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S. Tcntli iiluioiuiiiiil segment not essentially different from tliat of lucetitis; 

 the tergite broader and tlie sternite shorter than in hannihal. Clasper elongate 

 sole-shaped ; dorso-apical margin bent inward ; a slightly bent, horizontal, pointed, 

 dentate, ventral jirocess wliich is about as long as the dentate lobe of tlie harjie 

 is broad in middle (PL XXXVI. f 2) ; this dentate lobe curves dorsad, but is not 

 sickle-shaped, resembling in shape somewhat the lobe of the harpe of dalica, 

 differing therefore essentially from the sickle-shaped lobe of lumnibal, petuniae, etc. 

 Penis-sheath (PI. XXIX. f 2.5) with a strong, horizontal, apical tooth as in rustica. 

 Sexual organs of ti/fje of capsici and morelia examined. 



?. Lobe of vaginal jilate (PI. XX. f. 10) strongly rounded in tlie sj)ecin)en 

 figured by Druce, I.e., with three transverse folds ; the plate sunken proximal ly, 

 without the jirojecting edge (r) of lucetius, occulta, and sexta, etc. 



Larva and chrysalis unknown. 



[Jab. Panama ; Colombia ; Mexico. 



The type of pellenia is in the Staudinger collection. It is a small fnnale 

 belonging, in our opinion, to this species. We had no permission to examine the 

 genital armature of the same. The specimen is labelled "Amaquin," which is 

 doubtless meant for "Am. aerpiiu." 



In the Tring Museum 8 c?c? from : Huatuxco, Vera (!ruz ; Chiriqui ; Rio Dagua, 

 Colombia (Rosenberg) ; (Jauca, Juntas, Colombia (M. de Mathan). 



A long series in coll. Charles Obcrthiir from Caucn, Juntas (M. de Matlian). 



47. Protoparce scutata spec. nov. 



(V) Sphiiu pelleitca {'.), Moschler (noa Herr.-Sch., 1854), Verh. Zuol. But. Gof. Wicn xxxii. p. 332 



(188:>) (Surinam). 

 Phhijdhoiitius pellenia, Kothschild, Nov. ZooL. i. p. 541 (1894) (Aroa). 



S ? . Again a puzzling insect. The sexual organs of the c? are remarkably 

 different from those of pellenia ( = capsici), but there is scarcely anything in the 

 colour or pattern by which the two insects could constantly be separated. If one 

 has a longer series of specimens side by side from the same conntry, one notices 

 that scutata has the basal and distal areas of the forewing less yellowish, the white 

 bands of the hindwing above less obviously shaded with brown, the forewing on the 

 whole rather more elongate, the black bands of the underside of the hindwing more 

 distinct, and the underside of the abdomen not powdered with brown. But these 

 differences are not prominent and do not hold good, if specimens from various 

 localities are compared. There are no intergradations between the two species as 

 regiirds the sexual organs. The case reminds one of that of F. occulta and 

 P. lucetius tropicalis ; but while these do not occur in the same country, pellenia 

 and scutata are found in the same localities, in Colombia at least. 



S. Both the tergite and the sternite of the tenth abdominal segment slenderer 

 than in pellenia. Dentate lobe of harpe sickle-shaped (PI. XXXVI. f. 3), broad, 

 apex curved downward, twisted, slender ; ventral process horizontal, curved, 

 pointed, not dentate or notched. Penis-sheath resembling that of hannihal, the 

 tooth not apical, not liorizontal, but ])ointing somewhat proximad (PI. XXIX. f 2(1). 



? . Eighth abdominal tergite truncate, with the stronger chitinised angles 

 rounded. Antevaginal plate triangular, nearly as in occulta (PI. XX. f 3), but 

 smaller, mesially subcarinate ; transverse basal ridge as in PI. XX. f. 5, but 

 mesially less rounded. 



Early stages not known. 



