jlavimacula. 
conflua. 
stesilea. 
dracaena. 
brancodia. 
alexon. 
aequatoria- 
lis. 
gisela. 
fexana. 
sitalces. 
drymaea. 
sosis. | 
ardys. 
442 [PHYCIODES. By J. Roser. 
Ph. flavimacula spec. nov. (90 c), from the Cauca Valley (Colombia) has the upper surface blackish- 
brown, marked with fulvous in 3 and with pale yellow in 9. Underneath the markings of the forewings are 
as above, hindwings marked with the usual Phyciodes pattern on yellowish ground. — conflua subsp. nov., 
from Peru (Chanchamayo) is somewhat smaller, with the yellow median bands broader, that of the forewing cohe- 
rent. Under surface rather grey than yellow forewings with a complete yellow median band. 
Ph. stesilea Bates, from the interior of Guatemala, resembles ¢wlcis in size and shape as well as in the 
colour of the upper surface. Only the 2 has been described which’ the author inclined to regard as the Q of 
tulcis, but desisted on account of the larger size and the markings of the under surface. Hindwings beneath 
a rusty yellowish brown, with darker, ebligee undulate lines, a broad ashy-grey basal stripe and a fine, dark, 
undulate submarginal line. 
Ph. dracaena Fidr. (90 c). Our figure was taken from the type. Under surface: Forewings much paler 
than above, with the light spots larger, nearly white; hindwings smoky grey, with faded, pale broad median 
band, but the other markings reduced. 
Ph. brancodia Schaus, from South Brazil (Sao Paolo) I only know from the description: “Wings 
brown, sprinkled with fulvous scales at base, forewings spotted with pale fawn-colour. A small discal spot 
in the cell, a much larger one \at its apex, and behind each of these above the submedian another spot; a red- 
brown stripe on the discocellulars, 4 spots between vein 4 and submedian, the two posterior ones smallest; 
two others before the inner margin, before and behind vein 2; 2 subterminal spots between 4 and 6, a minute 
one at the costal margin and a marginal spot between 3 and 4. Hindwing: A basal spot at the costa, one 
in the cell followed ‘age another one, a large spot at the apex of the cell follow. ed by a fulvous lunule, 4 small 
spots between vein 4 and costal margin, a broad band from near inner margin to vein 7, intersected by the 
nervules and followed by a dark irregular line which likewise is intersected by the veins, and a row of lunules; fringe 
white, spotted with brown at the veins. Underside: Basal half of forewings whitish, crossed by a broad inner 
and median band of yellow partially edged with fuscous, outer half black, the spots as above, but larger and 
white; between vein 2 and 4 a pale space, a few bluish and brownish spots at the apex, and a fine, dark, 
undulate terminal line. Hindwings dusted with whitish fulvous, a double inner undulate and reddish brown 
double fine outer line, above which a brown spot at the costal margin; a small brown spot above the cell, 
subterminal black spots between vein 2 and 5 which may, however, be also fulvous, a double lunular ter- 
minal line, partly bluish and shaded with pale brown. Allied to tuleis Bates’. About as large as sejona. 
Ph. alexon Godm. a. Salv. resembles somewhat aequatorialis, having the spots arranged in similar 
manner, but those in the median area of the forewings partly orange-brown instead of ivory-yellow, on the 
hindwing the basal spots, in 9 also the terminal ones, dull orange. Underneath like Ph. nebulosa. Mexico 
(Sierra madre del Sur). 
Ph. aequatorialis Sgr. 7. /. (90 c), from Ecuador, is distinguished above by numerous yellowish spots 
partially united into bands, on black-brown ground. The colour of the under surface is yellowish, the 
markings like those of the upper surface, only the Phyciodes pattern at the outer margin of the hindwings 
excepted. — gisela Stgr. i. l., from Brazil (Matto Grosso), differs in having the ground-colour darker, the yello- 
wish spots being absent. 
Ph. texana Hdw. (= smerdis Hew., cincta Edw.) (90 c), from Texas and Mexico. Upper surface delica- 
tely marked with white, both wings with brown basal spots, occasionally almost obsolete. Under surface of fore- 
wings in the inner half brillant yellowish-brown, hindwings traversed by a white median band, forewings 
with an angled postmedian row of white spots. 
Ph. sitalees Godm. a. Salv. (88 i), from Guatemala, resembles tewana, but has the wings shorter; hind- 
wings with the white ore Teva barely indicated, underneath deep ferruginous, without the white cross line. 
Ph. drymaea Godm. a. Salv. (90 c), from Honduras, has the upper surface blackish-fuscous, forewings 
spotted with pale yellow; 2 yellow submarginal lines and a median row of yellow spots on the hindwings. 
Under surface greyish-yellow with the usual markings. — sosis Godm. a. Salv. (90 d), from Chiriqui has on the 
hindwings in the place of the median row of yellow spots a line formed of yellow lunules. Under surface somewhat 
more yellow. 
Ph. ardys Hew. (90 d) from Mexico is larger than tezana, which it resembles above, but with broader 
white markings. But the underside much more monotonous, since the forewing has the base not yellow-brown, 
but corresponds in colour and markings with the rest of the wing. 
