other respects the female closely resembles the male, but it is a consi- 
derably larger insect. Expanse, ¢ 23 inches, Q 33 inches. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hoge), Cordova (Riimeli); British Honpuras, Rio Sarstoon 
(Blancaneaux); Guatema.a, Cerro Zunil 4000 to 5000 feet, Las Mercedes (Champion) ; 
Costa Rica (ex coll. Schenck in mus. Staudinger). 
This species varies to some extent in the colour, and also in the width of the black 
margins of the secondaries. ‘The specimen from Costa Rica appears to me to be an 
old one considerably faded, the secondaries being very much whiter than in any other 
specimen before me. In Mexico and Guatemala this species seems to be pretty common 
A male and female from Las Mercedes are figured. 
9. Pericopis arema. (Tab. XI. fig. 16.) 
Thebrone arema, Boisd. Lép. Guat. p. 85". 
Pericopis arema, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1872, p. 57. 
Hab. Nicaracua.— VENEZUELA 1. 
