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narrower. Beneath, the submarginal band of spots on the 

 primaries is nearer the outer border, the dark border of the 

 secondaries is narrower, and the black spots at the base of 

 those wings are larger and sometimes confluent. 



Hah. State of Jalisco, Western Mexico ( W. B. Richard- 

 son). 



The range of this species lies further north than that of 

 S. eumeda, so far as we know at present. 



4. Synchloe hylceus, sp. n. 



Allied to ^S*. marina (Greyer) [cf. Biol. Centr.-Am., Rhop. i. 

 p. 181), but with all the spots on the primaries pale yellow 

 instead of white ; the central band of spots is much more 

 definite, and forms with the band of the secondaries a common 

 fascia. Beneath the two species are much alike, but the 

 rufous colour of the primaries is confined to a single spot at 

 the base of the costa. 



Uab. Durango city, Mexico (Becker). 



Several specimens obtained by Herr Becker near the city 

 of Durango are alike in their differences from S. marina, a 

 species of South-westeni Mexico. 



5. Synchloe endeis, sp. n. 



Also allied to S. marina, but with all the spots of the 

 upper surface dingy white both on the primaries and second- 

 aries ; the central series of spots forms a band common to 

 both wings. Beneath, the whitish black marginal spots at 

 the base of both wings are surrounded by rusty red, which 

 occupies the basal half of the wings ; there is a rusty sub- 

 apical spot on the primaries, and two nearly confluent ones 

 near the anal angle. The palpi are narrowly white laterally, 

 and are edged above and below with rusty red instead of 

 black. 



Hah. Sierra Madre de Tepic, Western Mexico (TF. B. 

 Richardson). 



Mr. Richardson collected a good series of this distinct 

 species, which, though allied to iS". marina aud S. hylmas, 

 described above, can be very readily recognized. 



6. Callicore asteria, sp. n. 

 Allied to C. astala (Guer.) [cf. Biol. Centr.-Am., Rhop. i. 

 p. 254), but difFei-s conspicuously by the total absence of the 

 glittering blue oval spot in the middle of the deep blue of the 

 upper surface of the primaries. The same wings beneath 

 have hardly any trace of red in the cell, but an indistinct 

 irregular whitish band crosses the wing beyond the cell. On 

 the hind wings beneatli the upper of the two figures of eight 

 touches the inner of the two encircling bands. 

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