DINOPLOTIS; PARNES; ZABUELLA; EMATURGINA. By Dr. A..Seitz. 699 



a well defined genus. Drepanula resembles Baeotis particularly by the shape of the wings, the structure of the 

 body and the habits, though there is no close connection between the two genera. 



D. calvus Stgr. (133 e) from Peru has a very falciform apex of the forewing and a unicolorously .slate- calvm. 

 grey upper surface; the distal margin, a median blurred spot at the costa and a costal triangle before the 

 apex darker; in front of the border a series of white dots. Under surface marked very white, in the median 

 area shaded in grey. Peru. 



D. gerres Thm. (133 f) entirely resembles the preceding, above the dark clouds are more defined, the genes. 

 hindwings somewhat brighter. Quite different is the under surface, being unicolorously bluish-white with 

 numerous small black dots. Colombia, before me from Muzo and Cananche. 



D. lencates Hew. is smaller and the forewings are above quite sooty black except a small light longi- Uneaten. 

 tudinal spot at the middle of the inner margin; the hindwings are in the middle entirely white onlj' the base 

 and the distal-marginal third are black. Unknown to me ; may not belong into this genus; described without 

 the patria being mentioned. 



77. Genus; Diiioplotis Stick. 



The genus is established for a small species unknown to me, having about the shape of the preceding 

 genus, ,,but somewhat more circular hindwings". One species from Staudingees collection described from 

 the Amazonas. In the veins of the forewings there is a conspicuous anastomosis between the co.stal and 

 the second subcostal vein, in which may be seen the stunted remainders of the first subcostal vein. 



D. orphana Stich. Size of D. gerres; upper surface quite unicolorously drab, only in the apical part orphana. 

 of the forewing deeper blackish. Beneath the forewings exhibit small white sjDots at the border below the 

 falciform apex and at the cell-end; the hindwings are beneath yellowish-grey, with a light median band 

 shaded in black. From Massauary. 



78. Genus: Parnes Wiv. 



The two small brownish-grey species belonging hereto are very much alike each other ; thej^ are above 

 blackish-brown, beneath in the apex of each wing is a black eye-spot provided with 2 white pupUs. The 

 costal of the forewing runs for some distance together with the first subcostal vein. The animals are not 

 common; nothing is known to me about their habits. 



P. nycteis Ww. (138 f). This is the smaller species; fresh specimens have an entirely unicolorously nydels. 

 black upper surface; only in much flown specimens the colouring of the under surface shows faintly through, 

 as in our figure. This colouring is dark brownish-grey, finely striated in yellow, before the apex in the fore- 

 wing and hindwing small, white-pupilled eye-spots. Panama to the Amazon. 



P. philotes Ww. (138 f). Larger, above sooty black, beneath dark grey, with 1 large eye-spot -nith 2 pliUotes. 

 white pupils near the apex of all the 4 wings; some more small dotted eye-spots at the distal margin of 

 the hindwing. Guiana, Amazon. 



79. Genus: Zabiiella Stich. 



This genus is based upon a rather unicolorously grey animal which was described as Lemonias, but 

 has evident connections with Ematurgina. The most conspicuous mark in the animal is a very thick knob 

 of the antenna, which is hollow in the shape of a spoon, like in an Argynnis. Otherwise the shape is like 

 that of the following genus, and both these genera belong to the southern part of the neotropical region. 



Z. tenelia Burm. (138 k). Dirty greyish-brown with a series of dull dotted eye-spots in front of the ienella. 

 border and an irregularly curved median shade across both wings. Under surface dirty grej' with black- 

 pupilled, small eye-spots near the base and the border, and a chain of dark spots across the centre. Argentina, 

 local, but numerous at the flying-places, as for instance near la Soledad in the Mssiones and at other places. 



80. Genus: Eniaturg'iua Rob. 



Three species, one of them greatly deviating, form this genus. They have long, projecting palpi, 

 feebly thickened, not very long antennae, remarkably broad wings, the forewing with a stretched costa and 

 four-branched subcostal, the two last branches of which form a fork with a long stalk. The compact abdomen 

 reaches the anal angle of the hindwings, though it does not project beyond it. The butterflies are not common. 



E. bifasciata Meng. (= mabildei Roh.) (140 e). Blackish-brown, with 2 parallel, ochi-eous oblique hifasciata. 

 bands, being several times interrupted, through both wings, and Mith small oclu-eous spots before the border. 

 Beneath like above. South Brazil and Paraguay. — In echrophlegma Stich. the yellow markings are ex- ochrophlcg- 

 panded; Argentina. Our ^-figure, according to a specimen fi'om Goyaz, forms a transition to it. '""• 



