HESPERID^. PTERYGOSPIDEA. 



PTERYGOSPIDEA PHAGESIA. 5. 



Pteryt^ospidea Pha^esia. Hewitson. DescripHons of HesperidcB,]). 54. 



Uppers IDE rufous-brown. Anterior wing simiated at the anal angle: four central trans- 

 parent spots : a broad transverse band beyond the middle, a linear band towards the apex, and 

 a spot at the anal angle dark brown. Posterior wing with the apex, two spots on the costal 

 margin and a band of four minute spots beyond the middle dark brown : irrorated with grey 

 towards the outer margin which is white. 



Undekside. Anterior wing rufous-brown without the band and anal spot. Posterior 

 wnig blue with the costal and outer margins rufous : the small black spots as above. 



Exp. U inch. Hab. Para. 



lu the Colleotiou of W. C. Hewitson. 



PTERYGOSPIDEA TRUNCATA. 6. 



Pterygospidea Truncata. Hewitson. Equatorial Lejjidoptera, p. 75. 



Upperside pale rufous-brown. Anterior wing with the costal margin convex, sinuated 

 near the apex, which is acute : the outer margin truncated, protruded between the median 

 nervules, sinuated near the anal angle : marked by several central transparent white spots : 

 one on the costal margin bifid, one in the cell forming three sides of a square, five below 

 these placed obliquely across the wing, two of them below the first branch of the median 

 nervure, two (the largest) between these branches, and one (minute) towards the apex : two 

 subapical spots, one trifid, the other and lowest minute : a broad submarginal band of 

 dark In'own near the apex and anal angle. Posterior wing with a white line near the base 

 followed by a broad band of brown, a brown spot and suffused band of brown at the middle, 

 and linear brown spots at the apex and anal angle. 



Underside. Anterior wing as above, except that the base and inner margin are pale 

 blue. Posterior wing blue-white with the outer margin pale brown. 

 ■ Exp. \\ inch. Hab. Ecuador. (Canelos, Buckley.) 



In the Collection of \V. C. Hewitson. 



PTERYGOSPIDEA POTIPHERA. 7. 



Upperside rufous-brown. Anterior wing with ten transparent spots : five near the middle 

 and five near the apex, the lowest two very minute : a subapical band of four pale spots and a 

 submarginal band of similar spots. Posterior wing angular, dentated : a central groupe of 

 several pale rufous spots : a large space near the outer margin from its middle to the anal angle 

 irrorated with ochreous-grey scales. 



Underside. Anterior wing as above. Posterior wing white clouded with grey : three 

 black spots near the costal margin, a black line at the end of the cell: a band of grey spots 

 beyond the middle : the outer margin dark brown bordered inwardly with grey which is 

 marked by some black spots. 



Exp. li^inch. Hab. Neilgherries. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hemtsou. 



PTERYGOSPIDEA TABRICA. S. 



Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with eleven transparent spots: six in the centre 

 three of which are large, and five near the apex. Posterior wing orange with the base and 

 the costal and outer margins dark brown : a round black spot before the middle and a sub- 

 marginal band of seven ol)long spots of the same colour. 



Underside as above, except that the anterior wing has a submarginal series of pale spots 

 more distinctly marked as they approach the anal angle. 



Exp. 2-i\j inch. Hab. Darjelling. (Roberts.) 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



