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28. PronopMIa Protogenia. (PI. VI. fig. 38.) 



Alis omnibus rufo-fuscis, fascid communi rufa punctis nigris 

 notata ; subtus rufo-fuscis, posticis duplici serie transversa 

 niacularum flavarum, intermedium ocellis nigris albo-pupil- 

 latis. 



Upperside, male, dark brown. Both wings crossed- near the 

 outer margin by a broad, orange-rufous band traversed by a row 

 of round black spots of imequal size : four or five on the anterior 

 wing, six or seven on the posterior wing. 



Underside rufous-brown. Anterior wing as above, except that 

 there are two or three white spots near tiie apex, and that the 

 black spot nearest the apex is dotted with white. Posterior wing 

 with the nervures black ; crossed beyond the middle by two 

 transverse bands of pale yellow spots, with between them a row of 

 distinct black spots, dotted with white, the spots of the lower band 

 irregularly placed in pairs. 



Female does not differ from the male except in its being rather 

 larger, and in having the sub-marginal row of black spots more dis- 

 tinctly marked. 



Exp. 2^^ inch. 



Hab. New Granada. 



In the Collection of VV. C. Hewitson. 



This species is very closely allied to P. Peiirta and P. Pronax. 

 On the upperside the three species are very nearly alike : on the 

 underside P. Protogenia is most nearly allied to P. Pronax; they 

 are both without the white band which crosses the posterior wing 

 of P. Peurla before the middle. 



29. Pronophila Prochyta, (PI. VI. fig. 39.) 



Alis omnibus nigro-fuscis ; subtus anticis maculd magna apicali 

 grisea ; posticis maculis sub-marginalibus albis et griseis. 



Upperside rufous-brown. 



Underside. Anterior wing from the base to the middle rufous, 

 beyond it dark brown, crossed by a band of four rufous spots ; a 

 large triangular spot on the costal margin near the apex, and two 

 ill-defined spots, near the middle of the outer margin, grey. Pos- 

 terior wing grey, with the outer margin (except the apex), and an 



