MILTOMIGES; SCANTILLA; PARAMIMUS. By Dr. M. Deatjdt. 911 



Th. lactikra Btlr. & Drc. {— bipuncta Plotz) (177 f). This well-known, common species is distin- lacHfera. 

 guished bj' greyish-brown forewings with a darkened base, two darker dentate transverse lines and 2 or 3 small 

 white subapical spots; hindwing in the disc white, more or less smoky. Beneath on the forewing towards the 

 margin yellowish lighter parts are predominant, on the hindwing more reddish-brown tints. Mexico to Colombia, 

 rather variable. — f. noctua Fldr. (177 f) is lighter, the forewing in the disc spotted light, the white area of the noctua. 

 hindwing much more extensive. As noctua is the older form, it ought to be the name of the species. 



Th. stator G. & S. (mi) is much darker than the preceding species, marked more irregularly, siator. 

 with very dark hindwings. Beneath on the lighter brown ground on the hindwing towards the costal margin 

 intermixed with small red spots. Mexico to Colombia. 



Th. haematospila Fldr. (177 f) is very similar, more intensely marked and easily discernible by much haematosp 

 more promment scarlet spots beneath also at the apex of the forewing. Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia. ' 



Th. diurna Btlr. (177 f). Unmistakable by the hindwing being extended on the median veins into diurna. 

 2 long pointed dents. The total tint is more brownish, above otherwise marked similarly as stator. Beneath 

 the anal half of the hindwing is whitish, the costal part brown and spotted orange-yellow. Brazil. 



50. Genus: Miltoiuiges Mab. 



This genus established for the only species is distinguished by long antennae with a long, turned down 

 point; palpi long porrect. On the forewing the upper radial vein rises below the upper cell-angle, the middle 

 radial vein nearer at the lower. Hindwing rounded, before the anal angle slightly concave. The posterior tibiae 

 are provided with fringes on the outside and exhibit 2 pair of spurs. 



M. cinnamomea Fldr. (= haematites Mob., depuncta Plotz) (178 b) looks above like a Cobalus and cbmamo- 

 is uni-coloared deep blackish-brown. The under surface is yellowish-red, strewn with cinnamon-brown, in '"^' 



the interior of the forewing darker brown, towards the proximal angle light grey, towards the apex more yellowish 

 with distinct dark veins. Hindwing with a broad, dentate, dark brown transverse band and dark anal stripe. 

 Colombia and Brazil. 



51. Genus : iScautilla G. u. S. 



This genus likewise based on but one species is very closely allied to Staphylus p. 904 to 6, from which 

 it differs by the absent costal fold, a stouter, shorter and more abtuse antennal club and a longer 3rd palpal 

 joint being turned forwa.rd and downward. 



S. opites G. & S. (177 g) is coloured and marked as the species of Staphylus, dark broM-n with 2 opites. 

 indLstmct, faded transverse bands: no subapical dots. The under surface is strewn with dark ochreous, the 

 palpi are below white. From Guatemala. 



52. Genus : Paramimus Hb 



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Distinguished by long forewings with a short distal margin without a costal fold. The antennae exhibit 

 a long, uniformly bent club; palpi thickly scaled white, from which the long black terminal joint projects. The 

 posterior tibiae are not thickened and exhibit a hair-tuft and 2 pair of spurs. 



P. stigma Fldr. (177 h) has blackish-brown wings with 2 large, white, transparent spots, in an oblique stigma. 

 light with a silvery lustre, behind the cell of the forewing, below it a red spot. The hindwing shows a white 

 median band not reaching the costal margin. Beneath paler, the hindwing as far as the base white, at the 

 anal angle spotted white. Panama to Colombia. 



P. scurra Hbn. (177 h) is very similar ; whereas in stigma the proximal white spot is situate above the seurra. 

 red one, it is longer here, crescentiform and passes the redone outwardly. Beneath the anal angle is not spotted 

 white. Brazil. — In f. leucodesma Er. (177 h) from Guiana the red inner-marginal spot is entirely absent. Uucodesma. 



P. herberti G. <fc 8. is likewise similar, the lower white hyaline spot of the forewing, however, is herberti. 

 very irregular, not square and extends into the cell. Described from Matto Grosso. 



P. monostigma G. & S. is likewise allied, the forewing, however, is dark brown, and only the red monostigma. 

 spot is present, the two hyaline spots being entirely absent. Santa Martha. 



P. empolaeus Dbl. & Hew. (177 g) is a somewhat larger species with 2 reddish-yellow spots m the cmpolacus. 

 middle of the costal margin and at the proximal angle of the forewing, and a white spot between them. The 

 hindwing shows a more rounded creamy- white discal spot. From Brazil. 



