442 PHYflODES. By J. Rober. 



flavimacut.a. Pli. flavimacula spec. nov. (90 c), from the Cauca Valley (Colombia) has the upper surface blackish- 



brown, marked «ith fulvous in ^ and with pale yellow in $. Underneath the markings of the forewings are 

 conflua. as above, hindwings marked with the usual Phyciodes pattern on yellowish ground. — conflua subs p. nov., 

 from Peru (Chanchamayo) is somewhat smaller, with the yellow median bands broader, that of the forewing cohe- 

 rent. Under surface rather grey than yellow forewings with a complete yellow median band. 



stcsiUu. Ph. stesilea Bates, from the interior of Guatemala, resembles tulcis in size and shape as well as in the 



colour of the upper surface. Only the $ has been described which the author inclined to regard as the 9 of 

 tulcis, but desisted on account of the larger size and the markings of the under surface. Hindwings beneath 

 a rusty yellowish brown, with darker, oblique undulate lines, a broad ashy-grey basal stripe and a fine, dark, 

 undulate submarginal line. 



dracaena. Ph. dracaciia i^Mr. (90 c). Our figure was taken from the type. Under surface : Forewings much paler 



than above, with the light spots larger, nearly white; hindwings smoky grey, with faded, pale broad median 

 band, but the other markings reduced. 



hrancodia. Ph. brancodia Schaus, from South Brazil (Sao Paolo) I only know from the description: "Wings 



brown, sprinkled with fulvous scales at base, forewings spotted with pale fawn-colour. A small discal spot 

 m the cell, a nmch larger one at its apex, and behind each of these above the submedian another spot; a red- 

 brown stripe on the discocellulars, 4 spots between vein 4 and submedian, the two posterior ones smallest; 

 two others before the inner margin, before and behind vem 2; 2 subterminal spots between 4 and 6, a minute 

 one at the costal margin and a marginal spot between 3 and 4. Hindwing: A basal spot at the costa. one 

 in tlie cell followed by another one, a large spot at the apex of the cell followed by a fulvous lunule, 4 small 

 spots between vein 4 and costal margin, a broad band from near inner margin to vein 7, intersected by the 

 nervules and followed by a dark irregular line which likewise is intersected by the veins, and a row of lunules ; fringe 

 white, spotted with brown at the veins. Underside: Basal half of forewings whitish, crossed by a broad inner 

 and median band of yellow partially edged with fuscous, outer half black, the spots as above, but larger and 

 white; between vein 2 and 4 a pale space, a few bluish and ])rownish spots at the apex, and a fine, dark, 

 undulate terminal line. Hindwings dusted with whitish fulvous, a double inner undulate and reddish brown 

 double fine outer line, above which a brown spot at the costal margin; a small brown spot above the cell, 

 subtenninal black spots between vein 2 and 5 which may, however, be also fulvous, a double lunular ter- 

 minal line, partly bluish and shaded with pale brown. Allied to tulcis Bates". About as large as sejona. 



ulexon. Ph. alexon Goclm. a. Salv. resembles somewhat nequatorialis, having the spots arranged in similar 



manner, but those in the median area of the forewings partly orange-brown instead of ivory-yellow, on the 

 hindwing the basal spots, in $ also the terminal ones, dull orange. Underneath lUce Ph. nehnlosa. Mexico 

 (Sierra madre del Sur). 



aequatoria- •■i Ph. aequatorialis Stgr. >. I. (90 c), from Ecuador, is distinguished "above by numerous yellowish spots 



lis. partially united into bands, on black-brown ground. The colour of the under surface is yellowish, the 

 markings like those of the upper surface, only the Phyciodes pattern at the outer margin of the hindwings 

 gisda. excepted. — gisela Stgr. i. 1., from Brazil (Matto Grosso), differs in having the ground-colour darker, the yello- 

 wish spots being absent. 



U'xnna. Ph. texana Edw. (= smerdis Hew., cincta Edw.) (90 c), from Texas and Mexico. Upper surface delica- 



tely marked with white, both wings with brown basal spots, occasionally almost obsolete. Under surface of fore- 

 wings in the inner half brillant yellowish-brown, hindwings traversed by a white median band, forewings 

 with an angled postmedian row of white spots. 



sitalces. Ph. sitalces Godm. a. Salv. (88 i), from Guatemala, resembles texana, but has the wings shorter; hind- 



wings with the white median band barely indicated, underneath deep femiginous. without the white cross line. 



drymaea. Ph. drymaea Godm. a. Salv. (90 c), from Honduras, has the upper surface blackish-fuscous, forewings 



spotted with pale yellow; 2 yellow submarginal lines andja median row of yellow spots on the hindwings. 

 sosis. Under s\irface greyish-yellow with the usual markings. — sosis Godm. n. Salv. (90 d), from Chiriqui has on the 

 hindwings in the place of the median row of yellow spots a line formed of yello«- lunules. Under surface somewhat 

 more yellow. 

 ardys. Ph. ardys Hew. (90 d) from Mexico is larger than ie.v.ana, which it resembles above, but with broader 



white markings. But the underside much more monotonous, since the forewing has the base not yellow-ljrown, 

 but corresponds in colour and markings with the rest of the wing. 



