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the second to sub-median nervure^ the fourth large and sub- 

 triangular; hind-wings with a trifid elongate hyaline 

 spot, nearly central, apical and anal fringe yellow. 

 Front-wings below, brown, apical area reddish, hyaline 

 spots as above, the oblique series connected with apex 

 by a curved pale golden line, a similar line on costa 

 connecting the discoidal spot with base; hind- wings 

 deep red-brown, a golden line along costa and outer 

 margin, a second curved and enclosing the hyaline spots 

 which are united by a golden net-work to costa, and by 

 a streak of the same colour to base ; body below, grayish- 

 brown, varied with dark red and white. 



Expanse of wings, 1 inch, 7 lines. 



Eab.— ?. Coll. Kaden in Coll. Druce. 



Seems nearly allied to P. Lutetia, Hew., from Venezuela. 



2. Proteides Othna, n. sp. 



Wings above, nearly as in the preceding species, but 

 darker; front-wings with an additional bifid hyaline spot 

 near apex in the same line with oblique series. Below, 

 nearly as in preceding species, but hind- wings darker, 

 without external golden line or discoidal streak, a large 

 pale yellow spot on outer margin near anal angle, the 

 costa and a discal band connected with it and with the 

 above spot, pale yellow, irrorated with red-brown scales ; 

 body as in preceding species. 



Expanse of wings, 1 inch, 10 lines. 



Hah. — Venezuela; Coll. Kaden. Bogota; B. M. 



Allied to the preceding species. 



3. Proteides Fiara, n. sp. 



Wings above, with basal area tawny, external area 

 diffusely olive-brown ; body grayish brown. Wings be- 

 low, pale grayish-brown ; all the wings with three 

 median dusky spots (indistinct in front- wings) , outer 

 margin whitish, speckled with black atoms ; body 

 whitish. 



Expanse of wings, 2 inches, 4 lines. 



Hah. — Kaffraria. Coll. Druce. 



Belongs to the Helops group of the genus. 



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