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Resemble Some species of 



,, Dirccnna, Athesis. 



„ TIti/ridia, Aprotopos. 



,, Direenna, Olyras. 



„ Aprotopos, Kutreiiis. 



,, Heliconiiis (no Ithomiine genera). 



,, Melinaa, Mechanitis, AtJiyrtis. 



,, Mechanitis, Hirsittis, Atkyrtis, Cera- 



tiiiia, Hypuscada, Napeoyenes. 

 ,, Melnura, do. do. do. 



,, Tliyridia, Eutresis. 



,, (^'eratinia, MecJtanitis, Birsutis, Hy- 



jxiscada. 

 „ Melinaa, Mechanitis, Hirsutis, Hy- 



pflscada, yapeoyenes, Sais, ('alii- 

 thoijiia, Ithoinia. 

 ,, yapeoycnes. 



,, Ceratinia, Hyposcada, i'allithouiia, 



ltho)iiia, Hypoleria, Heteroscada, 

 Pteronyniia, Episcada, Velaunjsta, 

 Disinenitis. » 



Ceratinia. 

 Aeria. 



Olyras, Ceratinia, Xapeoyenes, Tliy- 

 ridia, Aprotopos. 

 ( 'allithomia, Ithomia, Calloleria. 

 (.'eiatinia, Xapeoyenes, Pteronyinia, 

 Ejiiscada, Hyjioleria, Pseudoscada. 

 EpitJimiria, Ceratinia. 

 Ceratinia, }>lelinica. 

 Ithoniia, Hypolina, Pteronymia, Dis- 



v\enitis, Velainysta. 

 Pteronymia. 

 Episcada. 

 PteroJiyinia. 

 Scad a. 



LeiicotJryris, Dismenitis. 

 Pseudoscada, Xapeoyenes, Len.cotJiyris. 

 Hi/poleria, Pteronyniia, Xapeoyoies. 

 Hymen itis. Vela mysta . 

 Velaniysta, Dismenitis. Lencothyris, 



Pteronyniia. 

 Ejiiscada, Pteronyniia. 

 This remarkable recurrence of pattern and colouring is probably 

 to be explained in two ways. Those species Avhich are verj' trans- 

 parent, with little 01 no markings, are most inconspicuous amongst 

 the shadows of the forest, and a common pattern is probably to be 

 explained by the necessity for common concealment. It is hardly 



.Some species of 

 Olyras 

 Entresis 

 Athesis 

 Thyridia 

 Tithorea 

 Hirsutis 

 Melinaa 



2[echanitis 



Aprotopos 



Callithomia 



Ceratinia 



Heteroscada 

 Xapeoyenes 



Sais 

 Sea da 

 l>irceuna 



PJpitJioiiiia 

 Itliomia 



Calloleria 



Hyposcada 



Leucot/iyris 



P^ pi scad a 



Pteionyniia 



Miraleria 



Aeria 



I'elamysta 



Hypoleria 



Pseudoscada 



Dismenitis 



Hynienitis 



Heterosais 



