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3. Catasticta vulnerata, sp. n. 



Allied to C. uriccechece, but easily distinguished by the fact 

 that on the upper surface the basal area of the primaries as 

 well as of the secondaries is suffused with crimson, the discal 

 white spots narrower, the crimson on the secondaries more 

 restricted and greyer, the spots of the discal series small, 

 paler red, and diffused, the marginal internervular spots 

 whitish. On the under surface the markings are more sharply 

 defined, the yellow markings brighter, the grey discal belt 

 across the secondaries with nearly straight inner edge, and 

 therefore broader, the white and yellow belt bounding it 

 internally consequently narrower; the marginal spots broader, 

 slightly less angular. 



Expanse of wings 58-61 millim. 



Ecuador (Buckley). Three males. 



4. Catasticta tricolor, sp. n. 



Also allied to C. uriccechece, but with all the spots on the 

 upper surface of the primaries bright lemon-yellow ; the 

 scarlet markings on the secondaries less brilliant in colour, 

 the patch towards the base more restricted, the spot within 

 the end of the cell diffused inwardly and those across the 

 disk much elongated ; a marginal series of yellow spots. On 

 the under surface the white and yellow markings are so much 

 reduced in size as to give this species a decidedly greyer 

 aspect, in which respect it somewhat approaches (7. cinerea ; 

 it, however, appears to differ from all its allies in having the 

 base of the abdominal fold of the secondaries bordered with 

 scarlet. 



Expanse of wings 63 millim. 



Ecuador. One fine male example. 



In the Hewitson collection under the name of C. sisamnus 

 are two males of what 1 believe to be a very distinct species 

 allied to both C. hegemon arid C.fliza. Unfortunately the 

 habitat of the species has not been preserved, and as this 

 group is somewhat more variable than others in the genus 

 and the species more difficult to describe so as to be easily 

 recognizable, I prefer to leave it unnamed until specimens 

 come to hand with information as to habitat. 



The following species was confounded with his C. anaitis 

 by Hewitson : 



5. Catasticta sordida, sp. n. 



$ . Above with the general colouring of C. anaitis, but 



