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7. Gynopteryx asteria, sp.n. (Tab. XEIV. figg. 18, ¢; 19, 2.) 
Male, Primaries and secondaries pale yellow ; the primaries crossed from the costal margin near the base to 
the inner margin by a faint curved brownish line, and with a dark yellow line edged with white on the 
outer side extending from the apex to the inner margin, the outer margin broadly bordered with brown, 
a minute black spot at the end of the cell; the secondaries crossed about the middle from the costal to 
the inner margin by a yellow line edged with white, and with three or four very indistinct brown 
submarginal dots near the anal angle ; the underside rather paler in colour: head, thorax, and antenne 
pale brown, the tegule yellow, the abdomen and legs. brownish-yellow. The female of a darker yellow 
colour than the male, with the outer border of the primaries considerably paler and with some indistinct 
greyish spots. Expanse, ¢ 13, 2 1,% inch. . 
Hab. Mexico, Paso de San Juan in Vera Cruz (coll. Schaus); GUATEMALA, Zapote, 
Cubulco, San Gerénimo (Champion). 
Mr. Schaus informs us that this species is common in Kastern Mexico. Our descrip- 
tion and figures are taken from San Geronimo specimens. ; 
APICIA. 
Apicia, Guenée, Sp. gén. des Lép. ix. p. 81 (1857) (pars) ; Walker, Cat. xx. p. 101. 
This genus is represented in our region by a considerable number of species, some of 
them showing great variation in colour. Like many of the allied genera, Apicia 
appears to be confined to ‘Tropical America. 
1. Apicia alteraria. 
Apicia alteraria, Guen. Sp. gén. des Lép. ix. p. 88(¢ 2? )*; Walk. Cat. xx. p. 104°. 
Caberodes claridiscata, Walk. Cat. xxvi. p. 1514 (6) °. a 
Hab. MeExico, Coatepec (coll. Schaus), Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Sinith); Nicaragua, 
Chontales (Janson); Costa Rica, Caché (Rogers); Panama, Bugaba (Champion), 
Chiriqui (Arcé, in mus. D.), Volcan de Chiriqui (Trétsch, in mus. Staudinger), Panama 
city (J. J. Walker)—Venezveta®; Guiana, Cayenne! ?. 
Varies in colour and in the distinctness of the dark markings, these being almost 
obliterated in some specimens. 
2. Apicia distycharia. | 
Apicia distycharia, Guen. Sp. gén. des Lép. ix. p. 83(¢)*; Walk. Cat. xx. p. 104’. 
Hab. Mexico, Atoyac in Vera Cruz (H. H. Smith); Panama, Bugaba 800 to 1500 
feet, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 4000 feet (Champion), Chiriqui (Zrétsch, in mus. 
Staudinger).—GuiaNa, Cayenne! 2, 
This insect is closely allied to A. alteraria, Guen. 
3. Apicia quartaria. 
Apicia quartaria, Guen. Sp. gén. des Lép. ix. p. 88 (2)*; Walk. Cat. xx. p. 105°. 
Hab. Muxico, Presidio de Mazatlan (Forrer), Paso de San Juan in Vera Cruz (coll. 
