ABLEPSIS; PORPHYROGENES ; MURGARIA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 875 



N. lucca Plotz (170b) is united witli gizala by Godman, but according to Mabille it differs very lucca. 

 much from it. Above blackish-brown, towards the base and on the hindwings light ferruginous brown; forewing 

 with 3 small apical sjoots and a discal band as in gizala of 4 spots. Hind\\ing with a bent postmedian row of 

 black dots exhibited beneath as lighter, black-ringed spots. Patria unknown. 



N. adrastor Mab. d- Boull. (172 b) very much resembles lucca, but it is larger, on the forewiiigs the adraslor. 

 subapical spots are absent altogethei-, and in the discal oblique band the costal-marginal spot is absent, 

 whilst the hindwings are above without any markings. The fringes are greyish-white, speckled with brown. 

 Beneath the ring-spots of the hindwings are grejish-white, not pupilled yellowish. Desciibed according to 1 $ 

 from South America. 



N. diaphorus Mab. c€- Boull. ( Mscldr. ? ) ( 1 72 b), according to the authoj-s' opinion, may be the ^ of adrasfor diuiihortis. 

 or lucca. In its exterior it entirely resembles the (^ of Bimgalotis ramusis (169 c), but it has light, almost wl'.ite 

 fringes which are dentate and somewhat speckled particularly distinctly on the hindwings; the hindwing is 

 extended and angled on the lower median vein. Described according to 1 (^ from Surinam. 



27. Genus: Ablepsis Wis. 



Smaller species with a moderately thick antennal club of the shape of a flattened sickle; palpi rising, 

 the 2nd joint closely pressed to the face, the 3rd very short. Costal fold absent. The cell is longer than two 

 thirds of the costal margiir. Between the two inner-marginal veins of the hindwing there is a flat depression 

 with a hail-pencil next to it. Posterior tibiae densely fringed, with 2 pair of spurs. 



A. vulpinus Hbn. (170 b) is above reddish-brown, on the forewing with 3 smaJl apical dots and 3 large. ru/pinKs. 

 yellow discal hj-aline spots: one being distally gnawed out iii the cell, a large, oblong-cj^uadrangnlar one belo« 

 it, and a small, quadrangular one at the upper, distal corner of the latter. The hindwing shows the usual marking 

 of the black discal spot and of the row of spots behind it; on the under surface this row of spots is distally 

 of a lighter yellow shade. Brazil. 



A. guyanensis Mab. d- Boull. differs from the preceding by its more yellowish, to\^-ards the margin guijannisis. 

 darkened colour, the discal spots being distally bordered with black, and by 2 more, longitudinal, black spots 

 in the cell. The groove on the hindwing is much deeper, inside clad with yellow hair and white scales, the 

 yellowish-red hair-pencil next to it is much longer. 1 (^ from French Guiana. 



28. Genus: Porphyrogeiies Wis. 



Here the antennal club is very slender, ensiform with a fine point ; the 3rd j^alpal joint is very short, 

 obtusely conical. Costal fold present; the cell of the forewing is as long as two thirds of the costal margin. 

 The upper median vein rises far before the cell-end, the lower nearer to the base than to the upper one; the 

 proximal margin is very convex and covers a lustrous silvery spot of the costal margin on the hindwing, 

 which exhibits a hair-tuft; the anal fold of the hindwing is clad with long, hair-shaped scales. Onlj' one species: 



P. omphale Btlr. (168 e) is unmistakable: above black with an orange oblique band, the base of omphale. 

 the forewing and the whole middle of the hindwing with a brilliant blue reflection. Amazon District to Bolivia. 



29. Genus: Murgaria Wts. 



Antennal club gradually thickened and ending into a fine point, behind its thickest part unciformly 

 bent. The porrect 2nd palpal joint is densely scaled, the 3rd very short. Costal fold present. The cell of the 

 forewing is of more than ^/^ of the length of the costal margin; the upper median vein rises more than 3 times 

 as distant from the base as from the cell-end. The hindwing is insignificantly lobated; the transverse 

 vein is straight; the middle radial is absent. Tibiae as in the preceding. 



M. albociliata Mab. (170 c) is above black with white fringes of the hindwings and grey fringes of the alhociliafa. 

 forewings. On the wings there are two more or less distinct transverse bands formed of dark leaden grej- spots. 

 Beneath the ground-colour is more brownish-grey, the marking of the bands blackish. Mexico to Colombia. 

 — ■ nigrocillata Mab. & Boull. has quite black fringes and originates likewise from Mexico. 



M. leucophrys Mab. from Panama is r[uite deep blackish-brown without the mai-king of the bands, icucophnj.'f. 

 with white fringes on all the wings. 



M. toxeus Plotz has c^uite black fringes as nigrociliata has, and beneath on the forewing in the costal- lo.trKS. 

 marginal half the beginnings of two white transverse bands. Mexico. 



