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Blani:hard's insufficient descriptidn the name (Icniiidivf cuunut he employed witli rertainty for tliis s]}ecies. 



[ have seen no specimens which agree with this descvi}ition, whicli may be translated thus: "Wings of the o"^ 



above white, of the ? yellow-blackish, in both sexes marginal spots, a row of arrow-spots and a black dis- 



coidal half-band; beneath the forewing yellowish at the apex, the hindwing entirely yellow, veins margined 



with Ijlack, gold-yellow lines — '20 — 21 lines."' — sagittata jnrm. unr.. spcr. nar.':' (18 e), from Peru (Huanca- sngittata. 



bamba, 3000 m.), differs from this supposed (leitKnlicr by the markings of the hindwing (shown in the figure), 



and further by the presence of foni- black submarginal arrow-spots on the forewing beneath, as well as bv 



the colouring and pattern of the underside of the hindwing. The latter has a light yellow ground-colour, the 



veins themselves are very narrowly light, but edged with blackish about as broadly as in orthod'n'i', there is 



a similar stripe in the cell, whicli shows no small white spot on the discocellular, between all the \'eins ai-e 



satfron-yellow strijies and at the distal margin four very pointed blackish arrow-spots: at the distal margin 



there is an almost uninterrupted fine black marginal line, such as occurs in no other species of this genus. 



Underside of the forewing white, the veins becoming more broadly black towards the margin, the discocel- 



lulars not broadh' margined with black, four submarginal arrow-s|)(iis. apex of both wings light \'ellow. 



¥ unknown. 



T. stigmadice >'/.'/'■.. from Bolivia (Clocapata, 8500 m.), differs from 'n)nii<iriil<ita here figured Jjy the stigniadicf. 

 much broader black s]iot on the discocellular and by the presence (jf 4 — 5 triangular black submarginal 

 spots on th^ forewing and 2 — 5 of such spots on the hindwing, as well as the saffron-yellow colouring of 

 the hindwing. — In immaculata junii. i/or. (ISe). from the province of Tucuman in Argentina, the sub- immaculnta. 

 marginal markings are completely absent above and iieneath; the under .surface of the forewing is white 

 with small yellow stripes in the a]iex. the veins are narrowly black, the black line on the discocellular is 

 not widened : the hindwing is yellowish white, with bright yellow, sharply defined narrow stripes between 

 all the veins and at the costal margin, the veins themselves are very finely light, being narrowly edged willi 

 grey-black, a similar stri]ie. indistinctly forked at the discal end. is placed in the cell, the discocellular is 

 light like the ground-colour. ? yellowish, veins rather broadly dark, with submarginal arrow-spots on the 

 forewing and more distinct ones on the hindwing. 



T. orthodice U'ci/iu. (18e), from the high mountains of Bolivia, has a white upper surface with the ortlwdfce. 

 mai-kings as shown in the figure. Under surface of the forewing white with yellowish apex, in which the 

 white veins are dai'k-edged. Under surface of the hindwing sulphur-yellow, the veins broadly white, dai'k- 

 edged, saffron-yellow stripes at the costal and hindmargins, as well as in the cell, which has likewise a black- 

 ish stripe. ? unknown. 



i. (-ienus: I*ieris Srlu-k. 



This genus, distributed over the whole world, is considered as the typical representative of the family. 

 The subcostal of the forewing is four-branched \\\\h 2 branches before the apex of the cell, the third l^ranch 

 is very short and runs into the costal margin shortly before the apex, the cell is large, not overbroad, and 

 is closed Ity 2 discocellulars; the upper discocellular is wanting because the upper radial is coincident with 

 the subcostal foi' some distance. 1'he precostal of the hindwing branches off from the costal almost at right 

 angles and its pointed apex is curved distad. The costal margin of the forewing is smooth, the antennae 

 have in general a distinct club and are mostly of medium length, very long in some species, the palpi 

 mostly project be}'ond the head and are densely covered with stiff hairs in front, the end segment is as 

 long as or longer than the middle segment, slender and pointed, the middle segment is but little shortei' tlian 

 the weakly curved basal segment. The larva is cylindrical, with very short hairs, and has light longitudinal 

 stripes. Pupa moilerately slender, with obtuse tip to the head and several small protuberances on the dorsum, 

 sometimes with the wing-cases somewhat more produced. The species which belong here have probably all 

 of them at least two broods, one of whicli in the temperate zones hibernates in the ]uipa, 



P. monuste L. (= hippomonuste ///'/(., fei'onia Sfpli., philefa /■'. , albusta Sqiji) occurs in se\eva\ momiste. 

 forms from the south of North America (the Gulf states) to Argentina, also in the mountains of the west. 

 The form from Surinam may be regarded as tlie ilymotype of the species. — orseis <'"(/f. (ISe, f), from oto-m-. 

 the southern states of Brazil, has the margin more broadly black with white apical spots, the ? mostly with 

 yellowish ground-colour, especially on the hindwing, on the latter also rather large pointed black marginal 

 spots, cleomes H'lr., from the south of Xorth America, is somewhat smaller and less blackly marked. — cleomes. 

 Virginia dodt. (— ? eubotea (indt:^) is the form from the Antilles. — Uf evonina //'/'■., fromCulia. 3 forms Virginia. 

 are described: evonina with greenish white colouring of the cf, marginal markhig narrow, reddish, brown; evonina. 

 underside al the apex of the forewing >pale and dirty ochre-yellow, hindwing of the same coloui-, without 

 spots: valei lUlv., upper surface white, marginal pattern narrow, black and dentate: under surface oi {he valei. 

 forewing brownish, of the hindwing whitish, faintly ochre-yellow: joppe Bdr.. smaller than moinifilr, ixhove Joppe. 

 dull white, marginal pattern dark brown, a black spot at the apex of the cell. — automate Ihirm.. from automate. 

 Argentina, has only small blackish markings at tlie apex and the distal margin of the forewing. — suasa siiasa. 



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