120 HIKSUTIS. By B. Haensch. 



band is placed a larger, yellow spot. Both wings have beneath white distal-marginal dots. This form occurs 

 especially in Panama and Costa Rica. 



iarrkina. H. tarricina Hew., from Colombia, is nearly allied to the preceding, but has at the apex of the hind- 



hrcalcsinn. wincr 3 larger, yellow spots. — hecalesina Fldr. (32 c), hkewise from Colombia, has towards the dark distal 



margin of the hindwing proximally a complete band, composed of large yellow spots. Moreover the whole 



[Kirola. costal margin of the forewing is dark brown as far as the median. — Godman and Salvix designate as parola 



a form from the Cauca Valley, in which the costal margin of the hindwing is only narrowly black, so that 



uliscni-(il(t. the dark spot at the apex stands out distinctly. — On the other hand I call obscurata ab. nov. an aberration 



from Colombia in which almost the whole hindwing except a spot at the inner angle is black-brown. 



honilii. H. bonita Hsch. represents the Pmf/ua.s-group in eastern Ecuador. In this is placed on the hindwing 



between apex and discocellular a rounded blackish spot and on the under surface in addition 2 further spots 

 in the disc, which form an oblique band with the subapical spot. 



lUtcniiit. H. duenna Bates, from Guatemala and Honduras, differs strikingly from the preceding in a blackish 



oblique band from the apex of the hindwing nearly to the middle of the inner margin, as well as in a reddish, 

 oblong spot at the base of the forewing. Moreover the collar is red-brown. Bates found the species only on 

 vioiwstictd. the tableland of Duenas in Guatemala. — monosticta Godm. d- Salv., from Panama and Costa Rica, is said to 

 be distinguished from duenna by the absence of the dark band on the upper surface of the hindwing. but to 

 have a macular band on the under surface. 



ircnr. H. irene Drurij, from Jamaica, is a form similar to iarricina, with only 2 yellow spots at the apex 



of the liindwing and 2 dark spots outside the cell, as well as a red-brown spot at the base of the forewing. — 



tiDihralilh. umbratilis Bates, from Panama, differs from the preceding by the absence of tlie red-brown spot at the base 



of the forewing and also of the yellow spots at the apex of the hindwing. The antennae are brownish, at the 



base blackish. 



hiUcao)!. H. helicaon Godm. & Salv. has larger, yellow spots on the forewing and 2 red-brown longitudinal spots 



at the base. The hindwing has narrower margins and no dark spot on the disc. The habitat is Costa Rica. 



laiiarvia. H. tagarma Hew., from Bolivia, is a rare species witli somewhat narrower wings, larger yellow spots 



and large red-brown spot at the base of the forewing. The hindwing is light reddish yellow-ljrown with nar- 

 uuncJwri'td. rower dark margin and yellow 'oblique macular band behind the discocellular. — In the local form anachoreta 

 Thicme, from Peru, the yellow oblique band is shorter and Ijroader, and behind the discocellular of the hind- 

 wing is placed an oblong blackish spot. The antennae are black. Collar red-brown. 



b) Patagia red -brown. 



hippolhous. H. hippothous Gudm. ct- Salv. (32 c). This species forms the transition between the two groups. The 



patagia are still darker brown ; the hindwing broad, but with macular longitudinal band and the antennae except 

 at the base yeUow-brown. The species differs from irene Drurij in the two red-brown longitudinal spots at the 

 base of the forewing and the band-like spots in the disc of the hindwing. 



hermias. H. hermias God)n. cfi Salv. Markings as in the figured neitha Hpffr. Colour on the basal half of the fore- 



wing and on the hindwing vivid red-brown. The bands and spots in the apex yellow. The black marking of 

 neilha. the hindwing is narrower. This is the form from eastern Ecuador, whilst neitha Hpffr. (32 c), from eastern Peru, 

 is distinguished by the yellow ground-colour of both wings, especially on the under surface. — egaensis Btlr., 

 egaen'sis. from the Upper Amazon, is distinguished from the preceding liy the rusty ground-colour of both wings and 

 melmiiuu. by the very small white marginal dots of the under surface. — melanina Hsch. is a form of egaensis, likewise from 

 the Upper Amazon. It differs in the absence of the yellow colouring and has already been mentioned under* 

 Lycorea concolor. — Whilst hermias and the allied forms have all a spear-shaped marking liehind the end of the 

 cell of the forewing towards the distal margin, in 



hermina. H. hermlna Hsch. (32 d) the yellow obhque band of the forewing is broken up into about 10 smaller 



spots. This is a form of hermias from the eastern spurs of the Andes at the River Napo in Ecuador. — A further 

 vtijioiKi. form from the same localities, napona Hsch., is distinguished by narrower distal margin to tlie hindwing and 

 the absence of the blackish macular band. 



bmnnra. H. brunnea Hscli., from eastern Peru, is superficially similar to mclannia in tlie absence of the yellow 



colouring. In the markings, however, it approximates to napona. It has likewise narrow distal margin to the 

 hindwing and the dark macular band is only feebly indicated. 



psendoniimn H. pseudonyma Stgr. has similar markings to hermias. It may be recognised by having mostly only 



3 isolated blackish spots in the disc of the hindwing. The yellow ol)ii(jue band of the forewing 



