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Family NYMPHALIDAE. 

 Subfamily Heliconinae. 



EUEIDES ASIDIA, new species. 



Male. — Fore wings black; a reddish brown streak along inner 

 margin expanding before tornus; similar streaks in cell, along median, 

 and on either side of vein 2 suffusing more or less with subterminal 

 spots ; an oblong ochreous spot at end of cell, a similar oblique streak 

 between veins 3 and 4, three subapical streaks and a subterminal 

 spot betwwen 4 and 5; subterminal spots on either side of vein 2, 

 the lower one very small. Hind wings ferruginous, the outer margin 

 black. Fore wings below more fuscous, the spots faintly indicated 

 and paler; small white marginal spots at apex and toward tornus. 

 Hind wings below dark brown ; outer margin black with paired white 

 spots between veins; costa and subcostal streak dark chocolate 

 brown; a whitish streaky space around end of cell. The female is 

 similar to the male, but has some whitish apical streaks on fore 

 wing. 



Expanse. — Male, 68 mm. 



Habitat. — Volcan de Santa Maria, Guatemala, in July and No- 

 vember. 



Type.—C&t. No. 22395, U.S.N.M. 



Evidently a race of E. vulgiformis (Butler and Druce) distinguished 

 by the darker spots and pronounced cellular streak, the absence of a 

 white apical spot on hind wing, and the less distinct spots on under- 

 side. 



Family RIODINIDAE. 



PANARA ELEGANS, new species. 



Male. — Body and wings black, the fore wings crossed by a reddish 

 orange band from middle of costa to tornus, narrower on costa than 

 at tornus; the cilia at apex white. Hind wings with a broad, dark 

 blue shade on outer margin from below vein 6 to anal angle; the 

 inner margin clothed with black brown hair; cilia black with a few 

 white scales at anal angle. Wings below blackish brown, the 

 band on fore wings deep yellow. 



Female. — Black brown, the band on fore wings deep yellow, and 

 widest on costa, the cilia white at apex; hind wings with the cilia 

 almost entirely white. 



Expanse. — ^Male, 33 mm; female, 38 mm. 



Habitat. — Cayuga, Guatemala. 



Type.— Cat. No. 22396, U.S.N.M. 



This genus had not been found previously to occur in Central 

 America. 



