ALPIS,.—SIBINE. 211 
on the inner edge of the pale colour, two black spots close to the apex, and a'pale fawn-coloured mark at 
the end of the cell, the fringe also pale fawn-colour; secondaries uniform pale sericeous-grey : head, 
thorax, and abdomen very dark brown, thickly clothed with long fawn-coloured hairs; antenns pale 
brown ; palpi black ; legs dark brown. The underside of the wings pale sericeous-grey, the primaries 
suffused with dark brown along the costal margin and inwards to about the middle. Expanse 12 inch. 
Hab. Costa Rica, Irazu 6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers). 
Two specimens of this fine insect were captured. A. alydda is very distinct from, 
though most nearly allied to, A. contigua, Walk. ; it is altogether much more brightly 
coloured. 
4, Alpis salacia, sp.n. (Tab. XXII. fig. 14.) 
Male. Primaries dark dull brown, bordered with paler brown along the outer margin, with two small greyish 
dots close to the base, a waved narrow greyish line crossing from the apex to the inner margin nearest the 
anal angle, and a marginal row of small elongate black spots extending from the apex to the anal angle ; 
secondaries blackish-brown, palest at the base and round the outer margin, and with a marginal row of 
spots as on the primaries; underside of both wings dark brown, palest on the outer margins, and with 
a marginal row of black spots as above: head, the front of the thorax, and the abdomen dark reddish- 
brown, thickly clothed with long light brown hairs, a light-coloured band on the front of the thorax 
crossing to the base of the primaries ; antenne pale fawn-colour ; palpi reddish-brown; legs dark brown. 
Expanse 14 inch. 
Hab. Costa Rica, Irazu 6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers). 
Only a single specimen of this dull-coloured insect was sent. 
SIBINE. 
Sibine, Herrich-Schiffer, Samm]. aussereur. Schmett. pp. 7, 58, t. 37. f. 176 (1854). 
Six species were placed under this generic name by Herrich-Schaffer, but most of 
them have been since separated into genera by Walker and others. 
1. Sibine chloris. 
Sibine chloris, Herr.-Schaff. 1. c. p. 58, f. 176°. 
Hab. Panama, Caldera in Chiriqui 1200 feet (Champion). — Sovran America }, 
Keuador. 
2. Sibine norba, sp.n. (Tab. XXII. fig. 15.) 
Male. Primaries uniform dull brown, slightly lighter near the outer margin, with a small green spot on the 
inner margin close to the base, and a minute black dot at the end of the cell; secondaries uniform pale 
glossy brown: head, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark reddish-brown; antenne and palpi black; the 
underside uniform pale reddish-brown. The female similar to the male, but lighter in colour. Expanse, 
3, 1z inch; Q, 1,3, inch. 
Hab. “Panama, Bugaba 800 to 1500 feet (Champion), Volcan de Chiriqui (Ribbe, im 
mus. Staudinger). 
Mr. Champion obtained a male example of this species; both sexes, however, are 
contained in Dr. Staudinger’s collection, 
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