SATYRID.E PRONOPJIILA. 



PROXOPHILA PRONAX. 10, 11. 



Upperside. J\Iale dark brown. Both wings crossed, beyond the middle, by a 

 broad irregukir rufous band touching the outer margin of the posterior wing near 

 the anal angle ; marked on the anterior wing with three or four black spots ; on the 

 posterior wing with three towards the anal angle. 



Undkrside lighter, the transverse band narrow and nearly white near the 

 costal margin of the anterior wing ; a small white spot between it and the apex ; 

 the black spot nearest the apex dotted with white. Posterior wing rufous, the 

 nervures black. Beyond the middle a row of oblong yellow-white bitid spots, and 

 four light yellow spots near the outer margin from its middle to the anal angle. 

 The black spots smaller than above, and dotted wqth white. 



Expan. 2 1 in. Hab. Upper Amazon. 



Ill the Collections of W. W. Saunders ami W. C. Hewitson. 



PRONOPHILA PUERTA. 12. 



P. Piicrfa, Westivood in Gen. Diiir. Lcp., Pat/c 358. 



Upperside. ]\Iale dark brow-n. Both wings crossed beyond the middle from 

 near the costal margin to the anal angle, by a broad irregular rufous band, marked 

 on the anterior wing with four black spots, on the posterior wing with seven. 



Underside rufous-brown. Anterior wing with a triangular white spot on the 

 costal margin beyond the middle, a spot of yeUow near the apex, and between these 

 spots a third s])ot of white. The black spot nearest the ape.^c dotted with white. 

 Posterior wing crossed transversely before the middle by a narrow band of yellow- 

 white, beyond the middle by a second band of the same colour, followed by seven 

 black spots, each dotted with white, some of them bordered Avith yellow. Below 

 these several triangidar white spots, those nearest the costal margin silvery. 



Expan 2^ in. Hab. Venezuela. 



Ill tbe Collections of W. W. Saunders and W. C. Hewitson. 



I have figured this species alread_y described hv Jlr. Westwood, to show the very interesting prox- 

 imity which it and P.'Proiiax bear to each other. Thej scarcely differ on the upperside. 



