868 ORNEATES; TELEMIADES. By Dr. M. Dkaudt. 



■plrynicus. C. phrynicus Hetv. (= viridans 3Iab.) (168 e) is a very conspicuous species, looking like a gigantic 



Cecroptenis. Brown, on the forewing with a yellowish, little transparent oblique band and a similar distal margin 

 of the hindwing, into which the ground-colour penetrates on the veins in a dentiform way. Brazil. 



polios. C. polias G. cfr S. is similar, but it has a white oblique band and unicolorous hindwings without a 



light border. Body and bases of wings are covered with hair of a somewhat olive-green lustre. Beneath the 

 hindwing shows 2 black macular rows, being distally near the anal angle bordered with whitish. Central America. 



rhacoces. C. rhacoces Mob. resembles the preceding and differs by a much longer oblique band, almost touching 



the proximal angle and being composed of yellow spots ; the hindwings are likewise unicolorously brown, beneath 

 at the base strewn with yellowish-white with 2 black transverse bands distally bordered with yellowish-white, 

 at the anal angle with 2 distinct light teeth. Above the thorax is haired green, beneath whitish. The species 

 described according to but 1 9 from Central America, is perhaps the $ of Cecropterus zentus Mschlr. (comp. 

 p. 871 (172 d). 



18. Genus: Orueates G. & S. 



The only species shows the palpal formation of Thymele, the antennae being quite gradually thickened 

 and bent round like a hook. On the forewing the cell is % of the length of the costal margin, the costal fold 

 is present, the lower median vein rises close at the base, the upper one near the lower cell-angle. The hindwings 

 are not prolonged, and rouiad at the anal angle. The posterior tibiae show, beside the two pair of spurs, a thick 

 hair-pencil. 



aegiochus. 0. aegiochus G. & S. looks above like fulgerator (167 f), but the blue or green on the hindwing is 



very much reduced. Beneath the wings are blackish, on the forewing the jjroximal half of the costal mMgin 

 is green, on the hindwing the base is green, in the cell there is a small yellow spot, and the proximal margin is 

 yellowish. Costa Rica, Panama to Colombia. 



19. Genus: Teleniiaeles Hbn. 



This genus resembles on the whole in its characters the Thymele, but the species are all much smaller 

 with shorter and broader wings, particularly the hindwings being broader. The bent tips of the antennae are 

 mostly longer than the thickened other part. The 3rd palpal joint is longer and more porrect. The cJ shows 

 a costal fold. About 20 species are known; the genus is confined to Tropical America and goes to the north 

 as far as Mexico. 



amphion. T. amphiotl Hbn. (= zethos Plotz, antiopa Plotz) (168 e, f) is a small, blackish-brown species with 



a black postmedian band, very small apical hyaline spots and a hyaline discal band composed of 4 spots, on 

 the hindwing with 2 black transverse bands. Mexico to Brazil. 



lamus. T. lamus Mab. is very similar, smaller, strewn over more yellow, the discal band consisting of 3 



smaller, more remote spots, the small costal spot being absent. Obidos. 



misiiheus. T. misitheus Mab. also looks very much like amphion (168 e), of a lighter greyish-brown, the discal 



band like there, but encircled dark; the hindwings are still lighter, at the costal margin silky grey, with 2 dark 

 brown transverse bands. The under surface is ashy-grey with distinct bands. Guiana, Bolivia, Colombia. 



lurideohis. T. lurideolus Mab. has the same discal band as lamus, but the ground-olour is a yellowish red- 



brown, the hyaline spots are yellow; beside the dark brown, postmedian transverse band there is another short 

 one at the base. The hindwings are of a darker brown, with the 2 indistinct transverse bands. Amazon. 



pemdas. T. penidas Heic. (172 b) is above likewise rusty-brown, but with much smaller and separated discal 



hyaline spots; the spot in the cell shows 2 distally du-ected teeth, near the proximal angle there is yet a fifth 

 very narrow spot. The more longish hindwing exhibits 2 darker transverse bands. The type in the British 

 Museum originates from Santarem. 



azines. T. azines Heiv. (168 f). Above rusty-yellow with blackish, dark apical half and yellowish hyaline 



spots, on the hindwing with a black cell-spot and a postmedian row of small black spots. Amazon. 



pcrseus. T. perseus Mab. d- Boull. (172 b) is quite similar, the ground-colour somewhat more olive, the 



2 discal spots larger, adjoining, the small discal spot of the hindwing smaller, the macular row consisting only 

 of 5 minute spots. Described from Sminam. 



iao. T. iao Mah. The forewing is deep blackish-brown with 3 minute apical spots and 2 white hyaline 



spots in the disc : a punctiform spot in the cell and below it another one being twice as long as broad. The hindwing 

 is unmarked with white fringes uad a slight angle in the middle of the distal margin. Beneath the forewing 



