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row of white spots on each wing, on the forewing a subapical row of larger white spots and several similar 
spots near the base. Underneath like above, but paler, hindwings with a broad light median band and the 
usual Phyciodes pattern on the termen. 
Ph. fulgora Godm. a. Salv. (90 f), from Costarica. g¢ Wings very narrow. Upper surface blackish-brown, 
with large yellow spots on the forewings and a narrow similar median band on the hindwings. The markings 
of the under surface as above, but much less dark. Hindwings marked as usually. 
Ph. selene spec. nov. (90f), from Tolima (Colombia, 5200 ft.), captured in January 1910 by Fassu, 
has the upper surface_black-brown, with large brownish-yellow, band-shaped spots. Under surface of forewings 
yellowish, with feeble blackish subapical spots and brownish marks at the inner half of the costal margin. 
Under side of hindwings greyish-yellow, with a submarginal row of whitish-blue lunules, and numerous si- 
milarly coloured spots in the inner half. 
Ph. etia Hew. (90 g), from Ecuador and Peru. Upper surface blackish fuscous, with feeble bluish lustre. 
forewings with a large median blotch of fulvous and a similar subapical streak. Underside yellowish, hind- 
wings with brownish scalloped lines, forewings with brownish basal, median and subapical markings. 
Ph. calena Hp/ffr. (90 g), from Peru and Bolivia. A delicate species, above black-brown, slightly marked 
with white. Under side paler, marked as above, but with the median band of the hindwings broader, and the 
greyish-brown termen enclosing a submarginal row of whitish lunules followed by black, pale margined ocelli. 
Ph. catula Hpjffr. (= abasina Stgr. 1. 1.) (90g), from Peru and Bolivia, resembles above a small-sized 
Dynamine. Upper surface marked with pale yellow on blackish-brown ground; underneath the forewings have 
a paler tint, but the same markings. Hindwings with distinct brown spots on both sides of the pale median 
band. — extincta Sgr. i. 1. (90 ¢), from Peru, has the markings of the upper surface white instead of yellow, 
and those of the hindwings very indistinct, particularly the median band. 
Ph. minima spec. nov. (90g); from Salta. Upper surface black-brown, forewings with 6 yellow small 
spots, hindwings with a yellow median band and 2 similar submarginal lines. Underneath the forewings as 
above, but with the ground-colour brown, hindwings marked as usually. Closely resembles catula, but of smal- 
ler size and different shape, the forewings being narrower and the hindwings forming at the inner angle a sharp 
point. 
Ph. orticas Schaus, from Brazil (Castro in the State of Parana), described by the author as follows: 
“4 forewings: A small light spot near the end of the cell, a short oblique whitish band from vein 4—6, a 
large whitish spot from the base between 2 and 3 (ground-colour?). Hindwings: A broad oblique whitish 
band from inner margin to 7, slightly yellowish between 6 and 7 and at inner margin, a fine greyish- 
brown submarginal lunular line. Under surface: Basal half of forewings reddish-brown, discal spot larger, 
partially margined with reddish-brown, the oblique band reaching the costal margin, preceded by a broad 
black shade which surrounds the large spot before the inner margin; termen brown, with a fine dark terminal 
line, faintly white at apex. Hindwing: The basal two thirds whitish, intersected by fine, irregular brownish 
lines, partially double and filled with whitish-blue, the outer third pale brown, the subterminal dots small, darker 
brown, followed by a fine reddish-brown line and, parallel with it, a grey terminal lunular line”. As large 
as sejona. 
Ph. dicoma Hew. (90g), from Rio Grande do Sul and Sa. Catharina. Wings very long, marked with 
blackish-brown on fulvous ground. Hindwing with the median fulvous band very broad. Under surface fulvous, 
feebly marked with fuscous. 
Ph. angusta Hew. (82 h) seems to be very widely distributed, our material comprising specimens from 
Colombia, Jurimaguas and Huancabamba, that show very slight, probably individual differences. On the very 
narrow, above deep blackish-fuscous forewings a fairly large yellow median spot, preceded by 2 partially incom- 
plete rows of yellow dots. Under surface much paler, but the forewings marked in the outer half as above, 
hindwings with the usual Phyciodes pattern, in addition to a yellow median band. 
Ph. polina Hew. is the first in the series of species which approach the so-called mimics. As may be 
seen from the figures, it differs greatly from nawplia not only above, but also on the under side: In the cell 
of the forewings the brown basal spot is separated from the yellow discocellular spot by a black streak, the yel- 
low spots in the outer half of the forewings are no larger than above, on the hindwings the black subbasal bands 
are placed more obliquely, the pale marginal band is about four times as large, the black band bordering the 
fulgora. 
selene. 
etia. 
calena. 
catula. 
exlincta. 
minima. 
orticas. 
dicoma. 
angusta. 
polina. 
