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? . Forowing : no spot in cell or only a vestige ; white discal spots more or 



less washed with brown, often small. Hindwiug : cell-spot usnall)' shaded with 



brown proximally, spot R' — R- at least as long as spot M' — M^, the band somewhat 

 narrowing behind and dee]ily incised distally at the veins ; on underside the band 

 more strongly narrowing than above, spot R' — R- being much longer than spot 

 M- — SM- ; no spot at abdominal edge or only a vestige of a spot. 



Hab, Guayaquil and neighbouring districts at a low elevation : Chimbo, La 

 Chima, Los Rios, Bahahoyo, Arenillas, Palmar, etc. 



In the Tring Museum 22 SS, 13 ??, from: Cachabi, .January 1897 and 

 Chimbo, 1000 ft., August 1897 (Rosenberg) ; Palmar (R. Haensch) ; Naranjas, 

 Guayaquil (0. T. Baron) ; Quevedo (v. Bnchwald). 



b. P. timias potone snbsp. nov. 



S. Forewing : a more or less distinct cell-spot ; green patch wider than in 



P. t. timias, white spots generally larger. Hindwing : spot R'— R- not longer 



than M' — M-, streak M- — (SM') usually long ; on underside spot R'— R- smaller 

 than spot M-— SM-. 



¥ . Forewing : mostly with conspicuous cell-sjiot, patch R'' — M' usually larger 



than in P. t. timias. Hindwiug : band widening behind ; on underside spot 



R' — R- shorter than M- — SM- ; a distiact spot at abdominal edge, the cell-spot 

 and the middle ones larger than in the preceding, the veins separating them less 

 extended black. 



Ilab. AVest Ecuador : Paramba ; also Ambato. At higher elevations than the 

 preceding subspecies. 



In the Tring Museum 6 cJ^j, 10 ? ?, from : Paramba, 3.500 ft., February and 

 March 1897 (Rosenberg) ; Paramba (Flemming & Miketta). 



Subsection B. 



Antenna without distinct grooves ; end-.segment very short, more or less 

 completely fused with the preceding segment. Claws more or less symmetrical, at 

 least of hindleg. Markings of body not bright red, being white or yellow, rarely 

 rufous, in this case the hi[idwing with a red dot at base ; dots on abdominal 

 sternites (if present) always white ; no red spots or band in centre of hindwing; 

 submarginal sjiots always present, often also admarginal ones. Subbasal cell of 

 hindwing not widening apicad ; cell rounded at apex, cross-vein D' leaning distad 

 anteriorly, the cell-angle D^ — D' being larger than the cell-angle U- — D^ or at 

 least as large. 



S. Scent-organ never woolly, consisting of a stripe of short scales, there being 

 a naked streak along the fold on the discal side. Tenth abdominal tergite shorter 

 than the sternite. Clasjier short ; harpe very short, not reaching to centre of 

 clasper, usually ending in two teeth, of which one is lost or modified in many forms, 

 there being often some small additional teeth. Tibiae not iucrassate, similar in 

 the sexes. 



?. Vaginal cavity large, covered on hinder side by a. smootli convex sclerite, 

 which bears distally a small groove of which the proximal edge is raised, somewiiat 

 resembling the lip of a jug. Proximally within this cavity two large membranaceous 

 hairy flaps, which are either si'parated or are almost merged together. Ana 



