PHYCIODES. By J. Roser. aa 
of the yellow longitudinal band in the middle of the hindwings and in having the black median and terminal 
bands on the same wing broken into spots. Under surface, especially of the hindwings, uniformly brown, marked 
as above. 
Ph. olivencia Bates (92 a, b), from the Upper Amazon, lacks above the clear yellow bands;" on the fore- olivencia. 
wings the black markings vary greatly, as may be seen from our figures of gudruna form. nov. and brunhilda gudruna. 
Stgr.i. 1. (92 b). — polymnia subsp. nov., from Eastern Colombia (Medina 1600 ft., Fasst’s collection). ¢ has on 2runhilda. 
e 2 : s E polymnia. 
the forewing the black median band broader and the subapical band clearer yellow and interrupted; in the 9 
this yellow band broad and uniform. 
Ph. mechanitis Godm. a. Salv. (90 h), from Costarica, has narrower wings than olivencia, hindwings with mechanitis. 
pointed apex. The species bears a general resemblance to various species of Mechanitis. The underside is like 
the upper surface. 
Ph. drypetis Godm. a. Salv., ranging from Guatemala to Colombia, resembles mechanitis, but has on drypetis. 
the forewings the termen fulvous proximally, not black, the yellow apical spot smaller, and on the hindwings 
the black transverse band narrower. 
Ph. pardalina spec. nov. (90 h), from Pebas on the Amazon, is like mwrena, but with the black colouring pardalina. 
of the hindwings reduced on account of the subcostal brown longitudinal band being much broader, and the 
posterior portion of the outer margin is taken up by a brown subapical band. On the forewings the apex 
black, with two rows of yellowish small spots, and a larger similar one on the termen between 2. and 3. 
median nervule. The black median stripe goes about as far as the 1. median. The underside is like the 
upper surface, but the hindwings have at the termen a submarginal row of fine white spots. — apicalis apicalis. 
subsp. nov. (901), from Rio Chuchurras, has the apex uniformly black, and on the hindwings the white terminal 
spots of the under surface quite minute, and barely visible posteriorly. 
Ph. quintilla Hew. (901), from Ecuador has a superficial resemblance to Ithomia panamensis. Under- quintilla. 
side somewhat lighter than the upper surface. 
Ph. datis Hew., from Colombia, the 2 of which was described and figured by the author, has the up- datis. 
per surface of the hindwings scarlet and on the forewings an unicolorous, very long triangular basal spot. In 
the black outer half of the forewings 5 elongate dark yellow spots, a similar spot at the end of the cell, 
and 2 white dots at the apex. Hindwings with termen black, containing a row of small white spots. Under- 
side like upper one, but the forewings with a submarginal row of white spots and on the hindwings the veins 
brown. 
Ph. murena Sgr. (92 c), from Peru (Cuzco), resembles Heliconius bicoloratus, but is much smaller. In murena. 
the 3 the black area on the hindwing dissected by a brown streak near the costal margin. Underside as 
above, only paler. — A lovely form taken at Pebas in Dezember (1 9) is heliconina subsp. nov. (= pelonia heliconina. 
var. B. Hew.), distinguished by a sulphur-yellow apical band on the forewings formed of 5 elongate spots 
behind which, between 3. median and upper radial, a roundish spot of similar colour; moreover it has, sls 
murena 3, the black area of the hindwings divided by a brown stripe. 
Ph. callonia Stgr. (88 i), from Peru, resembles heliconina, but has the apex of the forewing less yellow, callonia. 
in the place of which the median band is yellow. On the under surface of the hindwings a series of triangular 
white terminal spots. 
Ph. eutropia Hew. (92 b), from Panama, looks like certain Ithomiidae; under surface like the upper eutropia. 
side, with a row of white terminal spots on the hindwings. 
Ph. nigripennis Salv. (90 i), from Costa Rica. Only the 9 resembles certain [thomiidae, whereas the 3, nigripennis. 
on account of the shape of the wings and monotony of markings, can hardly be counted among the mimics not- 
withstanding its other resemblance to the 9. The underside corresponds to the upper surface, but in the 3 the 
yellow spots which above appear as dots, are produced into yellow stripes. — dismorphina Bélr., likewise dismor- 
from Costa Rica, is a paler (aberrative?) 2 form, having all the yellow spots larger, the black border of the Phina. 
hindwings narrower, in consequence of which the yellow marginal spots are not edged with black inwardly, and 
the median area of the hindwings beneath whitish. 
Ph. prisca Hpffr. (92 e), from Peru, bears a deceptive resemblance to certain Dircenna species. The prisca. 
markings of the upper pies are repeated beneath, but the median areas of both wings very pale, almost 
white. 
Ph. ildica Hew., from Ecuador, differs from fassli subsp. nov. (90 e) from East Colombia (Upper Rio ildica. 
Negro, 2500 ft., A. H. Fassu coll.) in the reddish-grey forewings and orange-red hindwings, which latter have the /4ss!- 
