240 ARCTIADJi;, 



cell, curTed towards base; 3 from well before angle; 6 from above angle; 

 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9; 10 free ; 11 anas- 

 tomosing witb 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from well before angle of cell ; 3, 4 

 shortly stalked ; 5 absent ; 6, 7 from upper angle or shortly stalked ; 8 from 

 middle of cell. 



A. Tegulse scarlet. 



a. Fore wing with the edge of scarlet area erect from vein 6 



to inner margin pertunda. 



b. Fore wing with the edge of scarlet area oblique from costa 



to inner margin near base xylo'phila. 



B. Tegula? black. 



a. Hind wing with reddish-orange fascia below the cell sanguineola. 



b. Hind wing without fascia below the cell. 



a^. Fore wing with the crimson patch extending almost to 

 inner margin. 

 a?. Fore wing with the crimson patch extending to costa. phrada. 



5^. Fore wing with the costa black cequalis. 



h^. Fore wing with the crimson patch not extending below 



vein 1 , erythrophora. 



503. Ptychoglene pertunda. 



Vtychoglene pertunda, Druce, A.M. N. H. (6) iv. p. 90 (1889) ; id. Biol. 

 Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 398, pi. 78. f. 3 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 313. 



5 . Deep black ; tegulse scarlet. Pore wing scarlet leaving the 

 terminal area black, the scarlet area extending on costa to near 

 apex, its outer edge then retracted to vein 6 and erect to inner 

 margin. Hind wing with narrow scarlet fascia on basal half of 

 costa. 



Hah. Mexico, Coatepec {BrooTcs), 2 2 » type, Godman-Salvin Coll., 

 Guadalajara. Exp. 30 millim. 



504. Ptychoglene xylophila. 



Pti/chocjlene xylopMla, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 129, pi. 13. f. 1 

 ^1885); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 313. 



Deep black ; patagia scarlet. Fore wing scarlet from costa just 

 before apex to base of inner margin, the tornal half of wing black, 

 the edge of the two areas irregularly dentate. Hind wing with 

 scarlet fascia on basal half of costa. 



Hah. Mexico, Ventana (Forrer), 1 d type ; Guatemala 

 (Champion), 2 c? , 2 ? ; Nicaeagua (Janson), 1 (j' , Godman-Salvin 

 Coll. Exp. 24-28 millim. 



505. Ptychoglene sanguineola. (Plate XXV. fig, 9.) 



Lithosia sanguineola, Boisd. L6p. Guat. p. 95 (1870 ; Druce, Biol. Centr.- 

 Am., Het. i. p. 129 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 313. 



Deep black. Fore wing with elliptical crimson patch from close 

 to base to well beyond middle, extending from just below costa to 

 just above inner margin. Hind wing with pale yellowish-crimson 

 patch from base to well beyond middle extending down to median 

 nervnre, often confluent towards base, with shorter fascise in sub- 

 median interspace and inner area. 



