THIE.MEIA. By G. Weymer. 2fi7 



produced into 3 more or less shai-p points, ))eiow the u])per radial stronglv excised. The tails and jinfjles of the 

 liindwing are differently sha])ed in the indivitlual s])ecies. The principal distinctive character n\' the genus 

 consists in the costa of the hindwing, which is as strongly excised as in Daeddhna. forming at the base 

 an anteriorly directed, rounded projection. The space between the first median vein and the inner margin 

 on the underside of the hindwing is adorned with single long hairs wliich grow out of the veins and lie ov(>r 

 the surface of the wings (at least in set specimens). The tips of the tails and the projecting angles of the hind- 

 wing also show shaggy ciliation. At the inner angle 2 points are placed side by side. The species occur in 

 the Cordilleras of tropical South America from Colom])ia to Bolivia, but are among the greatest rarities. 

 The $$ of the majority of the species are not yet known. Most of the forms were described as D<terl(ilvia. 



P. doraete Hew. (57 a). On the under surface the light sjjots uf the forewing are larger than ab(jve (h,r<wk: 

 and lilac-coloured, between them is jjlaced a I'ow of eye-spots and two lilac longitudinal stripes border 

 the cell. The hindwing has the ground-colour olive-l)rown. with a large number of angled silver spots and 

 between them a row of 8 eye-spots. Colombia ( Quindiu I'al.l, .SaOO m. Mont Serrate near Bogota, 3200 m. Fassl), 

 Peiu (Huancabamba, 3000 m. Thiejie). 



P. gideon Thimne is the shape of doraete. but the upjier sui'face is wood-coloured brown, with 2 rows .(//V/w». 

 of lighter (nut white) long spots, between which is placed a row of round dark brown spots, continued also on 

 the hindwing. The under surface is nearly as in dontete. From Cushi in Peru. — antissa Thieiiie is a form anf^ma. 

 of gideon in which the long light In-own spots of the forewing are broader and at the ends borderetl with 

 whitish, Fnnn Huancabamba in North Peru. — enipeas ThinHe. described by him as a separate species, is per- ciiijicn.^. 

 haps only a smaller form of ijideou with the middle teeth of the hindwing shortei' and the entire upper sur- 

 face of more dusky colouring. The long spots of the forewing are less conspicuous, Init are marked witli 

 dull white dots placed beside the dark circular spots. Under surface as in gideon and doraete. From Oillutin- 

 cara and Rio Songo in Bolivia, 



P. dorinde FIdr. (57 b). This and the following .species have only one row of spots on the forewing itorhule. 

 above and beneath. The hindwing, however, bears two rows. These are yellowish white. The ground-colour 

 of the upper surface is light brown, in the $ figured from the Berlin Museum lighter and more yellowish 

 than in the ,^, Rare, (Jolomlna (Cauca), P^cuador, 



P. etnilia Btlr. (57 b) is rather like the preceding species, but is distinguished by having the distal cmili,i. 

 half of the hindwing beneath light grey and the row of ej'c-spots indistinct. The basal half of this wing 

 is not dark green, as in dorinde, but dark grey with large silver spots. Found by Fassl at the Quindiu Pass 

 at an elevation of 2700 m, 



P. vvhitelyi Druce (57 b ^ and $). On the upper surface there is in the ,^ a second row of indistinct n'liileh/i. 

 whitish yellow spots before the distal margin of the forewing. The $ hi'-"* t'"' ground-colour of the upi)ersidc 

 yellowish brown, with rows of ochre-yellow spots. Peru, Bolivia (Ghaco, San Antonio, Rio Songo), Ecuador 

 (Bancs). 



47. Genus: TiiieiiiiMn gre». nov. 



At the end of the following genus, Catargynnis Rob.. Thieme has placed 2 species, which differ very 

 much in shape from the other species of the genus. They have on the first two median veins of the hindwing 

 long straight tails, as in Duedalnm, and the distal margin of the forewing is strongly excised in the middle. 

 On the ground of these differences I propose erecting a new genus for them, and name it in honour of the 

 late Prof, Thieme, whose too early death has dejjrived entomology of a good worker at the present family. These 

 species cannot be referred to Daeda/nia. as they lack the concave excision at the costal margin of the hindwing, 

 which is here more smoothly rounded. The first species was described as a Pronophila, the second as a Va.tar- 

 gynnis. 



T. phoronea Dhl. <b Ilea-. The distal margin of the forewing projects in an obtuse angle on the upper iihoronin. 

 radial. Above unicolorous dark brown, only the fringes broadly chequered with browni and white. The shape 

 is quite similar to the figured ortruda, except that the two tails are not parallel as in this, but diverge somewhat 

 distally. The $ is paler brown a])ove with a blurred white costal spot on the forewing. Beneath the forewing 

 is brown, at the apex marbleil with white, reddish, yellowish and purple-grey, the fringes as above, Hind- 

 wing reddish chocolate-coloured, in the middle darker, basally with wiiitish band, distally with a row of 

 6 Inown, white-ringed spots, which are surrounded with purple-grey, Venezuela. Very rare in collections, 

 only in the Brit, Museum ,^ and $, and in the Berlin Museum 1 $ (coll, Staudinger), 



T. ortruda 7V//cw(' (57 c $ upper and under surface). The J is "nicolorous brown above and resembles orlriuln. 

 the o ot phoronea on the under surface also. But the $ is very different. It has on both surfaces of the 

 forewing a broad ochre-yellow band, which above is also continued on the anterior part of the hindwing. From 

 Bolivia (Rio Songo and Cillutincara, 3000 m,). Rare. 



