866 THYMELE. By Dr. M. Dratxdt. 



liahsius. Th. halesius Heir, has above only one minute apical spot and the oblique band consists of 6, not 5 



spots. Beneath in the apex of the forewing a grey band. The Hindwings are grey with a black basal spot, with 

 3 antemedian black spots and 2 black spots near the anal angle. Patria unknown. 



anthius. Th. anthius Mab. Forewing slightly angled below the apex, the median band narrow, linear. Beneath 



it is widened by white marginal scales. In front of the border towards the apex there are greyish-lilac, small 

 scaled spots. The hindwings are black with a bluish-white submarginal band, in front of it small black spots, 

 near the proximal margin a rectangular yellow spot; in the cell and at the base some more bluish-white spots. 

 Bolivia, Amazon. 



brevicauda. Th. brevicauda Plotz (= eniopeus G. <i- S., naxos Drc.) (167 f). The band of the forewing narrow, 



the lowest spot and the third from below are removed outwards. Fringes above the proximal angle speckled 

 white. Hindwing at the anal angle prolonged. Under surface blackish, hindwing with 2 dark transverse bands. 

 From Panama. 



palliolum. Th. pallioIutTl H. H. Dree. The oblique band of the forewing is only composed of 4 spots. Beneath 



dull blackish, in the basal halves strewn with yellowish, like the fringes. The middle of the hindwing is crossed 

 by a brown macular band. Patria not mentioned. 



luhninans. Th. fulminans H.-Schdff. (= mephitis Heiv.) (168 c) is above almost marked like brevicauda, the 



oblique band generally somewhat broader. Beneath dull brown, the basal half of the hindwing almost black, 

 a postmedian, lighter transverse band, which almost turns whitish towards the anal angle. From Mexico to 

 Colombia, Brazil. 



dinora. Th. dinora Plotz (168 a, b) is larger than the preceding, the oblique band still broader. The blue 



of the bases of the wings is dull and hazy, with but little lustre. Beneath dull black, in the cell strewn with 

 yellowish, below the middle behind it with 2 or 3 yellowish-white spots. Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela. 



philistus. Th. philistus Hpffr. (168 d) has beside the 3 or 4 apical spots 3 larger ones below them, extending 



towards the median band. Fringes of hindwings of a pure white. Hindwing beneath at the border with a very 

 broad, lilac-grey band divided into spots by the veins. Peru, Colombia. 



bolivar. Th. bolivar 3Iab. exteriorly resembles Eudamus tniltas (161 e) which has the same marking. Spots 



with a yellowish tone. Bases of wings and body are not bluish-green. Peru, Bolivia. 



cgregius. Th. egregius Btlr. (168 b) is distinguished by an almost extinct median band composed only of 2 or 3 



small spots, in the apex mostly a minute spot. On the blackish under surface of the hindwing 2 dark bands 

 approaching each other or being confluent in the middle. Mexico to Colombia. 



passalus. Th. passalus H.-Schaff. is without the small apical spots like the following species. On the jet- 



black forewing there is only the oblique band formed by 5 equally large white hyaline spots; the lowest spot 

 touches taperingly almost the proximal angle. Bases of wings with a deep bluish-green reflection. Beneath 

 the species is quite black. Brazil. The species greatly resembles the smaller Telegonus eudemus Mab. 



auUstes. Th. Hulestes Cr. (= narcosius Stoll, colossus H.-Schaff., granadensis Moschlr.) (168 d). Above black 



with a deep slate-blue reflection, at the base with a blackish-green lustre; the middle spot of the oblique band 

 is small and distally removed, the lowest always quadrangular. The under surface is dull black, on the hindwing 

 distally strewn with lilac-grey or greenish, with 2 indistinct, darker transverse bands, on the forewing with 

 a shortened, lilac-grey submarginal band. The $ is almost twice as large with much larger hyaline spots. Distri- 

 buted from Brazil and Colombia to the south as far as Paraguay. 



briccius. Th. briccius Plotz (168 c) is very similar, smaller with coherent spots, the lowest of which always 



terminates triangularly pointed. The hmdwing beneath is of a much lighter bluish-grey. Brazil. 



orplme. Th. orphne Plotz (167 e). Here the band of the forewing forms more a single ovoid spot. On the 



hindwing beneath the basal part is quite dark, towards the margin bordered by a lighter band which forms 

 a light spot near the proximal margin. Rio de Janeiro. Perhaps = Tel. janeira Schs. ? 



chrisiyi. Th. christyi Sharpe looks entirely like a small fulgerator (167 f) without any apical spots and with 



a narrow hyaline band. Beneath the forewings are metallic green as far as the oblique band. Patria unknown. 



pervivax. Th. pervivax Hbn. (= pertinax Stoll) (168 e) is a similar, smaller species. Above like the preceding, 



but of a more brown ground-colour. Beneath the bases of the wings are likewise metallic green, at the proximal 



aleanderi. margin of the forewing there is a large white spot. Patria unknown. — In aleanderi Weeks from Venezuela 

 the discal band is absent. 



)uynus. Th. mysius Plotz presumably also belongs here, but it has 6 small apical spots in a curved row. The 



fringes are yellowish. Expanse of wings: 30 mm. Patria unknown. 



enotrus. Th. cnotrus Cram. (= lucidator Sepp) (167 f). The median band is composed of coherent quadrangu- 



lar spots, the second from above appearing more oblong. Beneath on the forewing there are small apical spots. 



