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costa to vein 5, and large subtenuiual spots between 4 and 6 ; a 

 small round marginal spot, tinged with whitish above vein 4, 

 and one below it. Hind wings black ; a broad reddish-brown 

 fascia from inner margin to near apex ; a similar marginal line, 

 interrupted by veins, the apical spot paler. Underneath similar 

 to female, but all the spots yellow instead of white ; the brown 

 fascia on fore wings brighter brown, sepaiated by a black line 

 from the large subterminal spot. Hind Avings below with the 

 fascia as above but tinged with yellow, otherwise agreeing in 

 markings with the female. 



Expanse 45 mm. 



Found on the Caribbean coast only. 



Phyciodes DORA, sp. n. (PI. LI. fig. 9.) 



5 . Palpi dark brown, whitish grey below. Head dark brown. 

 Body fuscous with fine yellowish irrorations. Fore wings : basal 

 half black, its outer edge projecting between veins 4 and 5, and 

 less so outcurved between vein 2 and submedian, followed by a 

 yellow shade from costa to vein 4, and a yellow spot between 

 veins 2 and 3 ; the base with some yellowish irrorations, leaving 

 a geminate antemedial outbent line clear black ; two yellowish- 

 brown spots aci-oss end of cell, suffusing ; a reddish-brown line on 

 discocellular ; a medial small yellow spot above submedian ; outer 

 half bright brown, irrorated with black subterminally, interrupted 

 by round yellow spots edged with black, one below vein 2 and 

 another between 4 and 5 ; three smaller yellow spots from above 

 vein 6 to costa ; termen fuscous preceded by a sinuous yellow- 

 brown line. Hind wings black irrorated with yellow-grey, 

 leaving clearer black lines on basal third ; a brown line on 

 discocellular ; a postmedial bright brown fascia from costa to 

 vein 2 ; large outer spots formed by yellow edging, inwardly 

 rounded, outwardly straight ; these spots fill the entire intei-- 

 spaces ; a subterminal wavy yellow line ; a terminal yellow line 

 at anal angle. Fore wings below brighter, the base greyish ; a 

 yellow-grey shade between the antemedial black lines ; the cell 

 spots broader forming a band ; the yellow shades beyond dark 

 space more extended ; the termen brown ; a grey shade at apex. 

 Hind wings below : base to medial grey -brown, darkest in cell, 

 whitish lilacine above cell ; a subbasal and an antemedial lunular 

 brown line, partly followed by the other less distinct lines ; the 

 medial line dark brown, inbent on vein 4, outset between vein 2 

 and submedian ; postmedial space dull brown followed by a series 

 of spots, except on costa, the spot above vein 4 round, fuscous 

 brown, the spot below 4 triangular, the others more lunular, 

 mostly edged with geminate lilacine lines ; a subterminal geminate 

 lunular dai-k brown line ; termen lilacine Avhite from apex to 

 below vein 6, then dark brown, shaded with still darker brown, 

 between spots and lunular line. 



Expanse 39 mm. 



Hah. Poas. 



