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moreover the median area of the hindwing beneath is much hgiiter. — rosina Docjn., likewise from Bohvia, rosma. 

 has the ujiperside of the hindwdng black, the markings of the fore wing redder, and the rust-red marginal bands 

 of the under surface are almost obsolete. 



Ph. fallax Stgr.. from Peru (t^hanchamayo), is very similar to dctinote, but instead of the rust-red fallax. 

 marguud band on the under surface of both wings it has only a row of Itrown submarginal spots on the hindwing. 



Ph. hopfferi s/jec. nov. (92 f, erroneously as acraea). from Peru, is very similar to nctinote, but the kopfferi. 

 nist-red nuirginal bauds on the under surface are absent. 



Ph. erebia spec. vov. (91 b), from Peru (province of Huanuco, 1900 m.), has the forewuig red-yellow crcbia. 

 with only tlu' following black markings; a broad apex, a large rounded discocellular spot and an oblong 

 spot at the inner margin. The hiiulwing is unicolorous black. The under surface is marked hke the upper, but 

 of paler colour. 



P. actinotina Stgr. i. I. (91 b), from Bolivia, is characterized by the red basal part of the forewing acHnotina. 

 and a narrow white strijie at the costal margin of the hindwing. It is shar])ly distuiguished from the other 

 similar species by the under surface of the hindwing, the ground-colour being here whitish. In addition to 

 the dark brown veins and interneural stripes there are present a broad grey-browii band at the distal margin, 

 5 black-marguied spots of the same colour near the base of the hmchving and 2 red-brown spots in the 

 middle of the wing at the costal margin. 



Ph. vanessoides .spec. nov. (91 b), from Colombia (Bogota), differs from the preceding species in the vanessoides. 

 Vanessa-like shape of the forewing. Tiie upper surface is black with the basal part of the forewing red. The 

 under surface is much lighter and the dark veins and interneui'al stripes stand cmt sharply against the ground- 

 colour. 



Ph. elaea Heu\, from Ecuador, has the wings almost the same shape as in vanessoides. The upper elaea. 

 surface is black-brown and the forewing has a scarlet band reaching to the submedian and becoming broad- 

 er posteriorly, divided by the black veins into 4 patches. The under surface corresponds to the upper, the 

 apex of the forewing is grey-brown and the veins and interneural stripes black, two sjjots near the base and 

 a part of the distal margin scarlet. 



Ph. nebrites Weyni.. from Bolivia (Gochabamba), is similar to Actinote bycla. This species has the yiehrites. 

 wmgs shaped as in vanessoides and is also similar in the style of markings, but has besides the vermilion basal 

 area a subapical band of the same colour, which is divided into 7 spots by the dark veins. The ground- 

 colour of the upper surface is brown. The hmdwing is also brown, and has darker veins and interneural stripes 

 and a white costal margin. The underside of the forewing is similar to the upper, but the red colour in 

 the basal part is extended to the costal margin and the last spot of the outer band is distally white in cellule 3. 

 In addition the apex and the distal margin are lighter brown and traversed by the dark brown veins and 

 interneural lines. The ground-colour of the hindwing is wliite, traversed throughout by the brown veins and 

 brown longitudinal lines between the veins. The distal margm is dusted with brown for a breadth of 4 mm., 

 but this becomes incUstinct towards the costal margin. At the base are placed 5 spots margined with red- 

 brown, 2 of which are in the cell, in addition there are 3 red spots within a large dark brown spot on the 

 middle of the costal margin in cellules 5 to 7 and further some brownish yellow spots close to the distal 

 margin in cellules 2 to 5. Body brown, only the abdomen beneath with ochre-yellow median stripe. About 

 the same size as vanessoides. Only 1 q known. 



Ph. eleates Weym. (91 a) from Coloml>ia has the same shape as vanessoides, but, as the figure shows, eleates. 

 is ijuite differently marked and coloured. <hdy 1 ? is known. 



Of Ph. epione Godm. & Salv. (91 b), from Colombia (Bogota), 1 (^ is before us. Upper surface steel- cpione. 

 blue, with the rather broad red inner margin of the hindwing standing out sharply. The under surface is 

 black, dusted with yellowish at the base of both wings and with reddish at the inner angle of the hindwing. 



Ph. styx Stgr., from Colombia, is very similar to Actinote neleus (figured on pi. 81 c), except that stijx. 

 it has the body black instead of red. The lUider surface is grey-black, the veins and interneural stripes are 

 black, the base of the hindwing yellowish. 



Ph. aurora .spec nov. (91 b), from Ecuador (Zamora, 3000 — 4000 ft.), of which 2 $ are before us, aurora. 

 is perhaps further $-form of casiiUa. The luider surface is hghter than the upper and the veins and uiterneural 

 stripes stand out sharply on account of the dark scaling. The red anal spot of the upperside of the hindwing is 

 absent beneath. 



Ph. aricilla Hdffr., from Peru (Clhanchamayo), is only laiown to us from the authori's description aricilla. 

 cJ similar to castilla, wings narrower, forewing behind the apex ""strongly excavated ■, red band of the forewing 

 much broader, under surface entirely luiicolorous brown-black, without marlungs. 



Ph. castilla Fldr. (^^ 92 e, $ 91 b), from East Colombia, has the $ very different from the o- It is castilla, 



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