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TOANA. By Dr. M. Dratxdt. 
anfracta. Ph. anfracta H.-Edw. (= reincarnata Dyar) (50 g). Forewing brownish-yellow, feebly strewn with a 
darker colour, the transverse lines edged with whitish, the posterior one dentate, in the discal area below the 
cell with a large blackish spot; the whitish dentate undulate line is inside shaded with ochreous brown. The 
whitish hindwing is strewn with brown. Utah, Texas, California, Arizona. 
medialis. Ph. medialis Hvips. has white forewings striated in dark brown, in the basal costal-marginal area, the 
discal and apical areas "darkest, with blackish-brown transverse lines bordered with white, the interior one on 
both sides, and with a blackish-brown discal spot; before the white undulate line there is a brown shadow, 
at the costal margin broad. Hindwing white, towards the inner margin reddish-brown with traces of a discal 
spot and a postmedian line. Expanse of wings: 20 mm. West Colombia. 
atrifrons. Ph. atrifrons Sells. (50 g) is recognizable by its jet-black frons; forewing ochreous brown, with trans¬ 
verse striae, a small narrow white oblicpie reniform macula and a fine white posterior transverse line which is 
bordered with dark brown inside at the inner margin; above the anal angle a white patch; before the dark brown 
marginal line, which is expanded at the apex into a round black spot, there are small black spots. Costa-Rica. 
admirabilis. P. admirabilis Schs. (50 g) shows white forewings scantily strewn with blackish-brown, with fine brown 
transverse lines, the anterior line below the cell expanded into a large brown spot; at the cell-end there is a 
similar, outside white-edged spot behind and below which a bluish-grey shadow follows; the discal area is 
partly shaded with light brown; at the margin there are 2 large bluish-grey spots, the lower, triangular one 
being somewhat darker. Hindwing white, at the apex and margin broad brownish grey. Costa-Rica. 
micralis. Ph. micralis Hmps. Forewing greyish-white, tinted red-brown and strewn with dark brown, with 
traces of double dark antemedian, median, postmedian, and subterminal lines; at the cross-vein there is a dark 
spot; the distal-marginal half of the costal margin is dark brown with oblique white striae, the marginal area 
is dusted with red-brown, with a darker marginal line. Hindwing greyish-white, dusted with red brown. 
Expanse of wings: 14 mm. Mexico, Teapa (Tabasco). 
argeniiferci. Ph. argentifera Hmps. Forewing yellow, in the basal area more whitish, strewn with blackish-brown; 
the brown anterior transverse line extends obliquely from the costal margin to the discal fold, above the cell- 
end there is an oblique brown streak, below it an oblique discal streak which is connected with a silvery streak 
on the submedian fold, at the inner margin near the distal margin there is another silvery streak, before it an 
oblique yellowish-white submedian band; blackish-brown marginal streaks are inside pupilled silvery. Hindwing 
yellow with a blackish postmedian line with a silver-strewn spot before it. Expanse of wings: 20 mm. Amazons. 
aurilinea. Ph. aurilinea Schs. (50 g). Forewing whitish, strewn and streaked in brown, with a broad golden 
antemedian line, a black dot in the cell-end and a reddish-yellow subterminal shadow; the lower marginal half 
is silvery violet enclosing 2 black spots. Hindwing greyish-brown with a darker cellular spot and postmedian 
line. Costa-Rica. 
mydrono- Ph. mydroiiotum Dyar (50 g) is light grey on the forewing with a metallic violet anal spot and traces 
turn. 0 f such a spot in the centre of the inner margin. Hindwing similar, but the violet colour more faded. Abdomen 
above black and metallic blue with golden ring-indentations. Panama. 
grandima- Ph. grandimacula Schs. (50 g). Forewing whitish, with brown transverse striae, easily recognizable 
cuIa ■ by a large blackish-brown spot in and behind the cell-end; transverse lines fine, the anterior line grey and 
double, the posterior line single, brown; the white subterminal line is dentate, inside shaded with brown. Hind¬ 
wing whitish grey. Costa-Rica. 
brbnleyana. Ph. brimleyana Dyar (50 g) is closely allied with grandimacula ; forewing grey, densely streaked metallic 
black, with fine blackish, approximated transverse lines and a round jet-black spot at the cell-end; a light 
undulating subterminal line is rather indistinct. Hindwing grey. Abdominal end metallic black. North 
Carolina. 
bilineaia. Ph. bilineata B. & McD. (50 g) is allied to the two preceding ones, but it lacks the large black spot at 
the cell-end. Forewing olive grey, streaked black with black transverse lines which are bordered with white 
on both sides, and a short black longitudinal streak at the cell-end; a feeble white subterminal line is thickened 
like a spot at the apex. Hindwing brownish-grey. Texas. 
19. Genus: Toana Wkr. 
Distinguished from the neighbouring genera chiefly by the different course of the subcostal branches, 
the 3 lower ones rising on a joint stalk, the two upper ones rising separately from the cell. The middle palpal 
joint is above towards the end set with outstanding scales. Besides Indian and African species also an American 
one was described: 
excisa. T. excisa Hmps. exhibits a strong indentation at the discal fold of the hindwing. Forewing dark brown, 
mixed with white, with double median and postmedian transverse lines filled with white, the anterior line being 
single, only at the costal margin double, at the cell-end with a blackish-brown discal spot; costal-marginal 
