170 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Upper side of hind wing the same as fore wing, excepting that the 

 hind marginal interspacial dark spots are more pronounced, and the edge 

 of the margin is a Httle h'ghter than ground colour. 



Under side of fore wing light brown, close to mouse colour. The 

 costal area shows a tendency to some lustre. The hind margin is edged 

 with a black thread and a narrow border of gray. The interspacial dark 

 spots of the upi)er surface of hind margin are repeated, but not 

 prominently. Inner marginal area grayish. 



Under side of hind wing brownish gray, mottled with slight inter- 

 S[)acial streaks of darker colour. P>om the costa near upper angle an 

 irregular dark band runs across to near the centre of inner margin. 

 Another branch of this band extends from the same point on the costa 

 down to the anal angle along the hind margin. Outside of this are 

 repeated the interspacial dark spots of upper surface, being black and 

 very prominent. The inner marginal area is light gray, with slight 

 mottling towards anal angle. The hind margin has a dark thread. 



A^'ariations. — -In many specimens the marginal interspacial dark spots 

 are practically wanting on upper surface. The hind margin is occasionally 

 well bordered with gray hairs. Also there is a suggestion of three 

 subcostal white spots on the fore wing, but none of the twenty specimens 

 in my collection show them at all conspicuously. The under side shows 

 but little variation except in the distinctness and depth of colouring of the 

 dark bands. 



Taken in August, 1900. 



Achlyodes Melcheri, sp. nov. — Habitat : .Suapure, Venezuela. Ex- 

 panse, 1.35 inches. 



Head, thorax, abdomen, antennae and legs rich dark brown (nearly 

 black) above ; beneath a shade lighter. 



Upper side of fore wing rich dark brown, nearly black. Towards the 



apical and hind marginal areas the colouring becomes somewhat lighter, 



sufficient to show a series of dark interspacial markings along the hind 



margin. Within this, running from costa towards centre of hind margin, 



is another series of similar dark markings, forming a band. Still nearer 



base, and crossing end of discoidal space, is a suggestion of another dark 



band. These dark markings are so indistinct in a fresh specimen that . 



they would be seen with difficulty. In worn or faded specimens they 

 would, undoubtedly, be quite prominent. 



Upper side of hind wing very rich dark brown. From the upper 

 angle to anal angle extends a series of interspacial lighter dashes, 



