EPHIALTIAS.—DARNA. 147 
7. Ephialtias ilaire, sp.n. (Tab. XIII. fig. 26.) 
Primaries black, shot with dark blue near the base, and crossed beyond the middle from the costal margin to 
near the apex by a wide orange-yellow band; secondaries glossy dark blue, almost black near the apex: 
head, antenne, and palpi black; thorax and abdomen glossy blue, the abdomen dusky white on the 
underside ; legs bluish black; antennae of the male deeply pectinated, of the female simple, Expanse 
13 inch. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba 800 to 1500 feet (Champion), Volcan de Chiriqui (Ribbe and 
Tréisch, mus. Staudinger). 
Mr. Champion informs me that he met with this species in abundance in the forests 
near the banks of the streams; it varies considerably in size, some specimens being 
much larger than others, but as a rule the male is generally the smallest. The figure is 
taken from a female specimen obtained by Mr. Champion. 
8. Ephialtias ariaca, sp.n. (Tab. XIII. fig. 27.) 
Primaries and secondaries uniform dull black, the primaries crossed from the middle of the costal margin to the 
anal angle by a pale yellow band; secondaries with a narrow central transverse yellow band: antenna, 
palpi, head, thorax, abdomen, and legs black. Expanse 1 inch. 
Haé. Mexico, Valladolid in Yucatan (Gaumer). 
Two worn examples. 
PHALCIDON. 
Phaleidon, Walker, Cat. i. p. 301. 
I include this genus in our fauna upon the authority of the specimen in the British 
Museum; Walker included three species in it, one from Honduras and two from South 
~ America. 
1, Phalcidon integra. 
Phalcidon (Josia) integra, Walk. Cat. ii. p. 301°. 
Hab. Honvvuras (Dyson 1). 
Walker states that this insect may prove to be a variety of P. megera. 
DARNA. 
Darna, Walker, Cat. xxxi. p. 184. . 
This genus was founded by Walker for the reception of an insect from Bogota; in 
our country it is represented by a very fine new species. 
1. Darna splendens, sp.n. (Tab. XIV. fig. 2.) 
Primaries black, glossed with bright blue at the base, a wide semihyaline yellow band crossing from the costal 
margin to near the anal angle, where it is much the widest and darkest in colour ; secondaries rich glossy 
blue, with a large triangular yellow patch near the apex: head, thorax, antenne, and palpi black; thorax 
striped with greenish blue; abdomen glossy greenish blue; legs black. Expanse 13 inch. 
Hab. Costa Rica, Irazu 6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers). 
One example. 
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