ABLEPSIS; PORPHYROGENES ; MURGARIA. By Dr. M. Dratjdt. 875 



N. lucca Plotz (170 b) is united with gizala by Godman, but according to Mabille it differs very htcca. 

 much from it. Above blackish-brown, towards the base and on the hindwings light ferruginous brown; iorevnng 

 with 3 small apical spots and a discal band as in gizala of 4 spots. Hindwing with a bent postmedian row of 

 black dots exhibited beneath as lighter, black-ringed spots. Patria unknown. 



N. adrastor 3Iab. & BouU. (172 b) very much resembles lucca, but it is larger, on the f orewings the ad/rasior. 

 subapical spots are absent altogether, and in the discal oblique band the costal-marginal spot is absent, 

 whilst the hindwings are above without any markings. The fringes are greyish-white, speckled with brown. 

 Beneath the ring-spots of the hindwings are grejish-white, not pupilled yellowish. Described according to 1 $ 

 from South America. 



N. diaphorus Mob. & Boull. (Mschlr. ? ) ( 1 72 b), according to the authors' opinion, may be the (^ of adrastor diaphorm. 

 or lucca. In its exterior it entirely resembles the (J of Bungalotis ramusis (169 c), but it has light, almost white 

 fringes which are dentate and somewhat speckled particularly distinctly on the hindwings; the hind\s'ing is 

 extended and angled on the lower median vein. Described according to 1 (J from S\u-inam. 



27. Genus: Ablepsis Wis. 



Smaller species with a moderately thick antennal club of the shape of a flattened sickle; palpi rising, 

 the 2nd joint closely pressed to the face, the 3rd very short. Costal fold absent. The cell is longer than two 

 thirds of the costal margm. Between the two inner-marginal veins of the hindwing there is a flat depression 

 with a hair-pencil next to it. Posterior tibiae densely fringed, with 2 pair of spurs. 



A. vulpinus Hhn. (170 b) is above reddish-brown, on the forewing with 3 small apical dots and 3 large, vulpimts. 

 yellow discal hyaline spots : one being distally gnawed out m the cell, a large, oblong-quadrangular one below 

 it, and a small, quadrangular one at the upper, distal corner of the latter. The hindwing shows the usual markhig 

 of the black discal spot and of the row of spots behind it; on the under surface this row of spots is distaUy 

 of a lighter yellow shade. Brazil. 



A. guyanensis 3Iab. & Boull. differs from the preceding by its more yellowish, towards the margin guyanemis. 

 darkened colour, the discal spots being distally bordered with black, and by 2 more, longitudinal, black spots 

 in the cell. The groove on the hindwing is much deeper, inside clad with yellow hair and white scales, the 

 yellowish-red hair-pencil next to it is much longer. 1 ^ from French Guiana. 



28. Genus: Porpliyrogenes Wts. 



Here the antennal club is very slender, ensiform with a fine point; the 3rd palpal joint is very short, 

 obtusely conical. Costal fold present; the cell of the forewing is as long as two thu'ds of the costal margin. 

 The upper median vein rises far before the cell-end, the lower nearer to the base than to the upper one; the 

 pro x i m al margin is very convex and covers a lustrous silvery spot of the costal margin on the hindwing, 

 which exhibits a hair-tuft; the anal fold of the hindwing is clad with long, hair-shaped scales. Only one species: 



P. omphale Btlr. (168 e) is unmistakable: above black with an orange oblique band, the base of ompJiale. 

 the forewing and the whole middle of the hindwing with a brilliant blue reflection. Amazon District to BoLiTia. 



29. Genus: Miirgaria Wts. 



Antennal club gradually thickened and ending into a fine point, behind its thickest part uQciformly 

 bent. The porrect 2nd palpal joint is densely scaled, the 3rd very short. Costal fold present. The cell of the 

 forewing is of more than ^/g of the length of the costal margin; the upper median vein rises more than 3 times 

 as distant from the base as from the cell-end. The hindwing is insignificantly lobated; the transverse 

 vein is straight; the middle radial is absent. Tibiae as in the preceding. 



M. albociliata Mab. (170 c) is above black with white fringes of the hindwings and grey fringes of the albocUiaia. 

 forewings. On the wings there are two more or less distinct transverse bands formed of dark leaden grey spots. 

 Beneath the ground-colour is more brownish-grey, the marking of the bands blackish. Mexico to Colombia. 

 — nigrociliata Mab. & Boull. has quite black fringes and originates likewise from Mexico. 



M. leucophrys Mab. from Panama is quite deep blackish-brown withoi^t the markmg of the bands, Uucophrys. 

 with white fringes on all the wings. 



M. toxeus Plotz has quite black fringes as nigrociliata has, and beneath on the forewing m the costal- io.veus. 

 marginal half the beginnings of two white transverse bands. Mexico. 



