( 8S) 



eye) and a tnauLrnlar liasal spot ol' s('f;mi'iit ■-! white : legs brown above, ringed wbite. 

 Witii ])ulvillns. 



Wings, ujjpersitle. Forewiug miilway between those of ihtUca and rustica ; 



a triangular costal sjjaee before stigma, interspace between antemedian and first 

 discal line, and the interspace between the third discal and first postdiscal line 

 jiale, shaded with liuff ; a large apical patch in front of obliijue apical line followed 

 by a snbinarginal patch, both white, a smaller white patch and a snbmarginal 

 zigzag line before hinder angle ; a black streak between M' and M'' connecting 

 third antemedian line with first discal one ; discal lines sharply dentate, lines 

 ,' and 3 close together, with the interspace between them spotted with white, the 

 lines more evenly curved than in rnstk-a ; white spots of fringe large, extended 



on to the wing-membrane. Hindwing : as in dalica, but the pale distal baud 



more distinct behind and broader. 



Underside not essentially different from that of dalica. 



S. Tenth tergite strongly compressed, apex rather prominent (PI. XL. 

 f. lu, side-view); sternitc about one-fifth shorter than tlie tergite, gradually 

 narrowed to the end which is broad and truncate with the angle turned upwards. 

 Clasjier with almost straight dorsal margin ; harpe (PI. XL. f. 7) of the same 

 ty|)e as in irimacula and Jlorestan : a large, almost circular plate, deeply concave, 

 the distal edge dentate and ventrally produced into a short triangular lobe ; 

 inner surface of harpe covered with small elongate scales. Penis-sheath witli 

 stout apical process (of which the tip is unfortunately broken), projecting oblicjuely 

 destrad and distad. 



Length of forewing : 47 mm. 



Huh. Chamicuras, Upper Amazons, Peru (Bartlett), 1 S in Mns. Dublin. 



57. Protoparce dalica. 



*Proto/Mrrr ihdim Kirby, Trans. Eiit. Soc. Lund. p. 243 (1877) (" Caaada" loc. err. ; — Mus. Dublin); 



Waterh., Aid Idcnt. Ins. i. t. 70 (1887) (" Canada " /oc. err.); Edw., Ent. Amer. iii. p. 223 



(1888) ; Weym., Iris v\i. p. .301. note (1895) ( = g(ir!eppi). 

 Plder/ethwiliiis dalica Kirby, Cut. Lep. Ret. i, p. 687. n. 2 (1892) (" Canada " Ine. err.). 

 *l'ldefjethuiUiiix gurleppi Rothschild, Iris vii. p. 307. n. 15. t. 5. f. 1 (1895) (Huayabamba, E. Peru ; — 



coll. Staudinger). 



tj. Easily recognised by the dark purplish browu forewing, which is con- 

 spicuously marked with a triangular white patch in front of the large white stigma, 

 and with an irregular subapical ])atch bordered by the oblique apical line, as well 

 as some basal bands and snbmarginal spots of tlie same colour. Antenna long and 

 stout. Head with a white lateral stripe, which is interrupted. First segment 

 of foretarsus externally with three very long spines. Palvillus present. Tenth 

 abdominal tergite slender, gradually narrowed to the apex, which is truncate, 

 sternite very long, the sides curved upwards, irregularly notched. Clasper broad, 

 rather strongly narrowed to ajiex, ventral margin strongly <d)liijue, dorso-apical 

 margin bent inward ; harpe witii « long, irregularly dentate, lobe, which extends 

 to the dorsal edge of the clasper (PI. XXXIX. f. 5) ; the most ventral toorli 

 rather heavier ; no ventral process. Penis-sheath with a long apical tooth as in 

 rustica, slightly pointing distad. 



?. Unknown. 



Larva and chrysalis unknown. 



We have now seen several specimens, and find that (lie differences between 

 dalica and (/itrlrjjiji are not constant. 



