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One male, Colombia (W. E. Pratt, in collection of Wm. 

 Schaus). 



Type. No. 11544, U. S. National Museum. 



Allied to P. imitata Druce, but larger and without a brown 

 discal spot. 



Parasa wellesca Dyar. 



Mr. Schaus has sent in specimens from the following new 

 localities: 3 males, San Jose, Costa Rica, October, 1906; I 

 male, Sixola River, Costa Rica, July, 1907 ; i male, R7. 



All the specimens are somewhat larger than the types. No 

 female has yet come to hand. The following table will sepa- 

 rate the American species of Parasa in which the fore wings 

 have a green band in both sexes : 



Fore wing largely green. 



Outer brown border broad. 



Hind wings yellow, with a brown margin. 



Fore wing without discal dot viridiplena Walker. 



Outer brown border narrow. 

 Hind wings yellow. 



Fore wings with a small brown discal dot. . .wellesca Dyar. 



Fore wing without a discal dot herbina Schaus. 



Hind wings brown. 



Outer brown margin confined to the fringe except at vein 7. 



laranda Druce. 

 Outer brown margin more extensive. 



Discal dot large laonome Druce. 



Discal dot small imitata Druce. 



Discal dot absent fauna Dyar. 



Euclea norba Druce. 



From Mr. Schaus, i male, La Florida, Costa Rica, July; 2 

 males, Sixola River, Costa Rica, April, 1907 ; i male, Cordoba, 

 Mexico, May, 1906; i male, Banana River, Costa Rica, March, 

 1907. Mr. Busck collected i male at Tabernilla, Canal Zone, 

 Panama. 



Metraga perplexa Walker. 



Two males, Tabernilla, Canal Zone, Panama (Aug. Busck). 



Metraga zygia Druce. 



Three males, La Florida, Costa Rica, March, 1907 (Wm. 

 Schaus) ; i male, Cacao, Trece Aguas, Alta Vera Paz, Guate- 

 mala, April 25 (Barber & Schwarz). 



