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whitish spots, one below the other, and there are three more prominent 

 white spots in the three lower interspaces. At the apex, nearer the base 

 than these two whitish spots, are two more larger ones, representing the 

 two tawny spots of the uj)per surface. The general ground colour is 

 blackish, with tawny suffusions. 



The markings of under side of hind wing are the same in location 

 and limitation as on ilie uprier surface. The general colouring, however, 

 is much lighter. The white band of upper surface is repeated, showing no 

 suffusion from surrounding areas. Nearer the base is a tawny band running 

 from cosia to anal angle. This band is edged with black. Nearer the 

 base is a white band which runs from costa downwards along inner margin, 

 edged with tawny black. The hind marginal area is brown, with a double 

 row of interspacial white lines near the margin, and a band of tawny, 

 edged with black on its basal side, extends from upper angle to anal angle, 

 where it meets the tawny band first mentioned. At their junction they 

 broaden somewhat into a bright tawny anal spot. 



This species is in the same group as, and resembles closely, A. 

 (Fthalia, Feld., and A. tJiesprotia, Feld. 



Mesene jRocheste?-i, sp. nov. 



Habitat : Suapure, Venezuela. Expanse, .90 inch. 



Head black. Antennae black, with minute white annulations at base 

 of each joint. Club black, with orange tip. Thorax black above, with 

 orange hairs; beneatii grayish. Abdomen orange above, beneath grayish. 

 Tegs orange above, beneath grayish. 



Upper side of fore wing orange. Hind margin, apical area and costa 

 black. This black border is nearly one' quarter inch broad, covering more 

 than half the wing area. 



Upper side of hind wing orange of same shade as fore wing. The 

 hind margin has a broad black border, the same width as on fore wing. 

 Costa and inner margin are orange. 



Under side of fore wing the same as upper surface. 



Under side of hind wing the same as upper surface, except that the 

 bl-ick border contains two white spots, one near the anal angle, the other 

 midway to upper angle. 



Variations. — In the ten specimens in my collection, there is scarcely 

 any variation in the width or density of the black border. In some 

 specimens the fore wing has a white spot at the inner edge of the hind 

 marginal black border midway from apex to lower angle. The two white 



