IDALI7S. APHVL'E. ] U 



band with two black streaks below costa, a spot above vein 0, bars 

 on each side of discocellulars, points above veins 3 and 4, a streak 

 above vein 2 and two in sulimedian interspace extending to near 

 termen, and a streak above inner margin placed nearer the base ; 

 three subterminal black spots between veins 4 and 7. 



Huh. Venezuela, Area; Amazons, Olivencas ; Ecuador, L)ja; 

 Peru, Chanchamayo, 1 cf . Exp. 40 millim. 



Subsp. 1. fZams Druce, A.M. N. ir. (H) xiii. p. 354 (1894); Biol. Centr.- 



Am., net. ii. p. 366, pi. 73. f. 23. 

 The patches on pectus and dorsal surface of abdomen crimson. 

 Hah. Costa IIica (ZarcJier), 2 2 ^yv^i Godman-Salvin Coll. 



*1213. Idalus pandama. 



Halisidota pandama, Druce, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 288, pi. 19. f. 8. 



$ . Orange-yellow ; pectus, mid and hind legs, and ventral sur- 

 face of abdomen whitish ; legs banded with brown. Fore wing 

 with series of yellow-centred brown elongate spots on basal area, the 

 two in submedian interspace longer, the one below vein 1 not 

 reaching base ; a rounded spot at middle of cell with an elongate 

 spot just before it on costa ; two spots in end of cell, with one 

 above them on costa ; spots beyond the cell above bases of veins 2, 

 3, and 5 and a point above 8 ; an irregular subterminal series of 

 spots, three towards costa and four towards inner margin elongate 

 and the spot above vein 6 displaced inwards, the spots at end of cell 

 and the subterminal series with obscure yellow centres ; a terminal 

 series of elongate spots with prominent yellow centres. Hind wing 

 pale yellow, with terminal series of fuscous patches ; the patch below 

 vein 2 large. 



Hah. Ecuador (Cole), type t $ in Coll. Druce ; Bolivia, R. Songo. 

 Exj^. 46 millim. 



Genus APHYLE. 



Type. 



Aphi/le,'W\'k. iii. 720(1855) margaritacca. 



Proboscis fully rleveloped ; palpi u))turned, not reaching verte.\ of head ; 

 antennju of male with moderate branches, of female with short branches; tibi;r 

 with the spurs short ; abdomen dorsally clothed with rough hair towards base. 

 Fore wing with veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked. Hind 

 wing with vein 2 from towards angle of cell ; 4 absent ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from 

 middle of cell. 



Sect. I. Fore wing with vein 6 st<alked with 7, 8, 9, 10, 7 from before 10 ; 

 11 from cell ; hind wing with veins 3, 5 stalked. 



1214. Aphyle margaritacea. 



Aph/le margaritaccus, Wlk. iii. 720 (1855) ; Kirbj, Cat. ITet. p. 204. 



J . Head and thorax Avhile ; palpi black at sides, an orange 

 patch on upper i)art of frons and vertex of head ; anteunic browii. 



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