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THAGONA. By Dr. W. Schaus. 
n'ujris'parsa. 
modificata. 
cjrisea. 
fusca. 
uni color. 
dislincta. 
; parmata. 
clmira. 
rufidorsata. 
part alba. 
votis. 
roseidor- 
sum. 
ochreata. 
with a dark point above it; three curved brown lines on interspaces between veins 2 and 5, gradually receding 
from outer margin. Wings below white. French Guiana. 
T. nigrisparsa Btlr. (74 d). $. Head and body white, collar sometimes yellowish; a black spot on 
side of palpi; legs white with small black spots. Wings white. Forewing: three small black spots in an inbent 
line, two in cell, one below cell near vein 2; a series of black spots between veins 2 and 7, the spot between 
5 and 6 inset close to cell. Hindwing white. Varies considerably in size. Amazons; Guianas; Colombia. 
T. modificata Drc. (74 d). <$. Head, collar, tegulae and abdomen wood brown, the latter with whitish 
hairs at base, underneath buffy brown. Forewing wood brown; an irregular white mark on discocellular preceded 
by a small black spot at lower angle of cell, and one beyond below vein 5. Hindwing paler, the base suffused 
with white. Forewing below darker, except on termen; the white mark larger, the inner margin broadly white. 
Hindwing below whitish with buff suffusions on costa. Carabaya, Peru. 
T. grisea Schs. (74 d). <$. Head and thorax buff white. Abdomen and wings avellaneous. Forewing: 
a white vertical line on outer side of discocellular. Forewing below the same, with inner margin whitish. Sao 
Paulo, Brazil. 
T. fusca Drc. <$. Head and body blackish gray, underneath clothed with dark grey hairs. Forewing 
blackish grey; a pale spot at end of cell. Hindwing grey, whitish at base. Fore wing below black, the discal 
spot more distinct. Expanse: <$ 37 mm. Santo Domingo, Peru. 
T. unicolor Schs. (74 d). <$. Body and wings silky buff brown. Forewing: a minute whitish streak 
on discocellular; underneath paler; a small white spot at base of inner margin. Differs from T. modificata Drc. 
and from T. fusca Drc. in having no white at base of hindwing. Also close to T. grisea Schs. which has the 
inner margin of forewing below broadly white. Expanse: S 29 mm, ^ 47 mm. Castro, Parana. 
T. distincta Drc. <$. Body creamy white. Fore wing pale fawn-colour, the margins white; a white mark 
at end of cell and one black spot beyond. Hindwing pure white. Wings below white; basal half of costal margin 
black. Santo Domingo, Peru. 
T. parmata Drc. Head and thorax below white. Thorax, abdomen and wings fawn-colour; a 
black spot at end of cell on forewing. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 
T. elmira sp. nov. (74 d). <$. Shaft of antennae white crossed by fine black lines, the branches 
cinnamon buff. Head and thorax below white; palpi laterally and fringe below eyes black; legs white with a 
few black spots. Thorax light buff. Abdomen white with some light buff shading. Forewing isabella colour; 
a white streak on discocellular partly edged by fuscous scales, preceded in cell by a small black spot and emitting 
a narrow white branch above vein 4 terminating in a black point. Hindwing white. Underside as above, but 
the forewing white from cell and vein 2 to inner margin, and no black spots near discocellular. Expanse: $ 
35 mm. Incachaca, Bolivia. 
T. rufidorsata Drc. $. Head, thorax and base of abdomen light brown; abdomen above bright red, 
laterally and underneath white. Forewing pale brown darker at apex; a black dot at end of cell, and one beyond 
towards margin. Hindwing pale brown, whitish at base. Santo Domingo, Peru. 
T. partalba Schs. (74 d). J. Body white; some faint brown shading on abdomen dorsally. Forewing 
light ochraceous buff; base and inner margin whitish; an angled white spot on discocellular and below base 
of vein 5 edged with yellow ocher. Hindwing white faintly tinged with buff towards apex. Nova Friburgo, 
Brazil. 
T. votis Schs. (74 e). <$. Head, collar and thorax white, the tegulae and abdomen light buff. Forewing 
pale ochraceous; costa light buff, the edge white; an angled white line on discocellular and below vein 5, longer 
below 5 than on discocellular. Hindwings white faintly suffused with buff white except on costa. Quirigua, 
Guatemala. 
T. roseidorsum Schs. (74 e). <$. Palpi fuscous. Head, collar and thorax light buff. Abdomen above 
white at base then brilliant rose colour. Forewing light buff; a fine white line on discocellular surrounded by 
black suffusions in cell and interspaces between veins 3 and 7. Hindwing whitish buff. Joinville, S. E. Brazil. 
T. ochreata Schs. (74 e). <$, Body and wings pale ochraceous buff. Forewing faintly darker towards 
apex and termen; a fine white line on discocellular, preceded and followed on interspaces by fuscous suffusions. 
Hindwing: costa whitish. The end of abdomen dorsally with purplish red hairs. Southern Brazil. 
