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P. albifluviata Drc. (16 f). Forewing greenish-white, in the proximal-marginal half of the basal and albifluviata. 
discal areas more or less dark purple grey; the marking is quite similar as in the preceding, but neater, more 
variegated, the white hook-shaped spot behind the coniform macula is smaller, the fringes more intensely speckled 
black, the hindwing much more extensively and darker brownish-grey. Colombia, Bolivia. 
P. leucoceps Hmps. is likewise similar to gumia (16 f), but the ground is not greenish-white, but light leucoceps. 
brownish-grey, with a purple reflection, the markings otherwise very similar, but the maculae smaller, the 
hook-shaped spot behind the coniform macula more quadrangular, below produced towards the base; the mar¬ 
ginal area is more whitish-grey, with minute darker clouds. Hindwing whitish with a broad brownish-grey 
marginal part. Peru. It is questionable whether this species, having been described as Hadena, does not coincide 
with albomarginata Drc. albomargi- 
P. ganeo sp. nov. (16 f) likewise resembles the preceding, it is somewhat smaller, of a dark purple naia. 
grey ground-colour, much more intensely marked black; in the proximal-marginal half and postmedianly shaded ■ ll " 11 - 0 ' 
with chocolate brownish, very similarly marked as leucoceps, the maculae much smaller, separated, i. e. the 
reniform macula is not proximally produced, but it terminates obliquely downwards into a greenish-white 
stripe bifurcating at the margin in two points and being before shaded by the brown postmedian tint; in the 
centre of the margin and above the anal angle there is one rather large black spot each with two small white 
spots in each of them, the anal ones representing two convergent streaks; between them there are black mar¬ 
ginal triangles before the distinctly black-speckled fringes. Hindwing whitish, on the margin and veins smoky. 
From Bolivia (Cuesta de Cillutincara), taken by Fassl. 
P. hieroglyphera Mssn. (16 g) is on its greenish greyish-white ground covered with many mostly Meroglyphc- 
triangular black spots which almost correspond to the scheme of markings of the preceding species and are ra - 
well recognizable from the figure; the maculae are below confluent. Hindwing of a purer white, only near the 
apex more intensely smoked. Ecuador and Colombia. 
P. laeta Mssn. (16 f) is a very small species with white forewings being dusted with light brown as lad a. 
far as the posterior transverse line; the anterior transverse lines are double, filled up with white, the posterior 
line is single, distally bordered with white; coniform macula absent, behind it a small white hook-shaped spot, 
the upper maculae are small, with brown pupils and white rings; the undulate line is marked by three black 
wedge-shaped spots before it. Fringes speckled grey and black. Hindwing white, veins and margin brownish. 
Ecuador. 
P. melanoleuca Drc. Forewing white, at the costal margin spotted black; near the apex with 3 large melanoleu- 
black spots, two oblong ones at the anal angle and a large long spot at the proximal margin crossed by two ca - 
narrow white lines, the distal margin is scantily strewn with black, the fringes are speckled white and black. 
Hindwing white with a black apex and distal margin. Expanse of wings: 38 mm. Peru. 
P. beani Grt. (16 g) is a large species with purple grey forewings dusted with brown and ferruginous beam. 
red, with single black transverse lines being bordered with grey on the averted sides, the posterior line being 
dentate; between the large, brown-pupilled and grey-ringed maculae extends an indistinct bent median line; 
the fine grey undulate line with a distinct W is proximally shaded with red-brown. Hindwing dark brown, 
towards the margin darker with white fringes. Illinois, Texas, Colorado. 
P. imitilata Sm. (16 g) is marked the same as beani, but it is smaller and of a more brownish-grey muiilata. 
tint, in the basal area below the cell and behind the coniform macula tinted somewhat yellowish, the upper 
maculae whitish, encircled with black; proximally at the undulate line minute black sagittae. Hindwing dark 
brown. Canada. 
P. palilis Harv. (16 g) has whitish forewings partly tinted ochreous-yellowish, strewn with thick palilis. 
blackish-brown scales, in the marginal area dusted with dark, the black transverse stripes indistinct, the posterior 
stripe dentate; between the very indistinct, somewhat darker scaled maculae extends a faded dark median shade 
darkening the cell; the undulate line is proximally accompanied by small dark spots; the $ is dusted very much 
darker except the subterminal area. Hindwing in the white, in the $ brownish-black. Texas. 
P. bicolor B. <£• McD. (16 g, h) is similarly marked, but much darker than the preceding species, bicolor. 
without its sexual dimorphism; the forewing is blackish, dusted with white, with a faded, indistinct marking; 
the transverse lines are double, filled up with white, dusted, the maculae are strewn and encircled with white; 
behind the postmedian line at the proximal margin a large white spot; before the indistinct white undulate 
line there is white dusting spread; hindwing in the white, at the margin smoky, in the $ dark brownish-grey. 
Texas. 
P. stenotis Hmps. (16 i) is a smaller species with narrow white forewings, strewn with blackish- stenoiis. 
brown, in the discal area dusted with blackish-brown, with a short black basal ray; transverse lines double 
dentate, the white maculae dusted with brownish and encircled with black; before the undulate line there are 
small black sagittae, behind it the marginal area is darker. Hindwing white, at the margin brownish. California. 
P. longiclava Sm. (16 h) is similar, the forewing still narrower, more greyish-white, in the middle third longiclava. 
of the costal margin down to the median dusted with blackish-brown; the transverse lines are quite rudimentary, 
the coniform macula uncommonly large, extending almost to the posterior transverse line; before the undulate 
line small brown sagittae, behind it the marginal area is darker with black streaks on the veins. Colorado. 
