952 ' THESPIEU8. By Dr. M. Dkaudt. 



3 spots in an oblique row and 2 subcostal ones. Under surface more reddish, forewingat the anal angle lighter, 

 the costal margin and apex chestnut-red and marked yellow like the hindwing which is grey in the cell, at its 

 end white; behind the cell-end 4 yellow spots. Panama. Guiana, Amazon. 



118. Geiiub: Thespieus G. & -S'. 



Antennae scarcely halt as long as the costal margin; forewing at the apex somewhat tapering, the distal 

 maro-in somewhat concave, the cell as long as two thirds of the costal margin; the jniddle radial very much 

 bent nearing the base of the lower radial; hindwing as long as the abdomen; body strong; the ^ exliibits a 

 scent-stripe from the rise of the upper median vein obliquely to the middle of the submedian. being mostly 

 interrupted. As to the synonymy there prevails an incredible confusion. 

 otjtuK. Th. othna Btlr. (= macareus Plolz) (184 f.g). Above blackish-brown, towards the base and on 



tlie body haired ochreous with a cellular spot on the forewing, and 3 postdiscal small .spots, the middle of 

 which is the largest, quadrangular, and 3 subapical ones. Hindwing towards the apex with 4 postdiscal spots 

 situate in one row. all of them slightly yellowish. Beneath lighter, apex of fore\\ing, and the hindwing marbled 

 red-brown and yellowish, and particularly behind tlie hyaline spots there appears a narrow red-brown spot; 

 in the basal area also lilac-grey dusting. Mexico; Brazil. It is not impossible that this is macareus H.-Schaff.; 

 the upeck'^ macareus in one of the following paragraphs would in that case have to be denominated einacareus. 



argDiliiNi. Th. argctltina sp. nov. (184 g) strikingly resembles othna. The hyaline spots of the forewing above 



are on an average larger, especially the spot between the median veins; the hyaline band of the hindwing is 

 •situate more closely to the distal margin, being broader and shorter and ending towards the apex broadly cpia- 

 drangular, not in a pointed end as in othna; hairing of the body and of the base of the wings is slightly 

 more olive, not so ochrcons-yellow. Beneath the forewing is almost the same, the white stripe parting the 

 apex is just a little more distinct; on the hindwing the different position of the hyaline spot is much more con- 

 spicuous than above, it is situate much closer at the distal margin and extends with its lower end towards the 

 anal angle, whereas in othna it is turned more towards the middle of the proximal margin; above its upper end 

 another silvery white hyaline stripe extends towards the middle of the costal margin and is proximally broadly 

 bordered with ferruginons yellow ; in othna it is only occasionally traceable at the costal margin in a quite different 

 direction, running oblicpiely proximad. The median and the upper radial are white. From .Ai-gentina (Salta). 

 hoyohnni. Th. bogotana sp. n. (lS4f) is another similar form. Above like othna. but the hyaline spot of the 



hindwing does not end towards the apex in a pointed end, but is cpiadrangnlar as in argentina. but it is far 

 remote from the distal margin; in the cell-end there is a yellowish-white punctiform spot. Beneath the hindwing 

 is without any ferruginous tints, the costal margin and the middle of the distal margin are broad whitish, densely 

 strewn with a deep cherry-brown colom-; the hyaline spot is distally bordered by a narrow blackisch-red line 

 parted by the white veins; towards the proximal margin from the hj'aline spot there is a dark blackish-brown 

 triangular spot towards the base and distally bordered with white, towards the apex a narrow similar stripe 

 turned towards iIk- base and proximally bordered with white. Colombia (Bogota). 

 uspcrnatiis. Th. aspernatus sp. nov. (lS4f) by the bluish-grey hairing of the body and of the base of the wing 



forms the transition to macareus. Above otherwise hardly different from the others; the hyaline spot of the 

 hindwing consists of 4 equally large longitudinal spots and extends from the apex almost in front of the middle 

 of the proximal margin. Beneath the apex of the forewing is not parted by white, but above and below equally 

 broad greyish-white, scantily .strewn \\ith deep cerise. The same is the hindwing in the whole apical half, from 

 the middle of the costal margin almost to the anal angle, otherwise dark cerise, the darkest in the shape of 

 inegular spots in the disc, the largest of which borders proximally on the hyaline spot ; distally only the lowest 

 hyaline spot is bordered with dark. From Paraguay. 



macareus. Th. macarcus H.-Schajf. {= emacarens Plolz) (184 f) is marked above exactly like othna, but the 



spots are whiter, and the hairing of the body and the base of the wing is dull greenish bluish-grey, not ochreous. 

 Beneath also marked almost the same, less yellow with I or 2 distinct dark dots at the costal margin of the 

 hindwing. Mexico to Venezuela. 

 iiuirsa. Th. marsa Mab. from the Rio Grande is likewise similar to othna. Blackish-brown, base of forewing 



and costal margin as far as the 3 apical spots reddish-yellow; in the cell a double spot, behind it in an oblique 

 line 5, all yellowish-white, the uppermost punctiform, the lowest dark yellow. Hindwing with 2 groups of 

 white hyaline spots: 2 larger ones between the radial veins, 2 smaller ones above them; at the base a reddish- 

 yellow dot. Forewing beneath red-brown, proximal margin blackish; from the apex to the upper median 

 vein extends a ferruginous band. Hindwing purple-brown, spots as above, but silvery white, the first group 

 in a yellow band, distally to it towards the apex a white band; margin ochreous-yellow, basal dots white. 

 Expanse of wings: 36 mm. 

 Ii'ictia. Th. lutetia i?e(r. (1841) (transition to the .rar/yjyje-group). Above like w;f/c«reM.s and just as bluish-green 



on the body and base of the wings; the spots smaller, 5 postdiscal ones (punctiform): the hyaline band of 

 the hindwing narrow. Beneath purple brown or cerise; ape.x of forewing parted by a white long stripe 

 which appears distally dentate white on the veins. The hinclwing is only at the apex very little strewn with 

 white; the hyaline spot is retort-shaped, its white point terminating into the apex; below it and somewhat 



