Publ. 10. XII. 1923. 



THESPIEUS. By Dr.M. Draudt. 



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towards the margin there is a white crescentiform spot; costal margin basally white; through the middle of 

 the cell extends a white stripe, the interrupted prolongation of which in a distal direction is formed by the 

 white retort-beak and which sends a white band upward before the cell-end to the middle of the costal margin, 

 in which band an oval spot of the ground-coloiu" is enclosed ; the basal lower half of the cell and the space towards 

 the proximal margin is white strewn with cerise. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). -■ 1 *^ :.'!.»";.: •.....'.... . 



Th. vividus Mob. is above blackish-brown with a cell-spot, 5 postdiscal dots in an oblique line and vividus. 

 3 subapical dots. Fringes whitish speckled with black. Hindwing in the middle with a light yellow hyaline 

 spot composed of 2 large and 2 smaller ones. Forewing beneath blackish, at the apex reddish with a yellowish- 

 white, small oblique band. Hindwing brown, the 4 spots blurred, situate in a yellowish-white band extending 

 from the costal margin to the proximal margin and being connected below the cell with a parallel basal band; 

 veins striped white, proximal margin blackish. Expanse of wings: 30 mm. Brazil. 



Th. xarippe Btlr. (185 a) is a large, beautiful species, spotted above as the others, on the forewing J-orippe. 

 below the subapical spots two more spots farther distally; apex parted by light; hindwing with a quadripartite 

 angular spot. Beneath very characteristic : chestnut-brown, apex of forewing parted by white, hindwing -ndth 

 a narrow subbasal transverse band and an angular postdiscal band one side of which extends to the distal margin, 

 anastomosing at the other end with the basal band. Brazil. 



Th. hieroglyphica sp. nov. (184g) is not dissimilar on the whole, somewhat smaller, above very similar. 

 The cell-spot is very small, the submedian spot more intensely yellowish; on the hindwing no angular band, 

 but a straight one extending pointed to the apex, before it in the middle of the cell a small light spot. Fringes 

 on both wings analwards lighter, on the hindwing also at the costal angle. Beneath very variegated and 

 with peculiar markings, arranged as in xarippe; the light stripe parting the apex of the forewing is much steeper, 

 almost parallel to the distal margin ; on the hindwing the proximal transverse band is broken up into 2 almost 

 longitudinal ones, the dark ground of the wing is in the costal half white strewn with cherry-browr, the veins 

 before the middle of the distal margin white, the distal band of the hindwing terminates into the apex. Described 

 according to 1 (J from the Rio Songo (Bolivia) in Coll. Fassl. 



Th. opigena Hew. (184 g). Above dark brown. Forewing with a transparent cell-spot, 4 spots in an opigena. 

 oblique line behind it and 3 subapical ones. Hindwing with a transverse band of 4 spots. Beneath as above, 

 hindwing crossed by 2 broad grey antemedian and distal-marginal bands. South America (?). 



Th. ovinia Hew. (184 g) resembles the preceding above, but the band of the hindwing is composed ovinia. 

 of 3 small, separate spots approaching the distal margin and parallel to it. Hindwing beneath browner than 

 in the following, the spots larger and more than coherent narrow bands. Nicaragua. 



Th. zaovinia Dyar (= rupilius Schs. $) (184 h) has a broader and rounder shape of the wings, dark 

 brown, above marked as the preceding; the median of the subapical spots is removed proximaUy. Fringes on 

 the ends of the veins somewhat speckled. Beneath little lighter, behind the middle of the proximal margin 

 of the forewing a large white spot. Hindwing strewn with lilac-grey, with 4 postdiscal white punctiform spots, 

 2 at the costal margin and 1 or 2 in the cell. Mexico, Costa Rica. 



Th. gayra Dyar is above brownish-black, the spots dark yellowish-hyaline, very large, as numerous 

 and arranged as in zaovinia, the hindwing besides with a faded cell-spot; fringes light yellow. Beneath the same, 

 hindwing tinted purple, with the hyaline spots as above and 2 brown transverse bands in and behind the middle. 

 Expanse of wings: 40 mm. Mexico (Guerrero). 



Th. himella Heio. (184 h). Above spotted and coloured as lutetia, but the fringes are more intensely 

 speckled white and black. Beneath easily recognizable by the extensive white basal and discal areas of the 

 hindwing mth small black spots; proximal margia irregularly black, distal margin red-brown; also on the 

 forewing a subapical, red-brown spot. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). 



Th. cicus Mah. Deep blackish-brown, base haired ferruginous with 8 yellowish-white hyaline spots, cicus. 

 a small one in the cell, 3 subapical ones and 4 postdiscal ones in an oblique line; stigma whitish, in the middle 

 interrupted. Hindwing towards the apex with 3 transparent dots. Forewing beneath piurple-brown, at the 

 distal margin lilac. Hindwing purple- brown, at the distal margin and round the 3 discal spots stre-wn with 

 lilac ; proximal margin deep brown, fringes white. Expanse of wings: 46 mm. Brazil. 



Th. superior sp. nov. (184 h) is above blackish-brown, marked as cicus, but towards the base and on superior. 

 the body with decidedly ferruginous hair; hindwing with a broad hyaline band of 4 spots. Fringes bright orange- 

 ochreous. Beneath deep red-brown, apex of forewing and upper distal-marginal half strewn with lilac-gi'ey. 

 Hindwing in the basal third and before the middle of the distal margin strewn with lilac-grey, so that the hyaline 

 spots are broadly surrounded by red-brown; also the base itself is red-brown. This large, beautiful species is 

 found in Bolivia. 



Th. cacajo Dyar (185 a) is allied to dalmani and macareus. Above bronze-black, towards the base cacajo. 

 ochreous-yellowish ; the spots yellowish-hyaline, arranged as in the said species, the cell-spot quadrangvdar, 

 in the middle strangulated; only 3 postdiscal spots, that in the middle being the largest, the two upper ones 

 quadrangular; hindwing with 3 postdiscal spots, separated by the veins, growing smaller towards the apex. 

 Beneath as above, forewing behind the apical spots with a ferruginous nebulous stripe, behind it a purple line. 



zaorinui. 



gayra. 



himella. 



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