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ARGOPTEEON; PAjMPHILA. By Dr. M Draudt. 



aureipenni-s. 



dh-idinnii. 



puehiiae. 



methi!^. 



celeiis. 



69. Genus: Argopteroii Wts. 



Discernible from the preceding by the posterior tibiae being only singly spurred, the abdomen being 

 longer. The 2nd and 3rd palpal joints intensely scaled, porrect; in the veins no essential difference. Several 

 species from South America. 



A. aureipennis Blch. {= flavimargo Ploiz, tripunctatus Mob.) (191 h) is very conspicuous by the 

 piurelj^ golden under surface, only in the $ the disc of the forewing is dark brown, with the 2 golden discal spots, 

 the 3rd disappearing in the golden apex. The upper surface is dark brown with 3 large yellow spots on 

 the forewing and yellow fringes of the hindwing. Cliile. 



A. dividuum (ISOb) is above blackish-brown with a hyaline discal band, parted hy the median and 

 its lower branch, a small punctiform spot towards the margin and 3 small subapical spots; hindwing with a 

 dark yello^^' postmedian band composed of one large C[uadrangular spot and 3 narrow small spots below it : 

 the yellow fringes are speckled somewhat darker. Beneath the forewing is as above, the discal band vanishing 

 in the whitish proximal margin, hindwing brown with numerous yellow spots. Mexico. 



A. xicca Dyar would perhaps be better placed to Dalla into the quadristriga-gxowii . Above uni-coloured 

 black, inner-marginal part of hindwing with long greenish hair. Beneath dull black, base of costal margin and 

 apex grejdsh-brown ; hindwing greyish-brown with a black stripe on the submedian fold, expanded at the proxi- 

 mal angle to a spot. Peru, Vilcabamba, at an altitude of 10 000 ft., in August. 



A. puelmae Calvert (191 g) is a magnificent species allied to aureipennis from which it differs by 

 the hindwing being quite golden also above. The blackish-brown forewing exhibits a large tripartite discal 

 spot and a subapical band. Beneath golden, only the $ has a dark cell-end spot and a slightly smoked margin 

 of the forewing. In January in North Chile. 



A. metius Mah. It is doubtful whether this species and the next one having been described as Cyclo- 

 pides belong hereto. Above blackish-brown with yellowish hyaline spots: 3 small subapical ones, 3 small ones 

 at the cell-end, an oblique row of 3 quadrangular ones between the lower median and middle radial vein. Fringes 

 yellowish-white. Beneath the costal margin of the forewing is reddish-brown, the apex lilac, the hindwing 

 reddish-lilac with a violettish-brown costal margin, in it an oval yellowish spot, another one below it extending 

 from the upper radial vein to the proximal margin. Fringes speckled dark. Expanse of wings: 21 mm. Porto 

 Cabello, 



A. celeus 3Iab. is described as yellowish-brown, at the base of the forewing striped yellow with 3 

 yeUow sagittiform spots in the cell and 7 reddish-yellow postdiscal spots, the 3 upper ones as apical streaks, 

 the 4 others below them as far as the proximal margin. Hindwing margined with 3 longish. reddish-yellow 

 spots, the middle spot being double. Fringes yellowish-white. Beneath light brown, tinted yellow, with yellow 

 veins and the spots as above. Hindwing with light yellow veins, also the folds with yellow strigiform spots 

 between the upper median vein and the costal margin. Expanse of wings: 25 mm. Villa Bella. 



70. Genus: Pauipliila F. 



This species being chiefly distributed in Em'ope and Asia sends a European representative to North 

 America. It has been dealt with in the palearctic part (Vol. I, p. 344). Posterior tibiae only with end-spin's, 

 the short antennae do not reach to the middle of the costal margin. 



P. palaemon Pall. (= paniscus F., brontes Schiff., mandan Edtv., mesapano Scddr., skada Edw.) 

 (Vol. I, t. 87 c) is figured in the palearctic part and occiu-s in the whole northern United States in a very much 

 ntandan. orange-spotted form which we may call: f. mandan (180b). 



ilorkkw. P- floridae Mab. Above olive-grey with small yellowish-white spots on the forewing, 3 subapical 



ones, 2 in the cell and 2 behind it in an oblique line : fringes ash^^-grey. The 2 has only one cellular spot ; beneath 

 more piu-eh' ashj'-grey, disk and proximal margin of forewing blackish. Proximal margin of hindwing lead- 

 coloured grey, the spots less distinct. Florida. 

 darda)-i.-i. P. dardaris G. di S. (180 b) is above blackish-brown, in the middle of the wing with a large, bipartite, 



white spot, a dot behind it and 2 subapical dots. Hindwing with 2 small spots. Beneath browner with much 

 more numerous spots being somewhat yellowish on the hindwing. Inner-marginal part of forewing broadly 

 white. Mexico. 

 daridacK.':. P. darldaeus G. <£• (S. has more spots on the forewing. The hindwing is beneath greyer, the white 



spots less prominent, in the disc strewn with single, small, black spots. Described from Brazil. 

 caUton. P. calaon Heic. may belong hereto. Upper si^face reddish-brown, forewing with yellow hyaline 



spots; one in the cell, 2 between the median veins, a double spot near the proximal margin and 3 small subapical 

 spots. Hindwing with a spot near the proximal margin and 3 small subapical spots. Hindwing with a spot 

 near the costal margin, a longish cell-spot and a short macular band behind it ; fringes reddish. Beneath similar, 

 but the base and the apex of the forewing are reddish-yellow; hindwing red-brown, the spots whitish, bordered 

 with black; at the costal margin there are 2 spots and near the distal margin a light yellow band. Expanse 

 of wings: P ^ inch. From Ecuador. 



