PERICOPIS. By Dr. M. Hering. 
evanescens. 
cerialis. 
lucifer. 
subapicalis. 
parnassioi- 
des. 
fantasma. 
larvata. 
formosissi- 
ma. 
buckle yi- 
rosina. 
leucophaea. 
flora. 
damon. 
semirufa. 
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P. evanescens sp. n. (63 a). similar to the preceding, somewhat larger (forewing 30 mm long), 
all the white dots and rust-brown markings are absent. Brazil. £ type from Casa Branca in the Berlin Museum. 
P. cerialis Drc. (63 a, b). similar to tricolora, transverse vein of the hindwing only very narrow 
black, its margin with a submarginal row of white spots, before which there is a row of glaring red spots 
as far as the apex. $ with a distinct discal band and uniform subapical band on the forewing, in the hindwing 
the red band extends to the apex, at the margin a row of white spots. Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia. 
P. lucifer Btlr. (63 a). <$ similar to tricolora (62 d, e), collar and patagia less yellow, ventrum with a 
black median line. Hindwing with broader black margins, also the proximal margin as far as the cell darkened 
by blackish. Brazil, ? Venezuela. 
P. subapicalis Wkr. (= tristis Wkr.) (63 b). $ body blackish-brown, anal tuft ochreous-yellow. 
Forewing blackish-brown, proximal margin and a band at 1 / s darker, a hyaline broader transverse band aistally 
to the cell; hindwing jet-black, with a dull dark blue reflection, a row of white marginal spots, the largest- at 
the apex and anal angle. <$ (= noctuites Btlr.) collar with yellow spots, patagia with red spots, abdomen 
yellow, above with black longitudinal lines and black transverse lines on the segments, anal tuft ochreous- 
yellow. On the forewing the hyaline places are enlarged; the distal margin is broad blackish-brown, the proximal 
margin broad trapezoidal dark, of the transverse band particularly the spot in the centre of the cell, as well 
as the costa and transverse vein are blackish-brown. Rindwdng quite hyaline rvhite, costa and distal margin 
broad black; — in the male form pamassioides Wkr. the ground-colour of the hindwing is yellow. Brazil; 
? Venezuela. 
P. fantasma Btlr. is a well recognizable species. Body similar to that of pamassioides, but abdomen 
beneath brown, only laterally narrow yellow'. Eorewing with yellowish to brownish more thinly scaled places: 
a band from the tornus towards the cell-end, broadly forked blackisli-brown by the transverse vein; the base 
the same, separated from it by a feebly blackish band, distal margin and proximal margin particularly dark. 
Ground-colour of the hindwing and of the abdomen above radiantly yellow, the costa black, transverse vein 
broadly black, the distal margin and proximal margin broadly black, the latter with yellow longitudinal stripes, 
the margin with some red scales at the anal angle, anal tuft red. Expanse of wings: 50 mm. Colombia. 
P. larvata Wkr. (62 f). $ body blackish-brown, abdomen beneath yellow with a broad black median 
line. Eorewing blackish-brown, with a hyaline discal and subapical band, the latter in front pointed. Hindwing 
brimstone-coloured, costa, veins and margin black, the latter broad, extending to beyond the transverse vein 
and containing a yellow spot distally to the transverse vein as well as some red spots from the anal angle towards 
the centre of the wing. Guiana, Amazons. 
P. fortnosissima Btlr. (62 f). ^ body as in larvata, the forewing almost uni-coloured brown, the hindwing 
blackish-brown, with a row of yellow spots distally to the cell and some red spots at the anal angle. Amazons, 
Putumayo. 
P. buckleyi Drc. resembles the preceding, body black, hindwing only with three yelloAv spots (between 
the 2nd median and the radial ramus), the red anal band extending to the 3rd median. Ecuador. 
P. rosina Btlr. (63 b) is similar to jansonis Btlr. Bands in the fore wing mostly connected, in the 
hindwing the pinkish-red spots are continued to the apex, the yellow ones are wanting. Upper Amazon River. 
P. leucophaea Wkr. (= rubrimargo Bsd . , salvatoris Bsd.) (63 b) is somewhat like rosina; collar and 
patagia spotted yellow or white; in the $ forewing almost uni-coloured brownish-black, in the <$ the usual hyaline 
places, in the and $ the hinclwing is blackish-brown, with a band of red spots being here situate more towards 
the margin and more continuous than in rosina, behind it a marginal row of white spots. — The form flora 
Btlr. has in the <$ twice as broad red bands, in the $ the forewings show bright markings like in the J (from 
Guatemala). — Mexico to Nicaragua. —- Larva pale straw-coloured with lateral, subventral and ventral pimple 
brown lines, traces of similar subdorsal and stigmat-al lines. Transverse bands of broad purple spots on the 
segments 3, 5, 11 and 13, a lateral spot on segment 6. Tubercles orange, hairs black, some on segments 3 and 4, 
12 and 13 longer than the others. — The $ resembles the species of Didonis (Nymphalidae; Vol. V, t. 94 f, 
of which tori emitting an offensive smell were described), which therefore probably form the model of the species. 
P, damon Drc. remained unknown to me. $: body black, head, collar and patagia spotted white, 
abdomen above black, beneath yellowish-white. Forewing dusky hyaline, apex, distal margin, proximal margin, 
and two transverse bands black, veins also black. Hindwing yellowish-white. Distal margin broad black with 
white submarginal spots. Transverse vein broad black, veins black. Expanse of wings: 85 mm. Peru, Chan- 
chamay o. 
P. semirufa Drc. is neither before me. $: body black, collar with yellow spots, base of patagia also 
yellow. Abdomen above red-brown, beneath yellow. Eorewing similar to that of damon. Hindwing reddish 
hyaline, with a black distal margin containing white sub marginal spots and before them a red brand. Beneath 
the forewing shows a red apical band and a red spot at the tornus, the hindwing a red costal margin. Like the 
preceding. Perhaps both are female forms of hypoxantha Hbn. (63 a). 
