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PHEMIADES; THOON; RINTHON. By Dr. M. Dkaudt. 



propertius. 



jamateensis. 



phineus. 



simulius. 



proeax. 



123. Genus: Pheniiades Hbn. 



Antennal club thick and long with a short apex; palpal terminal joint short; apex of forewing hardly 

 prolonged, hindwing broad and rounded; posterior tibiae mth long fringes. The cJ shows a straight, narrow 

 scent-stripe from the lower median vein to the submedian. 



Ph. propertius F. (= memuca Heiv.) (185 e). Above blackish-brown, with a postdiscal band composed 

 of 3 pale yellow spots and 4 or 5 reddish-yellow, small subapical spots; costal margin of forewing in the middle- 

 reddish-yellow, hindwing with a reddish-yellow transverse band. Beneath very conspicuous owmg to the creamy 

 hindwing with 2 red-brown transverse bands; at the proximal margin a black wedge-shaped spot. Brazil. 



Ph. jamaicensis Schs. Above bright reddish-yellow, distal margin and a stripe from the ce'l to the 

 apex blackish-brown; in the basal area a large blackish-brown spot from the subcostal vein to the lower median 

 vein, into which from outside the reddish-yellow coloiu* penetrates in the shape of a stripe. Hindwing with 

 a broad, black costal margin and distal margin widened as far as the cell-end. Beneath the costal margin, apex 

 and distal margin are reddish-brown, with a darker antemargmal shade, at the anal angle black; base black 

 as well as a large spot at the cell-end. Hindwing dark reddish-brown, distally lighter with a yellow discal spot 

 and a black triangle above the anal angle. Expanse of wings: 43 mm. Jamaica. 



Ph. phineus Cr. (185 e) is a doubtful species. Above similar to jamaicensis, but on the forewing only 

 with 2 reddish-yellow subapical spots, and the 2 upper spots of the postdiscal band are likewise reddish-yellow. 

 Hindwing crossed by a broad creamy transverse band. Described from Surinam. 



Ph. simulius Drc. (185 f) is a large, strong species with a remarkably strong anterior body and a stout 

 head. Above dark brown, thorax and bases of wings haired green. Forewing with an ochreous-yellowish cell-spot 

 and 3 small postdiscal ones obliquelj' behind it, as well as 3 subapical dots; hmdwing with 3 extinct, small, 

 ochreous-yellowish postcellular spots, fringes lighter whitish. In the $ the spots are larger and form on the 

 hindwing a band beginning from the costal margin. Beneath lighter brown, the discal spots of the forewing 

 flown together with a large, yellowish-white submedian spot into a tansverse band. Hindwing with a broad 

 silvery white band. Peru and Bolivia. 



Ph. proeax sp. nov. (185 f ) resembles simulius above, but it is somewhat smaller, the postdiscal row of 

 spots a little more oblique, the cell-spot absent. On the hindwing the spots are situate more behind the lower 

 cell-angle. Body and bases of wings not green, but ochreous-yeUow. Beneath light brown, on the hindwing 

 with a round, light cell-spot and a bent row of dots behind it, the largest spot being situate near the proximal 

 margin. Bolivia. 



124. Genus: Thoon G. <L- S. 



Antennae somewhat longer than haK the costal margin. Apex of forewing prolonged, the middle radial 

 at its rise very much bent down. Hindwing at the anal angle prolonged, projecting beyond the abdomen. Middle 

 tibiae with spines. Scent-scale stripe of the (^ composed of 2 parts: a triangular part in the angle where the 

 lower median vein proceeds, and a short longitudinal stripe above it. 

 modim. Th. modius Mab. (= stUio Mab.) (185 f) looks above almost like Tirynthia conflua (185 c), but the 



spots are smaller. Hindwing beneath light brown with an ochreous-yellow cell-dot and 4 in an oblique line 

 behind it. Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. 

 taxes. Th. taxes G. & S. (185 g) is similar, though smaller; on the forewing the subapical spots are absent, 



hindwing without a macular band. Beneath without the cell-spot of the hindwing. The black stigma is very 

 distinctly prominent. From Panama. 

 lugens. Th. lugens Schs. Dark brown with lighter frmges. Forewing with a black stigma. Beneath the 



forewing is reddish-brown, at the proximal margin lighter. Hindwing violettish-brown except the proximal 

 margin; a small cell-spot and some small, similar postdiscal spots as well as the proximal margin are lighter 

 brown. Expanse of wings: 27 mm. Petropolis. 



chiriquen- 



•si.s. 



125. Genus: Rintlion 6. d ■£. 



Distinguished from the preceding by somewhat less prolonged hindwings and only one longitudinal 

 scent-scale stripe on the submedian. 



R. chiriquensis Mab. (= cabella Plotz) (185 g). Above blackish-bro-mi with a white-hyaline cell-spot, 

 a verj' large, quadrangular spot distallj' below it, and a small one more towards the margin above it; 3 sub- 

 apical hyaline spots the lowest of which is removed more distally ; hindwing with 3 small light ochreous post- 

 cellular spots in a straight line. Beneath the same, but duUer, the proximal margin of the forewing lighter; 

 hindwing a little strewn with whitish, the small spots whitish, besides with a cell-dot. Mexico, Guatemala and 

 Panama. 



