PHYGIODES. By J. ROber. 443 



Ph. subota (lodiii. a. 8alv., from Giiateinala, reseiiibles (irdys. but the subniargiiial Hnos on the liiiul- suhofn.. 

 wings are nearly obliterated, the base of the hindwings uniformly deep blackish-fnseous, and the hindwings 

 are purplish grey beneath, not laved with ferniginons. 



Ph. lelex Bates (JH) d). Like ianthe. bnt of smaller size and with the luarkings of tlu^ upper sui-face Idex. 

 yellowish; on the forewings a few more pale spots, and on the hindwings 2 pale submargin;d lines. I'nder- 

 neath the liindwing lacks the white median band, and all the pale markings are reduced, rendering the general 

 appearance much darker. Panama. 



Ph. annita Stgr. (Hod), from Venezuela. Upper surface blackish brown with a few nearly obsolete annila^ 

 marks on the forewings and 3 yellowish lines on the hindwings. I^'nderside dirty yellowish, with the usual 

 markings. 



Ph. morena *S/(/r. i. 1. ('.mi d). from Pern ((Juzco). Wings with smooth margins: up};er surface with a moram. 

 yellowish submarginal lino and a sibtcrminal row of black, yellow margined eye-spots on the hindwings 

 On the forewings only traces of a yellowish termimii liiu^ Underside greyish-black, devoid of all markings 



Ph. atronia Bates (88 i): from Guatemala. J: Wings broad, dark brown; fctrewings with a curved afronia. 

 blackish-fuscous stripe at base, hindwings with a submarginal row of short, curved light brown lines. Fore- 

 wings with blunt apex, and termen deeply excavated about the middle, hindwings distinctly so at apex and 

 with termen denticulate; forewings with a small brown spot between sevei-al of the veins behind the middle. 

 Under surface cbisky brown in the middle, paler at the margins, the dark lines as above, the interspaces lighter 

 than the ground. Hindwings paler, with some almost imperceptible marks. 



Ph. argentea Godm. a. Salv.. from Guatemala and Nicaragua, is closely related to alroinn. but both anjpiikn. 

 sexes display on the under sui'face of the hindwings a silvery lustre. 



Ph. nebulosa Godm. a. Salv. (88 i), from Guatemala, has the hindwings dark brown, the forewings nehuhisa. 

 spotted with ferruginous, as also the base of the forewing, the latter with a submai'ginal row of lumdes. 

 Under surface of forewings yellowish, hindwings pinkish-white, fbisted with yellowish-fulvous, w ith an irregular, 

 dehcately tinted blotch reaching the costal margin. fUosely allied to the nironiit, grou]). 



Ph. alethes Bates, from Central Guatemala and Ecuador, is related to ardys. lele.v and ptolyca. J : Fore- alcthe^. 

 wing with termen moderately excavated, but the anal angle not perceptil>ly produced. Dark brown, with the 

 yellowish spots moderately large. Hindwings with a few oblique reddish marks at base, the median stripe 

 moderately broad, the 2 srd^marginal lines fine and pretty much contiguous. Underneath the hindwings differ 

 from those of lelex in the presence of dusky brown and reddish spot-, two of which are united to a broad, 

 almost coherent, median band. The submarginal lunules not very distinct. 



Of Ph. archesiUea FIdr.. from Mexico (Cordoba, taken in January) we only can furnish the origina archesWca. 

 description, which reads as follows: "Allied to alethes Bates, but with the wings s.haped as in stesilea Bates 

 marked with a dense cluster of dirty yellow basal spots, a pale ochreous band in the cell and a submargiiuxl 

 row of pale ochreous lunules; on the forewings the 5. lunule much the larger, the rest cpiite minute or blurred; 

 on the hindwings the lunules are followed by a series of jjale. ochreous striae which toward the vein (co--ta?) 

 are of decided yellowish tint; otherwise as in alethes, with which it corre.sponds also on the under surface, only 

 the forewings have two apical lunules. the hindwings a basal spot and discal fascia, both nuu'h clearer 

 white". 



Ph. conferta Fldr. (1*0 d). from Bahia, of which our figure represents the type, displays the same mar- confcrui. 

 kings on Ixith sides, only the ground-colour of the underside is much lighter. 



Pli. ianthe F. ('.lO d. e) from Brazil and Bolivia, l^pper surface Idackish-brown, with white nuirkings, ianthe 

 as seen in our figure. Under surface characterized by the yellowish tint of tlie inner half of the forewings 

 which otherwise reproduce the markings of the upper surface. Underside of hindwings with a row of sub- 

 marginal lunules, followed by a series of eye-spots. The white median band of the upper surface is reproduced 

 also beneath, and the basal area shows a brownish design on white ground. — atra Ky. i. 1. (!H) b, c), from atra. 

 Argentina, has the white markings reduced, both above and beneath, and the j-ellowish basal area of the under- 

 side of the forewings more brillant and extensive. 



Ph. abas Hew. ( = fellula Sehaiis) (!tO e). from Colombia, where it ascends to altitudes of (iOOO ft., differs abas. 

 from ianthe in the narrower wings and reduced white markings of the upper surface of the forewings. Also 

 beneath it resembles ieiiithe, but the hindwings have the submarginal row of lunules not white, but dark, oc- 

 casionally cpiite black. 



Ph. hera Gr. (90 e), from Surinam, is distinguished from ianthe by the much broader white median band hcra. 

 on the hindwings and the much larger and differently shaped white spots on the forewings. Underneath the 



