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this colour not extending beyond the two white spots in the cell, and 

 the hind wings are of a more yellowish tone, and have the white band 

 distinctly broken into spots, and the black discal dots smaller, but 

 distinct. 



Habitat. — Cuautla, S. Mexico. June and July. Eleven c? • 

 One ? . This species has perhaps been overlooked owing to its 

 resemblance to P. texana, but it is quite distinct both from 

 texana and from the white- spotted aberrations of P. ardys 

 frequently met with. It would seem to be very local, as during 

 three visits to Mexico I have met with it only at Cuautla. 



Phyciodes carrera, sp. nov. 



Male. — Closely allied to P. ptoJyca, Bates, and P. aJethes, Bates, 

 but much smaller, the fore wings more produced at the apex. Upper 

 side marked almost exactly as in P. ptolyca, but the central band of 

 the hind wings is more curved, the submarginal line is distinctly 

 thickened anteriorly, and there is no trace of the second submarginal 

 line. 



Underside as in ptolyca, but the fore wings are pale ochreous from 

 the base to the end of the cell, and the spots in and below the cell 

 are defined with fulvous, not black. The hind wings are of a paler 

 and more ashy-grey tint, without any ferruginous tinge ; there is a 

 distinct whitish median band, and thr-ee prominent, deep black discal 

 spots. Expanse, 1 in. 



Habitat. — Amatitlan, Guatemala. 4000 ft. (July and 

 August, 1904.) Ten ^ S- 



P. carrera is the smallest known species of the genus, and 

 belongs to so difficult a group that I have long hesitated over 

 describing it, but as all ten specimens are exactly alike, and 

 differ from the types of all the. species enumerated by Godman 

 and Salvin, it is hoped that its description may be justified, 

 Although the ptolyca group of Phyciodes contains many ex- 

 tremely similar forms, I believe the majority of them will prove 

 to be as distinct as the Melitseas of the group of M. athalia. 



Phyciodes aquila, sp. nov. 



Male. — Size and general pattern of the large, typical form of P. 

 liriope, Cram., from the Lower Amazon, but on the upper side the 

 base of the fore wings is solidly black to beyond the end of the cell, 

 with only a single, small, fulvous, discoidal spot ; the marginal 

 border is also more broadly and deeply black, enclosing a small 

 fulvous spot at the hinder angle, and the fulvous subapical band is 

 distinctly divided into four spots. Hind wings with the basal third 

 black ; marginal band broader and blacker than in liriope, containing 

 only two or three fulvous lunules towards the anal angle, the anterior 

 ones being absent. Expanse, 1'25 in. 



Habitat.— M Baldio, Colombia. 5400 ft. Seven S S ■ 

 This species has precisely the same relationship to P. liriope 

 as P, cluvia, G. and S., has to P. anieta, Hew. ; it is, in fact, 



