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to slaty-grey; in some specimens the markings are very distinct, in others they are 
almost entirely wanting. An example from San Gerdnimo is figured. 
2. Tephrosia bura, sp. n. (Tab. XLVIII. fig. 14, 3 .) 
Male. Primaries greyish-white, thickly irrorated with brownish-grey scales, and crossed from the costal to the 
inner margin by four indistinct broken brownish lines, the marginal line dark brown, the fringe greyish- 
white ; secondaries silky greyish-white, with a submarginal greyish line extending from the apex to the 
anal angle, and an indistinct spot at the end of the cell, the marginal line blackish-brown, the fringe 
greyish-white; the underside greyish-white, the primaries darker than the secondaries, especially near 
the apex: head, thorax, and abdomen greyish, the antenne pale brown, The female very similar to the 
male. Expanse 13 inch. 
Hab. GuatEMa.a, Totonicapam 8500 to 10,500 feet, Volcan de Agua 8500 to 10,500 
feet, Las Mercedes 3000 feet (Champion). 
Many specimens, varying slightly in colour, those from Las Mercedes being smaller 
and darker than the others. A male from Totonicapam is figured, 
3. Tephrosia (?) azenia, sp. n. (Tab. XLVIII. fig. 15, 3.) 
Male. Primaries and secondaries pale yellowish-grey ; the primaries crossed from the costal to the inner 
margin by five brownish waved lines—the first two near the base, the third and fourth very close together 
beyond the middle, the fifth submarginal and somewhat broken up into spots; the secondaries partly 
crossed by three indistinct brown lines; the fringe pale yellowish-grey ; the underside as above, but con- 
siderably paler in colour: head, front of thorax, and anal tuft yellowish, the rest of the thorax, the 
abdomen, and legs brownish-grey, the antenne brown. Expanse 1,%, inch. 
Hab. PanaMa, Chiriqui (Ribbe, in mus. Staudinger). 
One specimen. 
4. Tephrosia (?) balsa, sp. n. (Tab. XLVIII. fig. 16, ¢ .) 
Male, Primaries greyish-brown with a purplish tinge, crossed from the costal to the inner margin by three 
rather wide dark brown bands, the second and third of which are edged with white on the outer side, the 
veins on the outer margin black; secondaries silky-grey, crossed below the middle by two very faint 
brownish lines; the fringe greyish; the underside greyish-white, without markings: head and thorax 
greyish-brown, the abdomen much paler, the antenne brown. Expanse 2 inches. 
Hab. Mexico, Milpas in Durango 5900 feet (Forrer). 
One specimen. 
5. Tephrosia condensaria. 
Boarmia condensaria, Guen. Sp. gén. des Lép. ix. p. 245, Phalén. t. 6. fig. 10’; Walker, Cat. xxi, 
p. 353 7. 
Hab. Mexico, Cuesta de Misantla (IM. Trujillo), Cordova (Riimeli), Coatepec, Las 
Vigas (coll. Schaus); GuatTemaLa, Las Mercedes, Zapote, San Gerdénimo, Senahu 
(Champion); Panama, Chiriqui (Trétsch, in mus. Staudinger), Volcan de Chiriqui 3000 
to 4000 feet (Champion).—Braziu 1 2, | 
We have a large series of specimens of this species from our region, these showing a 
