910 THEAGENES. By Dr. M. Deaudt. 



-pedaliodina. A. pedaliodina Bill. Upper surface jet-black, the forewing towards the apex and margin lighter with 



an irregular antemarginal stripe; near the apex 5 hyaline spots, in the disc 2. The bod\ is also jet-black. 

 Beneath the -nings are lighter, with irregular grey bands and dark brown shades. Fore\^'ing with an auburn 

 apical spot. Hindwing flith 2 large auburn costal spots and an auburn central dot. Length of wings: 1.9 inch; 

 in the colouring it resembles a Pedaliodes (t. 35). The exact patria is not known. 



sublimhata. A. sublitnbata 3Iab. has only 3 subapical hyaline dots and a light antemarginal band of both wings, 



M-hich may be divided into spots. Beneath the hindwing is olive at the base and margin. Colombia. 



minorella. A, minorella 3Iab. resembles the preceding and varies in the size. Above blackish or greyish-brown 



with 3 subapical dots from which a darker stripe runs down, marked by lighter dots, which are occasionally 

 transparent; at the cell-end 3 small hyaline spots. On the hindwing a dark brown postmedian transverse band 

 on both sides bordered with a somewhat lighter yeltowish. The du'ty grey fringes are speckled black. Forewing 

 beneath greyish-black, in the marginal area lighter yellowish, at the cell-end a black streak, the apical dots 

 pronounced by black angular streaks. The hindwing shows in the disc a laige blackish spot appearing to be 

 strangulated in the middle; it.s anterior half is square with a black appendage towards the proximal ma^-gin, 

 which is bordered with white. Marginal area light grey, towards the costal margin light ochreous. Boliv^ia. 



biUana. A. bibiana Plotz (177 e) is above light greyish-brown with 3 small subapical spots and a foiu-th above 



the upper median vein; at the cell-end 2 small light spots; disc of hindwing traversed by a darker arcuate stripe. 

 Beneath lighter yellowish-brown, watered somewhat darker, marked as above. Hindwing still lighter and 

 more yellowish, at the base a darker spot; from the costal margin as far as into the cell a large, browri, triangular 

 spot, on the apex of which there are 2 black dots below the cell. In the marginal area 2 darker brown stripes. 

 Fringes speckled black. This species describjed from Colombia is probably identical with one of the allied species. 



superior. A. superior Mab. is a larger species, above black with lighter margins, 3 apical dots and a lighter 



grey marginal stripe, towards the proximal angle on both sides bordered by triangular black dots. Beneath 

 a two-pointed white spot is distally attached to the middle subapical dot; in the middle of the marginal area 

 there is a lighter inoon-spot. Hindwing ashy-grey, watered black, at the costal angle with a triangular brown 

 spot which may also be bipartite; it occupies the whole cell and is situate with the apex towards the base; at 

 the lower radial vein and towards the proximal margin it is bordered with white. Bolivia. 



siibpicta. A. subpicta Schs. is described as dark brown with a darker distal margin and lighter subterminal spots 



towards the apex; 3 hyaline subapical dots. Beneath the forewing is dark brown with a light browaiish area 

 at the apex and proximal angle, in the former dark grey spots; the middle of the distal margin is tinted olive. 

 Hindwing isabel-coloured mixed with olive and watered dark; a light discal line terminates in the cell with a 

 silvery spot, below it a black spot. Expanse of wings. 33 mm. Castro, Parana. 



oUgosticia. A. oligosticta 3Iab. is larger than polysticta and of a deeper black, the forewing towards the marign 



more auburn with 3 white subapical dots; postdiscally only 3 small punctiform spots, the two upper ones double. 

 Hindwing unmarked with reddish fringes. Beneath at the proximal angle more auburn, the hindwing with a 

 large, purple costal-marginal spot, at the distal margin and proximal margin grey, darker reticulate in the 

 shape of bands. Expanse of wings: 41 mm. Colombia. 



albida. A. albida Mab. (177 e) above almost resembles a Theagenes. Forewing very thinly scaled in the 



disc, ochreous-brownish, towards the margin darkened with 2 or 3 minute subapical punctiform spots. Hindwing 

 in the disc whitish, at the margins blackish-brown. Beneath coloured and marked the same, though of a much 

 duller coloiu-. As its patria only South America is mentioned. 



49. Genus: Tlieageiies G. u. S. 



Chiefly distingiiished from the preceding genus by a still more convex costal margin of the forewing exhi- 

 biting a slight concavity before the apex. The o has a costal fold. Hindwing in some species rather strongly 

 dentate, in diurna even extended into long points. More than half a dozen species distributed over Central 

 and South America. 



aegides. Th. aegides H.-Schdff. (177 e) is above grejdsh-brownish, in some places mixed with bluish-grey, 



with numerous darker transverse lines and 2 apical dots. Disc of hindwing white. Beneath the forewing is 

 for the greatest part yellowish-or orange-bro"RTi, the white hindwing especially towards the margin brownish 

 and watered bluish. From Mexico through the whole of Central America to Colombia. 



albiplaga. Th. albiplaga Fldr. (177 e) is somewhat larger, stronger, more densely scaled, more profusely mixed 



with bluish-grey, with but one subapical dot ; the white spot of the hindwing is smaller, rounder, the base and 

 proximal margin broader, darker. Beneath the hindwing is more intensely and more irregularly strewn, especially 

 the costal marifin is darker, too. Central America to Venezuela. 



