380 Mr. Hamilton H. Driice's Descriptions oj 



of the central transverse subhyaline band and the more conspicuous 

 outer marginal yellow band of the fore-wing, and by the black 

 ultramedian band on the hind-wing being much reduced and nearly 

 obsolete at its junction with the subcostal nervure. Under-side as 

 above, the outer-marginal yellow band of the fore-wing even 

 wider ; anal half of the hind-wing richer orange than the costal area. 

 Palpi pure white ; tips black. 

 Expanse 2fV inch. 



Hah. Farinas, La Paz, Bolivia (1,500 m.). 



Mons. Mabille, to whom I showed this insect, considered 

 it to be P. jj-imff, Hew., but I do not hold the same 

 opinion. 



Mr. H. J. Adams has a sjoecimen, identical, from the 

 same locality. 



Watson, P.Z.S., 1893, p. 14, states that pieria, Hew., 

 and machaon, Hew., are j^robably not congeneric with 

 ipMnous, Latr. (the type of Mimoniades) nor even with 

 each other. Mons. Mabille has recently erected a new 

 genius for pieria, i. e. Croniacles " Gen. Insect." Fasc. xvii, 

 p. 13), Avhich he has placed first in the list and included 

 machaon with it. 



Sub-family, HESPERIINu^. 



Thymele, Fab. 

 Thymele paUiolum, sp. nov. (Plate XXI, fig. 5.) 



? • Upper-side ; both wings blackish-brown with the basal thirds 

 suffused with pale shining blue. Fore-wing with a subapical row of 

 small white dots placed near the costal margin, the middle dot being 

 slightly nearer to the base. A median white transverse band com- 

 posed of 3 quadrate spots and two small costal dots divided by the 

 brown nervules. Under-side paler than above with dots and trans- 

 verse band as above ; sprinkled with yellow scales along the costal 

 margin from the base to the white band and opalescent-bliie at the 

 extreme base. Hind-wing dark brown with short darker central 

 bands and sprinkled with yellow scales from base, where they are 

 thickest, to beyond middle. Head and thorax above opalescent- 

 blue ; abdomen brown above with blue scales. Palpi jDale buff. 

 Legs yellowish. Antennte black, with a yellowish ring at base of 

 club. Cilia of both surfaces slightly paler than wings. 



Expanse 2\ inch. 



Hal. Carrillo, Costa Rica ( Underwood). 



