collected in Chili. 125 



Var. florinda. 



Differs from the typical male in its slightly more 

 grey-speckled primaries : the orbicular spot rounded, the 

 discal white dots scarcely visible ; the secondaries white, 

 with broad brown external border and veins ; three basal 

 abdominal segments with grey-tipped blackish triangular 

 tufts* ; tarsi above black, banded with sandy whitish ; 

 wings below altogether whiter than in the type. Expanse 

 of wings, 33 mm. 



" Las Zorras in January on flowers." — T. E. 



CARADRINIDiE. 

 Caradkina, Ochs. 



16. Caradrina dulcinea, n. s. 



Nearly allied to C. hlanda of Europe, but altogether 

 darker, much redder, and with broader wings ; the pale 

 borders of the lines and of the discoidal spots yellowish ; 

 the secondaries grey, with bronze-brown and reddish 

 reflections, but slightly whitish at the extreme base ; 

 below the markings are far more strongly defined, the 

 disco-cellular spots and discal stripes being blackish ; 

 and the external border of primaries dull whitish ; the 

 sandy yellow areas are also replaced by pale brownish 

 flesh-colour. Expanse of wings, 32 — 34 mm. 



" Las Zorras, at sugar and light, in January and 

 February."— r. E, 



17. Caradrina mcerens, n. s. 



Pattern of the preceding species and of C. hlanda, but 

 only the submarginal line distinct and creamy white, the 

 primaries dark greyish fuliginous, with slight pinky 

 brown reflections, and the secondaries greyish brown, 

 paler than the primaries, and whitish at the base ; the 

 thorax dark smoky grey, even darker than the primaries, 

 the abdomen paler, especially towards the base ; under 

 surface whitish ; the wings shining, irrorated with smoky 

 grey scales, excepting upon the interno-basal areas ; 

 costal areas slightly brownish ; markings, excepting the 



* It is quite probable that these exist on all specimens when not 

 rubbed. 



