On new Species and Races of Ithomiinse. 77 



XII. — New Species and Races of Ithomiinpe in the Joicey 

 Collection. By W. J. Kaye, F.E.S. 



Some striking new species and forms are here described. 

 The race joiceyi of Tithoria bonplandii is quite stable, as no 

 typical bonplandii came with them, and the series of twelve 

 $ (J are quite uniform. Haensch, in Seitz, vol. v. p. 119, 

 separates tamasea, Hew., with lugubris, Hsch., as a distinct 

 species, and regalis, Stich., as another species distinct from 

 bonplandii ; but these are all forms of the same — bonplandii. 



The three new species of Pteronymia are in each case 

 female specimens and only single individuals. They are all 

 remarkably large species, and in the case of catenata of 

 curious pattern, the very large marginal spots giving the 

 insect a distinct appearance. Five new species of Napeo- 

 genes are described and one new subspecies of Napeogenes. 

 There are two new species of Hijmenitis, one Scada, one 

 Callithomia, two Epithomia, one Hyposcada, and two Athesis. 

 One of the last at first glance looks like a large dark A. clea- 

 rista, but it is a distinct species from N. Peru. The other, 

 a dark subspecies of Clearista from Colombia, must be well 

 known, and it seems strange that Haensch did not make for it 

 subspecific rank. The series at Witley shows it to be quite 

 a well-marked race. Typical Clearista occurs in Venezuela 

 and also in Colombia, but probably only as an aberration in 

 the latter country. 



All these forms and species will be figured after the War. 



Athesis clearista colombiensis, subsp. n. 



Fore wing darker than in the type-form. The discoidal 

 blotch heavier black, without any ochre colour at lower angle 

 of: cell, and the black extending down towards vein 2. In 

 the type-form this is always ochreous. The veins blacker, 

 especially vein 3, which has stripe along it. Hind wing with 

 the veins 3, 4, 5 blacker and the outer margin broader black. 

 Ochre colour at discocellulars and along veins 1 and 2 more 

 reddish than in Clearista clearista. 



5 <y <?,8 ? ?. 



Hub. Colombia, "Interior," Cauca Valley, S. Martin, 

 Llanos of Rio Meta (G. D. Child). 



Athesis vitrala, sp. n. 

 Larger than A. clearista, darker and more transparent. 



