PYRRHOPYGE. By Dr. M. Dratjdt. 839 



P. Jonas Fldr. (= cydonia Drc.) (162 e) is a large, beautiful species with undulate white fringes; Jonas. 

 palpi and abdominal apex are yellow. From Mexico. 



P. josepha Pldtz is very similar, but it has yellow fringes and pale red palpi. Brazil. josepha. 



P. josephina spec. nov. (162 g) has the same shape as the two preceding ones, the fringes are white, josepMna. 

 with a yellowish tint, with a fine antemarginal orange-yellow line being on the forewing only as fine as a hair. 

 Head, palpi and apex of abdomen are red, the femora black. Described according to 1 cj from the Songo, Bolivia 

 (Fa SSL). 



P. araxes Heiv. (= cyrillus Pldtz) (162 e) is above brown with several small hyaline spots, beneath araxes. 

 the hindwings are deep ochreous-yellow with two dark brown macular bands, between at the costal margin 

 another small spot and a broad brown margin which is proximally sharply defined by black lunae. Mexico to 

 Colombia. 



P. arizonae G. <& S. (= araxes Holl.) is very much alike and may be the northern representative arizonae. 

 of the preceding species, exhibiting on the hindwings beneath less distinct, more blurred transverse bands, 

 and the marginal area being here blackish is not sharply defined. Arizona. 



P. maculosa Hew. (= agathon Fldr.) (162 e) resembles the preceding, the ground-colour is blacker maculosa. 

 and the small spots are smaller and whiter. The larger basal half of the hindwing beneath forms a broad, orange- 

 ochreous area. Brazil. 



P. erythrosticta G. <& 8. (162 e) differs from maculosa by a red spot below the base of the cell of eryihro- 

 the forewing. Distributed from Central America to Colombia. * ' ■ 



P. cossea Drc. exhibits above on the forewing the same spotting as maculosa, the hindwing shows cossea. 

 an orange-red band extending from the distal margin to the proximal margin. Beneath the base of the forewing 

 is more extensively spotted orange, and at the costal margin there is a red dot. South America. 



P. thericles Mob. is above quite black, also the fringes of all 4 wings black, only the head and apex thericles. 

 of abdomen red; on the hindwing beneath a moderately large, white, oval spot. Bolivia. 



P. cardus Mab. differs from thericles by a much larger white spot on the hindwing beneath, to which cardus. 

 a minute blue spat corresponds above. Bolivia. 



P. hylaeus Mab. is larger than cardus, the spot of the hindwing beneath decidedly blue-white, divided hylaeus. 

 into 8 rays by the veins with a rounded end. Bolivia. 



P. creon Drc. (= cyclops Stgr.) (162 e) is a large species of a metallic blue lustre, with a round red creon. 

 spot near the proximal angle of the hindwing. Distributed from Honduras to Colombia. 



P. aerata G. <& S. (166 a) is bronze-green and exhibits at the cell-end of the darker hindwing 3 minute aerata. 

 red spots. On the abdomen there are 6 yellow lateral spots. Bolivia. 



P. hygieia Fldr. (= bogotana Reah.) (162 f ) is likewise of a bright metallic blue lustre and has, like hygieia. 

 the following species orange-red fringes of the hindwing, whereas the fringes of the forewing remain black as 

 well as the head and apex of abdomen. The anterior femora are spotted red; the species is particularly charac- 

 terized by the broad orange-red marginal band being situate befoi'e the fringes of the hindwing. Ecuador. 



P. rufinucha G. cfc S. (162 f ) differs from hygieia by the orange-red marginal band of the hindwing mfinucha. 

 being much narrower, and by its red neck and palpal base. Bolivia. 



P. aesculapius Stgr. (= variegaticeps G. <& S.) (162 f). has black anterior femora and no orange aes<?!(7ap!us. 

 marginal band in front of the red fringes of the hindwing. Central America. 



P. insana Stgr. differs from the preceding by a narrow red marginal band before the fringes of the insana. 

 hindwing, extending as far as the subcostal vein, and by its red neck. Described from the Chiriqui. 



P. fassli Boull. approaches hygieia (162 f), but it deviates above by the brilliant blue lustre of fassli. 

 the wings exhibiting a slight greenish reflection. Forewing with a moderate black marginal band ; the hindwing 

 shows a rather broad, red band extending beyond vein 6 almost to vein 7. Fringes of the forewing intermixed 

 with red-orange. From insana Stgr. it deviates by the collar being black, not red, from aesculapius St^r. by 

 the red band not extending to the costal angle. Colombia, Peru, Bolivia. 



P. kelita Hew. (162 h) is very easily recognizable by the 3 or 4 orange-red, in the 9 more yellow kelHa. 

 longitudinal rays of the hindwing; of the same colour are the fringes, somewhat smoky at the extreme apex 

 of the forewing. Head, palpi, borders of the shoulder-covers and apex of abdomen are red, the anterior femora 

 spotted red. — The form tristis Mab. <Ss Boull. has the fringes of the forewings smoky already from the upper tristis. 

 median vein. The species is found in Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. 



