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HESPEROCHARIS. By J. Robek. 



gaiijoni. 



pallida, 

 est her. 



M. agasicles Hew. (23 b), from Bolivia and Peru, is above lemon-yellow with grey apex to the fore- 

 wing, the underside of the hindwing and the apex of the forewing bear undulate grey-green lines, through 

 the ""middle of the hindwing runs a distinct stripe (as in the Indian Hebomoia-species), the costal margin of 

 the hindwing is somewhat darker, the greater part of the forewing beneath is impure yellow and the veins 

 are distinctly visible. 



M. gaujoni Pouj. (= agasicles Hew?), from western Ecuador (Loja), is as large as esther, similar 

 in shape to Dapf- idioticu, but the shape of the forewing more falcate, hindwing somewhat lengthened at 

 the distal margin. Upper surface light lemon-yellow, apex of the forewing light brown-green. Under surface 

 of the forewing as above, but paler, apex marbled with white-yellow. Under surface of the hindwing olive- 

 coloured, anteriorly much darkened and marbled hke the apex of the forewing; it has a transverse, yellowish 

 olive longitudinal line. Between the three median veins are strongly darkened oblique lines, which give the 

 hindwing" the appeaiance of a leaf. Only known to me from the description. 



M. aureomaculata Doijn. (23 d), from western Ecuador (Loja), is similar to oanjoni, but the hindwing 

 is rounded at the anal angle. Upper surface light lemon-yellow, the apex of the forewing olive-brown, very 

 similar to tliat of gaujoni. Under surface of the forewing uniform lemon-yellow, the apex as above, but 

 almost the whole of the cell is occupied by an orange-yellow spot, which extends along the costal margin 

 and sends out rays between tlie adjacent veins. Under surface of the hindwing yellow, finely powdered with 

 olive-coloured atoms, more strongly so at the costal margin, and four yellowish submarginal dots. — A cT 

 before nie from North-East Peru (Huancabamba) answers to this description ; another d' from Hillapani is 

 above very light yellow, almost white, also beneath much more whitish, the orange-yellow spot in tlie cell 

 of the forewing somewhat smaller and the yellow interneural stripes are narrower in the anterior part of 

 the wing and altogether absent in the posterior part: pallida siihsp. nor. (23d). 



M. esther Obcvth. (= aureomaculata Voipi.':') (23b), from Bolivia, is deeper yellow than af/asicJcs, 

 particulaiiy on the proximal part of the forewing, the apex of the forewing has even less grey marking. 

 The under surface of the hindwing is grey-greenish, darker at the costal margin, through the middle of the 

 hindwing from the base to beyond the cell extends an indistinct yellowish stripe; between the median veins 

 are placed four yellowish submarginal dots. The anterior proximal part of the foiewing beneath is orange- 

 yellow, the rest light yellow. 



17. Genus: IIesperochai'ii<i H.-Schaff. 



This genus is distributed from Mexico to South Brazil. They are plain white or yellowish insects 

 with mostly sniall markings on the upper surface and characteristically modified lunate markings beneath. 

 Of the four subcostal veins only the first branches off proximally to the discocellulars, the second nearer 

 to the apex, the third and fourth branches form a short fork in the apex. Both radials run free, but the 

 upper discocellular is very small. The costal margin of the hindwing is somewhat tlexuose, the precostal 

 curved proximad. The Hespcrocharis are lively little insects, which tly in the most burning sunshine (between 

 10 and I o'clock), and therefore scarcely deserve their generic name. 



H. antipator iJruce. Upper surface of both wings pure white, hindwing very long. Under surface of 

 the forewing white, base, veins and apex spotted with yellowish scales; hindwing yellowish white with dark 

 veins. Nearly allied to lencimia Bdv., but differing from it by the elongated hindwing, whiter colouring and 

 complete absence of markings on the underside. Vera Paz. — Only known to me from the description. 



H. leucania Bdo. Shape as in ilairc (dnisi/la-o), wings rounder. Upper surface without spots, greenish 

 white as Catopsilia fiordlu and pijranthc. Under surface of the forewing of the same colour, distal margin 

 broadly yellowish. Under surface of the hindwing anteriorly greenish yellow, in the middle more grey, but 

 little prominent oblique, curved, tlexuose markings at the distal margin, interrupted by the veins. Brazil. 

 — Only known to me from the description. 

 catasticta. H. catasticta !<pe<'. )wv. (23 e), from Sao Paulo, is superficially nearly allied to the C((^«,s^/(/(/-species. 



Upper surface of the forewing pale sulphur-yellow, of the hindwing light ochre-yellow. The forewing has 

 a rather broad black distal margin, in which small yellowish subapical spots are placed, and also a very 

 irregular black spot on the discocellular and a black costal-marginal stripe, the hindwing has black triangular 

 spots at the distal margin. Under surface of the hindwing yellowish white with black and yellow marginal 

 spots, ground-colour of the hindwing white with black triangular distal-marginal spots, a submarginal lunate 

 band of the same colour, a large indistinct black spot near the inner margin; in all the cellules there are 

 placed yellow spots, at the base a red spot. 

 tiera. H. nera Hew. (23 e), from Ecuador and Bolivia, is above white, at the base of the hindwing yel- 



lowisli and at the apex of the forewing grey-black. Under surface of the forewing white, apex paler grey 

 than above and yellowish, ground-colour of the hindwing white with diffuse grey-blackish marginal, sub- 

 mai-ginal and median spots, as well as yellow streaks in the cellules of the hindwing and orange-yellow 

 boliviana. basal spot. — The somewhat smaller boliviana [onn. nor., from Bolivia, which has very weak markings 



leucania. 



