74 Ml'. R. Trimeu oit 



wing, which agree with those of the upperside. Fore-iving r 

 1st spot of row of four wanting ; all other spots rather 

 larger. Hind-wing : basal ochreous narrower than in ^ ; 

 two or three central spots of marginal row always more 

 or less obliterated ; spot between cell and hind-margin 

 always present, occasionally large and irregular in shape. 

 An unusually small ? specimen in my collection has 

 all the pale markings ochreous-yellow instead of white.* 

 As regards the ^ sex, P. Echerioides presents many 

 marks of distinction from its nearest ally, P. Cynorta, 

 Fab. {Zeryntius, Boisd.) , of which the following maybe 

 noticed, viz. 1°, the band of fore-iving is much narrower 

 than in Cynorta, its inner edge being at some distance 

 from discoidal cell, and its outer edge much further from 

 hind-margin ; 2°, this band is continuous, and gradu- 

 ally widening from its origin, while in Cynorta, it is 

 abruptly interrupted, the 2nd spot being absent or nearly 

 obsolete, and the 3rd very large ; 3°, the outer edge of 

 the band is slightly concave instead of convex, and the 

 composing spots are narrower and less blunt internally, 

 the black separating rays being broader ; 4°, in the 

 hind-wing, the band is usually narrower than in Cynorta, 

 its inner edge being further from base, while its outer 

 edge is almost even, instead of being sharply and regularly 

 dentated by the internervular rays ; 5°, the conspicuous 

 hind-marginal spots are wholly wanting in Cynorta. f 

 On the underside, 6°, the inner edge of the band of /ore- 

 iving is rather further from the discoidal cell than it is on 

 the upperside, while in Cynorta it is so close as partly to 

 touch the extremity of the cell ; 7°, a small whitish disco- 

 cellular spot is sometimes found in Cynorta, but there is no 

 trace of it in Echerioides ; 8°, in the hind-wing, the basal 

 ochreous is darker and redder, extending further along 

 costa, and the outermost of its two black spots is more 

 elongate ; 9°, the band is considerably narrower, the 

 inner edge not so even, the brownish clouding of its 

 outer border more defined ; 10°, the internervular rays 

 are not so strongly marked ; 11°, the spot between cell 

 and hind-margin is not found in Cynorta. As a rule, 

 Echerioides is considerably larger than Cynorta. 



With reference to the $ , I may mention that there is 

 no room for doubt as to the specific identity of the two 



* A similar variation of colouring is not imcommon in Danais Echeria. 

 f Prof. Westwood (Ai'C. Ent. pi. 40, f. 3, 4) figures an example in which 

 these spots, though very small, are present. 



