otanes. 
cyno. 
sopolis. 
aceta. 
delphia. 
acesas, 
ezba. 
crithona. 
stenotaenia. 
verena. 
levana. 
440 PHYCIODES. By J. Rozzr, 
to the thymetus group, the forewings being slightly curved below the apex, the hindwings nearly angular 
at the middle termen’’. 
Ph. otanes Hew. (88 h), from Guatemala resembles crithona both in size and shape of wings. ¢ forewings 
dark brown above, with a small fulvous spot at the apex; hindwings faintly purplish, only the termen tinged 
like the forewings. Underside of forewings fulvous, paler at base, with some black spots, one at costa, a trian- 
gular one at apex, and a third one reddish-white at termen. Hindwing grey and fulvous, with a few large ful- 
vous spots. 
P. cyno Salv. a. Godm. Like otanes, but the forewings with larger discal spots above, underneath 
almost unicolorous all but the apex; hindwings more grey, with the spots as in otanes, though less distinct. 
Mexico. 
Ph. sopolis Godm. a. Salv. (88 i), from Guatemala, is closely related to otanes, differing chiefly in the 
very pregnant spotting of the forewings. The description reads: “3 like otanes 3, but the forewings spotted 
with yellow. 9 like 3, but resembling in the spots on the forewing ptolyca; hindwings suffused with rufous 
above”’. 
Ph. aceta Hew., from Colombia, resembles a small-sized Hresia. Upper surface deep brown, the fore- 
wings indistinctly spotted with fulvous near base, and with 2 similar spots in middle. On both wings a band 
of rufous ocelli centred with dark brown, followed by a row of similar lunules, and preceded on the forewings 
by 2 larger spots of fulvous divided by the nervules. Underside yellowish-grey, with similar, although more 
faded markings as above. — delphia Fldr. (89k), likewise from Colombia; our figure was taken from the 
type kindly lent us by Dr. K. Jorpan. delphia must be considered to be the typical form, differing from HE- 
WITSON’s aceta by having the markings of the upper side reduced, and the ground-colour beneath paler, more 
yellow. 
Ph. acesas Hew. (= sydra Reak.), from Venezuela. A rather large species, with moderately excavated 
termen of forewings. Upper surface dark brown, with larger pale spots at middle, and a submarginal row of 
dark yellow spots on the forewings. Hindwings with 3 rows of deep yellow spots and 2 obsolete, similar streaks 
near base. Under surface with a large spot at base, two smaller ones in middle and an orange spot at termen; 
apex grey with a white lunule. Hindwings grey and fulvous, with paler spots and lunules and a submarginal 
row of brownish crescents. 
Ph. ezba Hew., from Colombia, is, according to the author, closely allied to acesas and abas. Described 
as follows: 3 dark brown, forewings with a spot in the middle cell, a macular median band, a few spots near 
the apex and an undulate submarginal band fulvous, the apical spots white. Hindwings from base to beyond 
middle paler, with 2 terminal rows of lunules. Underside of forewings brownish-red, darker towards the termen, 
with 1 spot in cell, a band below the median nervure, a macular band beyond the middle, composed of a large 
triangular spot and 3 round ones the last of which is black; the posterior part of the termen yellow; at the 
apex 2 larger white spots; along the termen a black undulate line. Hindwings pale reddish-grey from base to 
middle, with 2 basal lunules, and beyond the middle a pale yellow band, followed by 4 black dots and a sub- 
marginal row of white lunules. 
Ph. crithona Salv. (89 kk), from Chiriqui, closely resembles elaphiaea, but with the termen of the fore- 
wings more sharply dentate; the upper side of both wings marked with fulvous at base, on the hindwings the 
3 yellowish lines farther apart. Also beneath it resembles elaphiaea, but with an unusually large yellow spot in 
the middle of the hindwings. — stenotaenia subsp. nov. (89k). From Juan Vinas. Of this form we know a Q 
taken in February. On the forewing the band much lighter, broader in front, although not reaching the termen, 
but suddenly breaking off at the 3. median nervule and continuing, gradually getting thinner, almost to the 
submedian. At the apex a few white dots. The yellow spot between 3. median and lower radial isolated, 
at the apex of the cell 2 yellow dots, and the yellow spot at the imner angle greatly reduced. Hind- 
wings with only one yellowish submarginal line. Underside lighter than in crithona, with the markings corres- 
ponding to those of the upper surface. 
Ph. verena Hew. (90 a), from Bolivia and Peru, resembles crithona in size and shape, also in colouring, 
but has on the forewings a yellowish-brown band, growing broader posteriorly and reaching the inner margin, 
its continuation on the hindwings taking up about one third of the wing, in consequence of which the hind- 
wings appear largely yellowish-brown. At the termen of the forewings, and the base of both wings yellowish- 
brown spots, and a black submarginal line before the black border of the hindwings. Underside of forewings 
yellow, spotted with brown and streaked with black; hindwings with a broad, pale yellow median band, red- 
dish-grey base streaked with brown, and brown termen, containing 2 dark undulate lines. 
Ph. levana sp. nov. (88h), from Costa Rica (Orosi 3800 ft., collection of A. H. Fasst). Wings rather 
elongate. Underside of forewings yellow, with brownish base and a large spot at the apex of the cell; se- 
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