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Family NYMPHALID.E. 

 Genus PHYCIODES Hubner. 



PHYCIODES CORACARA, new species. 



Black abore, the -vv^ngs mtli white pomts; fore wing with four 

 white spots beyond the cell, the upper pair on costa, the lower pair 

 touchmg them, but more outwardly placed; two wliite points in the 

 cell; two in submedian interspace; a larger one above vein 2; an 

 outer row of seven small spots in an even curved line; a rather large 

 lunule submargmally above vein 3; fringe checkered with white. 

 Hind \ving w^th the outer row of points and checkered fringe. Be- 

 neath the fore wing is as above, the spots somewhat enlarged, the 

 ground color grayish. Hmd wing mth the disk pale yellow, the outer 

 margin blackish shaded; a red mesial band composed of black-edged 

 spots and one yellow one in the cell; a double subbasal black bar, 

 stained with red; two rows of black dashes, nearly connected, run- 

 ning across the yellow disk, the inner one approximated to the mesial 

 band, the outer free; a row of white points, inclosed by the blackish 

 marginal shading; two submarguial white crescents; a terminal red 

 Hue on both ^vings. Body pale yellow beneath, with lateral yellow 

 spots; legs stamed with reddish. Expanse, 30 mm. 



Cotypes. — Ten specimens. No. 14029, U.S.N.M., Sierra de Guerrero, 

 Mexico, July, 1910 (R. Miiller); Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico, 2,400 feet, 

 June, 1906 (W. Schaus). 



Mr. Schaus has kindly examined a specimen and informs me that 

 the species is undescribed. 



Family RIODINID^. 



Genus CARIA Hubner. 



CARIA MELINO, new species. 



Dark leaden gray with small black spots which have green metallic 

 luster; fore wing \vith a spot in cell; a row of small ones beyond and 

 a double margmal row; hind wing with distributed spots, hardly 

 forming rows, the double marginal rows almost forming lines, with a 

 coppery reddish tinge between and at base of fringe. Beneath dull 

 red, the spots repeated and more distinct, being generally distributed 

 over base of fore wing as well as hind wing; a broad dark shade over 

 apex of fore whig and narrowly along margin of hind wing; inner 

 margin of fore wing gray. Expanse, 22 mm. 



Cotypes. — Two males. No. 14282, U.S.N.M., Tehuacan, Mexico, Sep- 

 tember, 1910, June, 1911 (R. Miiller). 



