cacpio. 



inenncros. 



874 NASCUS. By Dr. M. Draudt. 



N. caepio H.-Schdff. (170 b). A smaller species, above dark brown, in the disc somewhat lighter, 

 yellowish. « ith 4 yellow apical streaks and 4 discal spots. Hindwing above unmarked, only beneath spotted black. 

 Honduras to Colombia. 



N. mermeros Mab. is much smaller, otherwise very similar. Above lighter brown with the discal 

 spots much more crowded together, so that the impression of a single large spot is created. The hindwing is 

 less extended at the anal angle. The antennal club is much shorter, the point bent down shorter than m caepio. 

 Brazil. 

 glaruff. N. glarus Mdb. is dark brown, in the proximal half of the forewing obliquely cut off and in the disc 



of the hind\\ino' dimly reddish-yellow. The 4 discal spots form an oblique row on the border between the 2 

 coloiu-s; in the apex of the forewing there are only 2 hyaline spots. On the hindwing the usual cell-spot and 

 the bent row of 5 spots behind it. From the Lower Amazon. 



advena. N. advcna Mab. very much resembles glarus and is above likewise rusty brown, but it has 3 small 



apical spots; in the disc there are 4 golden yellow hyaline spots only separated by the veins, the one situate 

 below the cell being gnawed out inside and outside. The hindwings are darker. The antennae exliibit a yellow 

 ring before the club. Costa Rica to Colombia. 



gildo. N. gildo Mab. is above dark bro-mi with a remarkably broad costal fold ; of the 4 yellow discal hyaline 



spots the one situate in the cell is gnaAved out towards the costa; the spots are besides small, separated far 

 from each other. Hindwing as in the preceding. Coary. 



(I'l^dla. N. gizala Moschl. (= cephisus Hew., evathlus Mab.) {170a). The brown forewing is haired yellow 



at the base ; at the apex there are 4 apical dots, the disc is traversed by the 4 hyaline spots in the shape of an 

 oblique band from the costal margin to the proximal angle, the lowest being bent somewhat inwards. 

 Hindwing in the middle slightly angled, iinmarked. Beneath the proximal half of the wing is unmarked dull 

 yellow. The $ is somewhat larger and lighter and more extensively yellow. Panama, Colombia. 



ecphisc. N. cephise H.-Schaff. (170 b) is above lighter ferruginous brown than caepio, the yellow discal spots 



somewhat more of the shape of an oblique band owing to the lowest spot being enlarged; the 3 small apical 

 spots form a row inwards convex, in caepio distally. The hindwmgs are mnnarked, the fringes somewhat sj)eckled. 

 Beneath on the forewing, the proximal margin is whitish, and on the hindwing the postmedian band of spots 

 exliibits two distinct yellowish sjjots at the anal angle. The 2 has broader wings and white instead of yellow 

 or'mia. spots. Brazil. — orima ScJts. I daresay belongs hereto as a form with somewhat more markings: on the forewing 

 there is in the discal spot in the angle between the radial and median vein a small brown dot, and the hindwing 

 shows two darker transverse lines. Petropolis. 



broieas. N. broteas CV. (169f) is above blackish-brown with 4 apical streaks and a white oblique band and 



a pnnctiform spot in the middle before it. Hindning in the middle angled, above in the basal part with ochreous- 

 yellow hair, beneath in the proximal half light yellow, at the costal margin with the beginning of a band of black 

 spots. Of this species only $$ are known, of cous only (^^, so that both may belong together. Guiana, Brazil. 



(innitliior- N. annulicortiis Mschlr. (170 a) is smaller than broteas, above rusty brown, towards the base lighter, on 



>"«. the hindwing very extensive. On the forewing there are 5 small apical spots in a straight line, beside 4 small 

 black dots. The middle is traversed by an oblique band of 4 white hyalme spots from the costal margin to the 

 inner-marginal vein; the two uppermost are the largest and on both sides gnawed out. The middle of the hind- 

 wing is traversed by 2 straight rows of faded black spots. The under sin-face is lighter, otherwise marked the 

 same, but on the hmdwmg the 2 macular bands are coherent. Here likewise only $$ seem to be known. Nicaragua 

 to Brazil. 



cehreniis. N. ccbrcnus Cr. (170 b) is known only from the figure. Above blackish-brown, towards the base 



yellowish. On the forewing there are 3 small apical spots and a straight band of white hyaline spots in the 

 middle, the three upper ones of which are coherent, whilst the two smaller lower ones are separated from each 

 other; in the angle between the median and radial vein there is another small spot. The hindwings are darker 

 brown, unmarked, the body is covered with ferruginous brown hair. The position of the insect described from 

 Surinam remains doubtful. 



orila. N. orita Schs. is known to us only from the description and seems to be most closely allied to zopyrus 



(168 a) placed by Mabille to the genus Nascus as a synonym to his hydarnes. Wings dark brown with light 

 olive-brown hair at the base. The forewing shows 3 small white apical spots and a quadripartite discal band, 

 the uppermost spot of which is yellowish at the costal margin, whilst the others are white, transparent. Hind- 

 wing extended into a short, obtuse, bent, small tail with white-speckled fringes. Beneath the discal spots are 

 all white, the apex of the forewing is strewn a little with white; the hindwing shows 2 indistinct transverse 

 shades, the distal one being outside analwards spotted whitish. Expanse of wings: 38 mm. Described from 

 Peru. 



