nus. 



888 ATE. By Dr. M. Draudt. 



ineptiis. P. itieptus sp. nov. (173 f) is very different. Above dark violettish-brown, from the cell-end a large, 



darker, almost oval spot extends obliquelj^ before the middle of the proximal margin, and before the margin 

 there is a dark band, leaving the margin itself lighter ; in the middle of the costal margin there are 2 oblong 

 hj-alme spots below each other ; in the middle between them and the apex 3 minute hyaline spots, between the 

 median veins close below the cell-end an oblong, quadrangular spot and above it a punctiform hyaline spot. 

 Hindwing at the base and behind the middle with a broad band, before the margin with a narrow band. Fore- 

 wing beneath lighter brown, at the base of the costal margin blue, near the proximal angle lighter greyish- white, 

 with the hyaline spots as above. Hindwing radiantly silvery blue with a narrow black marginal band with 

 3 minute blue lunae in it in a slight expansion between the median veins and lower radial veins. 1 ^ from Peru 

 in the Coll. Seitz. 



festivus. P. festivus Erichs. (= portulana Plotz) (173 f) is a small, black species with some minute hyaline 



dots on the forewings and 2 sky-blue transverse bands across the hindwings, both of which do not reach to 

 the costal margin. Beneath the hindwing is monotonously black, in the basal half slightly tinged blue. Guiana, 

 Colombia. 



lucullea. P. lucullea HeuK (173 f) is above very similar, somewhat strewn with white, the small hyaline spots 



in the disc more closelj' together ; the blue bands of the hindwings are narrower and extend farther to the proximal 

 margin. Beneath the hindwing is light blue with a narrow black marginal band, in front of it a black macular 

 band, and in the disc 3 or 4 black spots. Brazil (Ega, Santos). 



adamanii- P. adamatitinus Ilab. (173 f) is larger than cronion which it approximates. Black, strewn with blue 



atoms, 4 small preapical hj^aline spots approaching each other in two couples, below them 4 more small, 

 little visible ones in one line towards the proximal margin and a streak-spot at the cell-end; before the fringes 

 there is a narrow line of blue spots. Hindwing black, with a postmedian band composed of blue atoms. 

 Beneath the forewmg is similar, the costal margin as far as the cell-end blue. Hindwing blue with a broad 

 black border growing narrower towards the anal angle. Near the costal angle a large, below it a smaller 

 black spot. Bolivia. 



cronion. P. crotiion Fldr. (173 g) has only one broad sky-blue band on the hindwing, extending to the blue 



proximal margin. The forewing is brown marbled with black, strewn with white scales and 2 or 3 minute sub- 

 apical dots. Beneath the proximal margin of the forewing is broadly lactean blue, the hindwing almost 

 quite blue, only at the costal angle black with single small black marginal spots. Brazil. 



assecla. P. assecla 3Iab. (= cerealis Plotz, nee cerialis Ci\) (173 g) is larger, brownish-black, with well sepa- 



rated, small discal spots and 6 small subapical spots. The hindwing is almost entirely blue, only at the base, 

 costal margin and costal angle black with an indistinct median band; beneath similar, but the hindwing as 

 far as the base blue with a fine black border which is expanded at the costal angle and proximal angle. Brazil. 



lusorius. P. lusorius 3Iab. is black, with 3 small apical spots and 8 in the cell and behind it, outside with a 



double blue band. The hindwing with a metallic blue marginal band, near the costal angle with a black 

 spot in it. The hindwing being blue beneath exhibits 2 bands of black spots in the disc, which are united 

 at the proximal margin. Expanse of wings: 30 mm. Rio de Janeiro. 



enidus. P. ctlidus Plotz (173 g) is very different: above coloured as cerialis, olive greyish-brown, in the basal 



part of the forewing and in the distal haK of the hindwing with a light blue reflection, here with a dark 

 broTi^TL middle dot and an undulate line behind it. On the forewing there are only outside of the cell 2 discal 

 hj^aline spots, before them a large, oval brown spot, behind it an undulate brown line behind which there 

 are 4 minute subapical hyaline spots. South America (?). 



u-lucida. P. u-lucida Plotz (173 g) is a species having remained unknown to me, presumably approximating 



lugubris. Above light brown, with autemarginal and median dark brown bands; in the median band there 

 is a U-shaped hj^aline spot distally opened, and above and below it with 2 more small hyaline spots each. 

 Hindwing beneath in the anal half white, towards the base bluish-grey, the costal margin brown with the 

 begmnmgs of 3 transverse bands. Paraguay. , 



7. Genus: Ate G. d' S. 



Almost the same as the preceding genus, but the posterior tibiae only exhibit 1 pair of spurs; on 

 the hindwmg the upper median vem rises somewhat nearer at the cell-angle. 



lagia. A. lagia Hew. (173 g) is very closely allied to the following, but it has 2 or 3 more discal spots and 



on the hindwing beneath the blue is more uniform and extensive, the black marking reduced. Presum 

 ably only a southern form from Guiana and Brazil. 



