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POANES; POANOPSIS; PARATEYTONE; PHYCANASSA. By Dr. M. Dratjdt. 



inner-angular spot, hindwing with 3 small discal spots, the uppermost being farther remote, near the costal 

 margin. Southern Atlantic States. Perhaps also grossula H. Schaff. belongs to it as a synonym. 



87. Genus: Poaiies Scddr. 



Antennae shorter, club thicker than in Oligoria. The second palpal joint very much hairily scaled, 

 terminal joint pointed. (J also without a stigma. 

 massassoii. P. massassoit Scddr. (182 a) looks in the (^ above almost like Mastor bellus: blacldsh-brown with 



yellow fringes. Beneath at the costal margin and distal margin bordered with reddish, with 3 light subapical 

 and 2 or 3 postdiscal small spots, hindwing reddish-yellow bordered with reddish-broAvn. The $ has on the 

 forewing the spots also above, and on the hindwing 3 or 4 postdiscal spots, 2 of them far towards the costal 

 suffusa. margin. Beneath the hindwings are greyer though very variable. — f . suffusa Laurent is beneath dusted darker 

 grey. Atlantic States, Colorado. 



88. Genus: Poauopsis G. & S. 



Distinguished from the preceding genus by shorter, broader wings, a shorter and thicker terminal joint 

 of the palp and a scent-scale stripe extending from the rise of the upper median vein to the submedian. Only 

 1 species: 

 imxilUus. P. puxillius (= pupillus Plotz']) (181a). Yellowish-brown, fringes whitish-grey; forewing with 2 



subapical dots and 2 white hyaline spots in the disc between the upper median and middle radial vein and one 

 at the cell-end; hindwings not spotted. Beneath more yellow, forewing marked the same as above, hindwing 

 with a faint postdiscal macular stripe. Mexico. 



89. Genus: Paratrytoiie G. d; [S. 



Separated from Alrytone by the costal margin of the hindwing being clad with long hair, and a linear 

 scent-scale stripe from the base of the iipper median vein to the submedian. 



rhexenor. P- rhcxenor G. dC' S. (182 b). Blackish-brown with a darker stigma; forewing with a lunar spot between 



the median veins and a small one behind it, one above the submedian vein and 2 minute ones behind the cell- 

 end, as well as 3 subapical dots, all of which are light yellow. The hindwing shows behind the middle in 

 the costal half a similar band. Beneath brownish-red, forewing at the proximal margin blackish, spots as above; 

 hindwing very peculiarly marked with 3 longish spots in the cell, behind it and near the anal angle beside the 

 macular band. Mexico. 



polyclea. P. polyclca G. & S. (182 b) resembles Atrytone melane (182 c), but it has a cellular spot and a very pro- 



minent stigma. Beneath the colour is quite different: greyish-black, the forewing in the proximal half darker, 

 the spots as above; hindwing strewn with yellow, the transverse band from above very indistinctly visible. 

 Mexico (Guerrero). 

 aphractoia. P. aphractoia Dyar (182 c) is above blackish-brown, in the cell-end there is an oblique quadrangular, 



yellowish hyaline spot, 3 small ones behind it subapically, and 3 postdiscal ones in an oblique line, the middle 

 one being the largest; the stigma is all round encircled by black. On the hindwing there are in a straight line 

 4 yellow spots, alternatingly a large one and a small one. Beneath somewhat duller, the lowest spot of the 

 forewing white and enlarged, disc black. Hindwing dusted with a dark red, the spots white, beside them 2 

 small ones at the costal margin and one in the cell. Mexico (Popocatepetl Park), taken at an altitude of 13 000 ft. 



Jwwaidi. P. howardi Skinner (182b). Above almost as viator, but with a dark brown diffuse spot behind the 



cell, almost flowing together with the dark distal margin. Scent-scale stripe present here, but of the same colour 

 as the groimd, therefore scarcely visible. Beneath doe-coloured, with a triangular, darkened base of the forewing ; 

 llind^^'ing very light with 4 or 5 faintly darker, small discal spots. Florida. 



aaroni. P. aaroili Skinner (182 b) is only half as large, the dark margins of the wings narrower, the dark spot 



behind the cell of the forewing absent. Beneath the forewing is black at the base, behind it lighter brown than 

 above, the distal margin bordered with cinnamon-brown. Hindwing light cinnamon-coloured, unmarked. 

 The 9 is larger, lighter, the markings more blurred. Southern Atlantic States. 



sciidderi. P. scudderi Skinner has a much more prominent stigma, the dark borders of the wings are faint, other- 



wise very much like hoicardi. From Colorado. 



90. Genus: Phycauassa Scddr. 



Antennae short, palpi somewhat longer than in Poanes, turned forward. Veins as there. ^ without a 

 stigma. 

 viator. P. viator Ediv. (182 b) is a large, reddish-yellow species with broad blackish-brown margins, very 



conspicuous by the absence of the stigma. The blackish-brown 2 is in the disc and at the proximal margin 



