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Thorax above black, with tufts of green hairs, beneath marked 

 to match the secondaries. Abdomen black, with green hairs and 

 annulations of the same color. Head and palpi above green 

 spotted, white beneath. Antennae black, dark cinereous at tip. 

 Emarginations, above and below, notched, white. 



Habitat. — Mexican boundary of Texas; Mexico; Central Am, 



Eadamas Hesns, West. [Plate I, fig. 2.] 



Goniloba Hesus, West. -Doub. -Hew. Gen. Di. Lep. p. 573, No. 40, pi. 

 78, fig. 5 (1852). 



As in Erycides Urania, this species has never been described, 

 but has always been accepted on the strength of the excellent 

 figure of the upper surface, the lower surface not having been 

 represented. The description which follows is made up from this 

 figure, and a small suite of specimens; the species is rather rare 

 in collections. 



Expanse 2^ to 2^ inches. Primaries much produced apically. 

 Ground color rich rufous brown, shaded with deep umber on outer 

 and abdominal margins, and approaching black-brown on costal 

 margin of secondaries. Primaries with three sub-apical honey- 

 yellow spots, the upper very minute; an irregular discal patch of 

 the same color translucent, resembling a three-leaf clover in shape 

 and composed of three unequal outwardly-notched spots, extends 

 from the costal area well towards the posterior angle. This patch 

 is faintly margined by black ; at the juncture of the three spots 

 there is a triangular spot of the ground color. On the costal 

 margin a deepening of the scales and a deep incision running 

 therein for about one-third the length of the wing presents the 

 appearance of an aborted costal fold; sometimes this area is of a 

 lavender-gray color. On lower margin towards base there are 

 two small black spots and two smaller and less distinct just below 

 the outer angle of the discal patch ; these seem to be a discon- 

 nected continuation of a band of two or three still fainter on apical 

 area. Secondaries have a small round black spot on disc and a 

 row of five or six of the same color, and of varying size, parallel 

 to the outer margin. 



Beneath, the ground color is much duller in tone and more 

 clouded. Honey-yellow spots, of the primaries above, repro- 

 duced; black points wanting. Secondaries without the broad 

 area of black-brown on costal margin ; the spots of the upper 

 side are replaced with spots of a lighter color than the ground 



