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of thorax yellowish white. A black spot in middle of thorax and 

 another on base of tegula. Legs white or pale yellowish white and 

 banded as in E. phelina but with apical half of first femur black. 

 Abdomen pale orange-yellow, whitish at the base above and paler 

 below than above. Forewing above and below as in E. lephiTia with 

 black spots on upper side slightly more prominent. Fringe with 

 scales next to outer margin orange or orange-yellow and bordered 

 outwardly with pale yellow or whitish hyaline scales, sometimes with 

 a few black scales along base of fringe opposite middle of outer mar- 

 gin. Hindwings above usually salmon pink, sometimes pale orange 

 yellow. Hindwings below pale orange-yellow. 



Length of forewing 7-8 mm. 



Male genitalia as illustrated (pi. 43, fig. 6, 6a, 6b). 



Female. — Habitus uncertain (only a single badly rubbed specimen 

 is available for study) but probably like that of male. Vertex of 

 head orange as in the male. 



Length of forewing 8 nun. 



Female genitalia as illustrated (pi. 45, fig. 12) . 



Type locality. — Cayuga, Guatemala. 



Additional type data. — Described from the holotype, male (locality 

 as given above; U. S. N. M. type No. 34838; September; $ genitalia 

 preparation W. D. F, No. 1673, 1941) and from 13 male paratypes 

 (various localities: Cayuga, Guatemala; Port Bello, Panama; La 

 Chorrera, Panama; Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone. Genitalia 

 preparations are as follows: paratype No. 1, W. D. F. No. 3210, 1949; 

 paratype No. 2, W. D. F. No. 3194,"^ 1949 ; paratype No. 3, W. D. F. No. 

 3193, 'l949; paratype No. 4, W. D. F. No. 3195, 1949; paratype No. 5, 

 W. D. F. No. 1676, 1941; paratype No. 6, W. D. F. No. 3246, 1949; 

 paratype No. 7, W. D. F. No. 3198, 1949 ; paratype No. 8, W. D. F. No. 

 3196, 1949 ; paratype No. 9, W. D. F No 3245, 1949 ; paratype No 10, 

 W. D. F. No. 3197, 1949; paratype No. 12, W. D. F. No. 3225, 1949.) 

 The single female specimen is from Porto Bello, Panama (genitalia 

 preparation W. D. F. No. 3217, 1949) and because of the badly rubbed 

 wings of this specimen it is excluded from the type series. 



Location of types. — Holotype and paratypes Nos. 1-8 in the United 

 States National Museum. Paratype No. 8 in the British Museum of 

 Natural History. Paratype No. 9 in the American Museum of 

 Natural History. Paratypes Nos. 11 to 13 in the collection of Cornell 

 University. 



Distribution. — Guatemala: Department of Izaibdl., Cayuga 

 (August, September). Panama: Promnce of Colon^ Porto Bello 

 (March, April, May); Promnce of Panama., La Chorrera (May). 

 Canal Zone : Barro Colorado Island (March, October, November). 



