680 SYMMACHIA. By Dr. A. Settz. 



and Panama, but the dark band.'^ of the liindwings are not distinctly noticeable, and the oblique band of 

 the forewing is narrower, beneath more pointed and more orange than bright yellow. 

 .,„\,,,„la. P. mimula Bat. In the inner half of the dark brown forewings stands a yellow triangle, and in the 



middle of the apical half a yellow longitudinal spot. The basal part of the hindwing is yellow as far as 

 beyond the middle of the wing, this colour bending in into the dark distal margin; thus the appearance, 

 so very favourite in South America, of one of the black-yellow CyUopodimi results therefrom. From San- 



tarem. 

 • p. gigas G. and S. (14i'k). $ .similar to the joreceding. larger, the yellow increased, so that the 



appearance of certain Heterocera {Afyria isis. Flavinia posticn etc.) is produced. ^ more rusty-coloured 

 Panama. Distinguishable from similarly coloured Aricoris-'^ by the short palpi. 

 thdiiiiiarid. P. thaumaria Stkh. As large as coccineata (I42i), miniate with a black margin of the wings and a 



black, white-]mpilled apical part of the forewing. It resembles certain Mesene, though secondarily; the 

 model for both may be small. Rndnh-Vike Heterocera, flying in daj'-time and being rather common. 



.ranlhc. P. xatitlic Bat. resembles the preceding, but the colouring of the ground of the wings as well as 



of the apical pupil is saffron. Border of the hindwing narrow, irregular. From the black costa of the fore- 

 wing 2 black triangles penetrate the cellular space. Teffc. 

 ili.'iiii/iiia. P. distigma Bat. Dark brown; in the hindwing, between the cell and border, is a rusty brown trans- 



verse spot, not reaching the inner margin. This .spot is obliterated on the paler-coloured under surface, 

 but here we notice in front of the border a series of dark dots in a light aiea. Size like that of the preceding 

 species. It resembles Pkaenochitonia crocostigma. 



hjnifer. P. ignifcr Sticli. is described according to a J from the Rio San Juan in Colombia. Wings above 



reddish ochreous yellow. Forewings at the costal margin and border rather uniform, at the apex bordered 

 more broa.dly. Here a circular patch of the ground-colour is cut off by an oblique stripe from the costal 

 margin to the border; the border of the hindwing is black, bending somewhat round at the apex and inner 

 margin. Under surface more light yellow. 

 hiirriiiii. P. laterilia -Sr/^ (142 i). Above brick-red, sometimes more "paisely, sometimes more copiously covered 



with small dark dots being arranged into straight rows in the basal part and in front of the border and 

 forming a curved chain behind the cell. Under surface ($ also above) with a dark distal margin of both wings. 

 rorrhtrnta. Northern parts of South America. — coccineata Kaye ( 1 12 i) I figure according to a specimen from Taba- 

 q\nte (Central Trinidad). Here the disc of the forewing is above almost unspotted. Similar specimens occur 

 also at certain places of the continent. Guiana-specimens are often veiy small. 



55. Genus: ^yiiiiiiaeliia Hb 



n. 



This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of tlie foi'ewing of the 0(J, this 

 characteristic bulge recedes in but few species, presumably owing to a mimetic transformation. This widening 

 of the forewing is accompanied by a peculiar flight resembling that of Therla, which becomes very con- 

 spicuous in the non-mimetic species, whereas in the mimetic species it is rej^laced by that of the casual origin;ds 

 to which reference is made in the single species, and which may more correctly be eliminated from the 

 genus. They are more closely allied to the Cricosoma than the non-mimetic species, but we shall here give 

 the precedence to the more typical forms. Many Symmarhia are great rarities, and they are extremely 

 peculiar in the shape as well as in the colouring. Of many there exists but one specimen in collections, 

 for what reason our illustration of this genus is mostly composed of copies according to Feldbr, Hewitsox 

 etc. They fh- in day-time, not contiiuiousjy, and rest beneath leaves. 



A. Non-mimetic species: (^"ostal margin of the forewings bulging out in the basal part. 



lii/iiiia. S. tigfina Hew. (128 e). Similar to Cricosoma. leopardinuin, like the latter yellowish-red ochreous. 



the black costal transverse streaks flow several times together; in front of the border black riots. The 

 convexity of the base of the costa being in reality great, is not prominent enough in our figuie. — In vir- 

 rirf/filiila. gatula Stich . the apical transverse stripes are confluent: Rio San Juan (Colombia). 



xKiria. S. suevia Hew. (128 e) is a species (or subspecies) similar to the preceding, the black marking being 



arranged to marginal rays also before the border. 



"'•'■""• S. arion FIdr. (128 f). Considera])ly larger, the transverse streaks in the costal part of the wings 



rather straight, in the disc of the forewing dark shades, below the costa of the hindwing a broad, yellow 



ray. The patria of the only specimen (which I saw in the Tring Museum) is not exactly stated. 



■'•■"(/""«'««'- S. stigmosissima >S'/?"r7/. seems to be allied to /tgrn'^ff, but to be also similar to Cricosoma leopard-imim. 



""' The species is said to be dotted like the latter, but to have black triangles at the costa of the forewing. 



