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Genus 8. D^dalma, Hewitson. 



16. Dcedalma Dorinda? B.M. 



Dcedalma Darinda, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatschr. vi. p. 28 (1862) ; 

 Reise der <Novara,'iii. pi. 67. figs. 3, 4 (1867). 



May be distinct, the type of Felder's species being from 

 Bogota. The one specimen in the collection is somewhat 

 different from Felder's figure, being larger, with the white mar- 

 ginal spots of primaries elongated ; there are also several 

 differences on undersurface of secondaries. 



Genus 9. Pronophila, Westwood. 

 17. Pronophila variabilis, n. sp. B.M. 



Allied to P. Porsenna', above more brilliantly shot with 

 bronze, green, and purple, without indication of whitish spots, 

 but with three black spots towards apex of primaries, and with 

 two or three black spots towards anal angle of secondaries. 

 General arrangement of markings below as in P. Porsenna, but 

 no orange lunule in primaries ; the latter brown, deeper on 

 disk, with the nervures and a band enclosing the ocelli whity- 

 brown ; margin broadly brown : secondaries brown, more or 

 less inclining to whitish, with central and subbasal bands 

 darker than in P. Porsenna ; eight discal ocelli black, white- 

 pupilled, with pale brown iris, surrounded by darker brown, 

 and encircled by a whitish zone ; a broad dark brown marginal 

 border, edged internally with lilacine. 



Expanse of wings 3 inches 4 lines. 



The allied P. Porsenna comes from Quito and Bogota. 



18. Pronophila venerata, n. sp. B.M. 



Upperside black, shot with purple; primaries with a 

 quadrate white spot crossing the centre of the first median in- 

 terspace ; three subapical white spots, the uppermost bifid, 

 running obliquely .from costal to just beneath lower radial 

 nervure : secondaries with fringe ferruginous ; a large white 

 patch, crossed by the third median branch, and trisinuate ex- 

 ternally, on disk beyond end of cell. Primaries below black, 

 white spots as above ; apex broadly ferruginous, irrorated with 

 orange ; three subapical dusky white-pupilled ocelli, forming 

 an angular series to second white spot : basal half of second- 

 aries red-brown, the ordinary bands of Pronophila indicated 

 by deeper brown ; apical half variegated with yellow, red- 

 brown, pale ochreous, and silver, as follows : — apex red-brown ; 



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