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PSYCHE 
[April-June 
Head, thorax and abdomen above, dark brown with hairs of a greenish 
tinge : below, greenish with white hairs. Antennae, black. Club above black, 
below tawny. -Legs greenish at base, tawny towards tip. 
I'pper side of fore wing dark brown. Immediate basal area dark tawny, 
the nervures and nervules showing distinctly black. Costa dark tawny nearly 
to apex. In apical area are three subcostal tawny spots, and below these, two 
more somewhat nearer hind margin. Below these last two is a series of three 
large interspacial tawny spots extending downwards towards centre of inner 
margin, but stopping at lower submedian nervule. The lowest of these three 
spots is well concaved on hind marginal side. Hind marginal fringe tawny. 
Upper side of hind wing dark brown. Across the centre of the wing is a 
broad band of tawny, starting near upper angle and stopping near central por- 
tion of inner margin. The basal area has some tawny hairs. Hind marginal 
fringe tawny. 
The costal area of lower side of fore wing is a tawny green, also the apical 
area, extending downwards to a point at lower angle. The inner marginal 
area up to discoidal space is nearly black. 'I’he band of lighter spots of upper 
surface is distinctly repeated with slight dashes of similar shade in hind mar- 
ginal interspaces. 
Under side of hind wing tawny green. Close to juncture with thorax is 
a white spot. The band of upper surface is repeated but is pure white and 
extends nearer or fully to the costa just above angle. Hind marginal inter- 
spaces dashed with tawny suffusing upwards somewhat near anal angle, d'he 
anal angle is dusted with dark brown scales. 
'I’aken in March, 1900. 
Pamphila mengeli sp. nov. 
Habitat: Suapure, Venezuela. Expanse: 1. 10 inches. 
Head, thorax, abdomen and antennae dark brown above, nearly white 
beneath. Club above dark brown, beneath dark brown tipped with brick color. 
Legs nearly white. 
Upper side of fore wing dark brown. Basal area slightly dusted with 
golden scales. Near the apex are two subcostal white dots, very minute. Be- 
low these in first submedian interspace near end of discoidal space is a larger 
white dot, and below it in next lower interspace, are two white dots in a line 
