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yellow anal patcli of liiiulwiiig large above, but absent from uuderside. Uuder 

 surface of wings with the reddish ferriiginons gronnd-colour often obscured by olive- 

 wood-brown, sometimes all olive-clay-colom-. 



llalj. Matto Grosso ; Paraguay ; Bolivia. 



In the Tring Museum 15 sjieoimeiis from: Miranda, Matto Grosso, January 

 1899 (Maxwell Stuart); Curumba, Matto Grosso, January 1899 (M. Stuart); Eeyes, 

 R. Beni, Bolivia, July 1895 (Maxwell Stuart) ; Sapncay, near Villa Ttica, Paraguay 

 (Foster). 



c. P. Itisca f. ilus. 



*Peri(j(iuia Has Boisduval, Cons. Lip. Guatemala p. (JG (1870) (Honduras ; Mexico) ; id., fipec. Gin. 

 Lip. Hit. i. p. 3-_'G. n. 10 (1875) (Mexico; Guatemala); Kirby, l.r. n. 4 (1894); Bbnningh., 

 h-h xii. p. 132. n. 70 (1899) (Rio de Janeiro). 



S 9 . Like the preceding, larger. Hindwing below with yellow abdominal 



area ; disc of both wings more extended reddish ferruginous. 



The type of iliis, a c?, has a rather dark forewing, and the yellow band of the 

 hindwing is narrow. In the type of passerina., also a 6, the yellow baud is 

 broader than in the average specimens of ilus. Both types in coll. Oberthiir. 



Ildh. Mexico to Matto Grosso ; probably also in Southern Brazil. 



In the Tring Museum 60-odd specimens from : Mexico ; Honduras ; Colombia ; 

 Peru ; Bolivia ; Matto Grosso ; Venezuela ; Brit. Guiana. 



We add that this form was fonnd in Matto Grosso at tlie same time as the 

 previous one. 



d'. P. lusca f. interrupta. 



Perigonia liisea, Walker.i.c. fiii. p. 101. n. 1 (185G) (partim) ; Butl., I.e. p. .5.32. n. 5 (1877) ; Dew 

 Mittli. Miinch. Enl. Ver. i. p. 91 (1877) (Porto Kico) ; Kirby, I.e. n. 6 (1892) (partim) ; Hamps 

 Ann. Mag. N. H. (7). viii. p. 251 (1901) (Nassau, Bahamas). 



*Perigonia interrupta Wallser, I.e. xxxi. p. 29 (1864) (Mexico ; Guatemala ; Haiti). 



Macroglossa doto Schaufuss, Niinq. Otios. i. p. 21 (1870) (" Afr." err. loc. !). 



Perigonia restitula, Druce, /.(■. Supjjl. p. 292 (1896) (partim). 



rj ? . Forewing narrower than in the preceding forms, distal margin less 

 convex in middle, black submarginal line more evenly curved, less irregular behind, 



and not so close to the margin. Hindwing shorter, distal margin almost or quite 



straight down to M^ ajiex acute in many siiecimens, yellow band as in ilus, or 

 rather narrower, yellow anal jiatch more or less distinct above, absent from 

 underside. 



Ilab. Mexico to Bolivia ; West Indies ; Baliamas ; doubtless everywhere in 

 the range of lusca, but not so common as ilus. 



In the Tring Museum 40-odd specimens from : Bahamas (Sir G. Carter) ; 

 Florida ; Mexico : Honduras ; Colombia ; Peru ; Bolivia ; Venezuela. 



e'. P. lusca i'. restifufa. 



Perigania tuxcti, Walker, I.e. (i)artim). 



*Panacra restitutci id.. I.e. xxxi. p. 32 (1864) (Mexico ;— Mus. Brit.) ; Butl., I.e. n. 3 (1877) (Mexico ; 



Venezuela ; Pava) ; Druce, Binl. Centr. Amer., Lep. Net. i. p. 3. d. 2. t. 3. f. 6 (1881) ; Kirby, 



I.C. u. 3 (1892) ; Diuce, I.e. Suppl. p. 299 (1896) (partim). 

 Perigonia restitula, (irote & Rob., Proe. Ent. Soe. Pliileid. v. p. 177 (1865). 

 Macroglossa dola v. affinis Schaufuss, Nunq. Otios. i. p. 21 (1870) (Venez.). 



S ? . Like the preceiling, but the yellow baud of the hindwing reduced, yellow 

 anal spot small, vestigial, or absent. 



