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Argentina, vol. 8, p. 63, 1936; Verhandlungen VII Internationalen Kongress 



fiir Entomologie, vol. 1 (1938), p. 30, February 1939. — Hay ward, Act. 



Zool. Lilloana Inst. "Miguel Lillo," vol. 9, p. 93, Oct. 25, 1951. 

 Pieris xanthodice Lucas, Mabille nee Lucas (a misidentification, figure only), 



Mission scientifique du Cap Horn, vol. 6, Zoologie, Insectes, pi. 1, fig. 1, 1888. 

 Tatochila theodice theodice (Boisduval), Ureta, Rev. Chilena Hist. Nat., vol. 41 



(1937), pp. 265-270, fig. 37, Nos. 1-7; pi. 11, figs. 9, 10, 1938; Bol. Mas. 



Nac. Hist. Nat., vol. 16, p. 123, 1938. 

 Tatochila theodice flammivolans Bryk, Ark. f. Zool., vol. 36a, pp. 6, 7, Nov. 6, 



1944. 

 Tatochila theodice flammivolans f. aniiquincunx Bryk, Ark. f. Zool., vol. 36a, 



p. 7, pi. 1, fig. 9, Nov. 6, 1944. 

 Tatochila theodice autodice (Boisduval), Forster nee Boisduval (in error for T. 



theodice theodice), Veroffentl. Zool. Staatss. Mtinchen, vol. 3, p. 134, Dec. 



1, 1955. 



Venation: As illustrated (fig. 56). 



Legs: With paronychium, claw, and pulvillus as illustrated (fig. 

 72). 



Male: Plate 1, figures 3, 4. Head with scales behind eyes and 

 with outer faces of palpi white to pale yellowish white. Wings above 

 white with dark markings as illustrated, having the dark scaling along 

 veins more heavy on outer margin, forming inwardly directed wedge- 

 shaped marks. Both wings with a submarginal series of sagittate 

 markings. Forewing with a large discal spot. Wings below with 

 apex of forewing and ground color of hindwing pale yellow to white. 

 Veins white and outlined on both sides with fuscous. Both pair of 

 wings with a submarginal and intervenal row of sagittate markings. 

 Hindwing with a fuscous streak through cell, forked near end of cell, 

 with costal margin ornage-yellow, with a long orange-yellow streak 

 below cell and with long narrow intervenal streaks of the same color 

 on outer margin and directed inward through the sagittate markings, 

 continuing toward the cell. 



Length of forewing, 25-30 mm. (average 27.1 mm,). 



Male genitalia as illustrated (figs. 29, 42), with characters as 

 described for the group. No differences were observed between the 

 three subspecies. The genitalia of seven males of typical T. theodice 

 were studied. 



Female: Plate 1, figures 3a, 4a. Head as in the male. Wings 

 above very similar to those of the male, differing in having ground 

 color somewhat yellowish or cream colored and with all dark mark- 

 ings more distinct than in the male. Wings below with ground color 

 as in the male with yellow streaks usually darker and more distinct. 



Length of forewing, 25-29 mm. (average, 26.8 mm.). 



Female genitalia as illustrated (fig. 86), with posterior lobe of inner 

 genital plate uncinate and with a small basal fingerlike process. 

 Anterior lobe of inner genital plate subtriangular, with posterior and 



