I'nbl. M. I. i:u-j. STEROMA; P,SEUD()8TKROMA. By (J. Wevmee. 241 



lines and a large yellow-ringed apical ocellus with double ])U])il. Hindwing brown, densely sjtriiilcli'd with 

 ochre-yellow. In addition to the 3 transverse lines of the forewing a further transverse line is also present 

 near the base. A small eye-spot in cellule 2 and above it two white dots. From Haiti. Also occurring 

 in Jamaica, according to an example in coll. St.wdinuer. — confusa Lathi/ (= lysius Men.) (51 g) is a fonn con/um. 

 of hysiiis which differs above in having a small ochre-yellow spot placed at the anal angle of the hindwing. 

 On the under surface the yellow transverse line before the eye-spot of the forewing only extends to vein 2. 

 The t^\■o brown transverse lines before and in the middle of the hindwing are distally distinctly bord(>red 

 with white, the two brown submarginal lines terminate at the anal angle in a black spot and the space 

 between them is filled uji with white in the posterior part of the wing. The eye-spot of the hindwing is alsc 

 somewhat larger than in ]iijsii(s. From Haiti. 



33. (Jeiiiis: Kioroiiia Wcstir. 



A genus easy to recognize by the shajje of the wings. The distal margin of the forewing is weakly, 

 that of the hinchving between the veins strongly excised. Below the apex of the forewing tiic distal margin 

 projects obtusely. The inner margin of the hindwing is deeply excised before the inner angle, so that the angle 

 itself is produced into a lobe. The costal margin of the hinclwing is likewise deeply excised in the middle and 

 then forms at 2.^ of its length a liroad, rounded tooth, which is covered by the inner margin of the forewing. 

 The costal and median of the forewing are strongly, the submedian somewhat less strongly inflated at the 

 base. One subcostal vein arises before the end of the cell of the forewing. The ^ has on the forewing a vel- 

 vety scent-scale spot. The butterflies occur in the high mountains of tropical America. 



S. superba BtJr. {ft\ g). Above black-brown, at the margin reddish, the ^J with a large silky scent- fupcrha. 

 scale spot in the middle of the forewing. Beneath the forewing is glossy copper-brown, at the apex marbled 

 with dark brown. The whole hindwiiig similarly marbled. At the costa of the hindwing is placed a silvery 

 spot, in the middle another and before the distal margin a row of ochre-yellow dots. From Bolivia and Peru. 



S. bega Westw. Similar to the preceding species, but the wings are shorter, the form consequently hnju. 

 more compact. Above dark brown. Beneath the forewing is lighter, unicolorous brown, only the apex is irro- 

 rated with black and white. Hindwing marbled with light and dark brown, sprinkled with silvery white dots 

 and spots. From Venezuela, (Jolombia and Bolivia. — andensis Fldr. (51 g) is a form of hegn in which the 2 amlcnsls. 

 short silvery stripes on the underside of the hindAvdng fVjrm at the costa the letter V. From Bogota (Colombia). 

 — modesta form. vov. (51 g) is a somewhat smaller form, with the silvery white dots and markings on the under- modcsta. 

 side of the hindwing almost entirely absent. Only a silvery dot in cellule 2 and a small silvery angled niark 

 in cellule 3 persist. The tooth at the costal margin of the hindwing is as in the other forms. From Yungas 

 de la Paz, 1000 m. (Bolivia). 



S. zibia Btlr. Above brown with dark margin, distal area of the hindwing reddish, dusted with white -(/««. 

 at the anal angle. Beneath the forewing is lighter, with a yellow streak before the apex, the costa marbled 

 with yellow and brown. HindMing black, marbled with brown and rust-colour, the apical area ochreous with 2 

 rust-coloured spots, a silver spot before the apex and the spots at the costa as in bega, two black spots with 

 silvery margins before the distal margin. Expanse 42 mm. From W'uezuela. 



.')4. (Icims: f*soii4l<>storoiiia .^c"' "o"- 



This new genus forms a transition between Steroina and Sferemiiia. As in the latter it lacks the broad, 

 obtuse tooth which Steroii/a has at -.^ of the costal margin on the hind"\ving, but the other teeth, at the 

 distal margin, project quite as far as in the latter genus. The first tooth is somewhat stronger than the rest 

 and forms almost a right angle at the apex. The inner margin of tiie hindwing is (piite as strongly excised 

 as in Steroma and the distal margin of the forewing forms the same oljtuse angle below the a])ex. The .scent- 

 scale spot is likewise mostly present. 



P. pronophila Fldr. (Steroma p.) (51 g). Above brown, the distal margin and tiie scent-scale spot iirDuopluht. 

 beyond the median of the forewing darker; the tips of (lie fringes between the veins whitish. Beneath the fore- 

 wing yellowish broAvn, apex of the forewing and the whole hindwing marbled with dark brown. The latter 

 with a white spot at the costal margin, a row of white dots before the distal margin and a light brown 

 spot at the anal angle. The $ i''^ marked like the ,^ except that the scent-scale spot is absent. Oolombia 

 (Bogota), 2800 m., (Jipaquc in the eastern Cordillera, 3000 m., found by Fassl at the Quindiu Pass at an alti- 

 tude of 3800 m. — umbracina Btlr. is a form of pronophila, above olive-brown, apical third of the forewing innbrarina. 

 somewhat lighter, the fringes alternately black and yellow-brown. Beneath almost as above, hindwing grey- 

 broM-n at the ajiex. with an undulate, interrupted, dark })rown submarginal line. Expanse 40 mm. From Peru. 



P. monachella spec nov. (Thieme i. I.) (52 a). Above dark brown, in the middle darker, at the distal monaclieUa. 

 margin lighter. Fringes dark brown, chequered with white. Beneath the basal half of the forewing reddish 

 brown, distally lighter. Distal border lUnun. in breadth, finely striati'il with dark brown and before the apex 



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