ALBERT

Description: In this part the remaining 78 species of the genus Pepsis, belonging to ten species-groups, are described and figured, and their phylogenetics and biogeography are discussed. 14 of the species are described as new: P. achterbergi spec. nov., P. adonta spec. nov., P. boharti spec. nov., P. caliente spec. nov., P. dayi spec. nov., P. esmeralda spec. nov., P. ianthoides spec. nov., P. jamaicensis spec. nov., P. krombeini spec. nov., P. martini spec. nov., P. multichroma spec. nov., P. nanoides spec. nov., P. wahisi spec. nov., and P. willinki spec. nov. Three species-names, P. infuscata Spinola, 1841, P. lampas Lucas, 1895, and P. thoreyi Dahlbom, 1845, are recalled from synonymy. The following 293 names are newly synonymized (the valid names are listed first): P. atalanta Mocsáry, 1885 = P. nitens Mocsáry, 1894, P. mocsaryi Lucas, 1895; P. inclyta Lepeletier, 1845 = P. mutabilis Lepeletier, 1845, P. vagabunda Lepeletier, 1845, P. cupripennis Taschenberg, 1869, P. violaceipennis Mocsáry, 1885, P. clotho Mocsáry, 1888, P. spengeli Mocsáry, 1888, P. sickmanni Mocsáry, 1888, P. nireus Mocsáry, 1894, P. atrovirens Lucas, 1895, P. cerastes Lucas, 1895, P. pygidialis Brèthes, 1908, P. guaranitica Brèthes, 1908, P. parca Lucas, 1919, P. atahualpa Banks, 1946, opimicornis, Haupt, 1952, atropos, Haupt, 1952, azurea Haupt, 1952; crassicornis Mocsáry, 1885 = P. sappho Brèthes, 1908, P. nitocris Brèthes, 1908, P. vivida Brèthes, 1908, P. arechavaletai Brèthes, 1908, P. lynchii Brèthes, 1908, P. operosa Brèthes, 1908, P. ataraqua Banks, 1946, P. splendida Haupt, 1952; P. sommeri Dahlbom, 1845 = P. azteca Cameron, 1893; P. xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843 = P. nigrescens Smith, 1855, P. fulgidipennis Mocsáry, 1885, P. juno Brèthes, 1908, P. ismare Banks, 1946, P. nigroprasina Haupt, 1952; P. seifferti Lucas, 1895 = P. cornuta Lucas, 1895, P. moebiusi Lucas, 1895, P. stygia Lucas, 1895; P. luteicornis Fabricius, 1804 = P. strenua Erichson, 1848, P. tinctipennis Smith, 1873, P. citreicornis Mocsáry, 1894, P. venosa Banks, 1945, P. alector Banks, 1946; P. asteria Mocsáry, 1894 = P. luridicornis Brèthes, 1926; P. convexa Lucas, 1895 = P. humeralis Brèthes, 1914; P. helvolicornis Lucas, 1895 = P. bahiae Brèthes, 1914; P. vitripennis Smith, 1855 = P. obscura Lepeletier, 1845, P. amabilis Mocsáry, 1885, P. centralis Cameron, 1893, P. margarete Lucas, 1895, P. venezuelae Kaye, 1913, P. aeneipennis Banks, 1946, P. helenae Haupt, 1952, P. coeruleoviridis Haupt, 1952; P. fumipennis Smith, 1855 = P. pallidicornis Mocsáry, 1885; P. amyntas Mocsáry, 1885 = P. vicina Lucas, 1895, P. clarinervis Brèthes, 1908, P. amyntoides Lucas, 1919, P. eurydice Lucas, 1919; P. dimidiata Fabricius, 1804 = P. vittigera Lucas, 1897, P. argentina Brèthes, 1908, P. sanctaeannae Brèthes, 1908, P. virgo Brèthes, 1908, P. externa Brèthes, 1908, P. transversa Brèthes, 1908, P. cordubensis Brèthes, 1908, P. banghaasi Lucas, 1919; P. menechma Lepeletier, 1845 = P. elegans Lepeletier, 1845, P. dubitata Cresson, 1867, P. prismatica Smith, 1855, P. advena Mocsáry, 1885, cinctipennis Mocsáry, 1885, P. guatemalensis Cameron, 1893, P. nestor Mocsáry, 1894, P. nigricornis Mocsáry, 1894, P. auranticornis Lucas, 1895, P. fruhstorferi Lucas, 1895, P. concolor Lucas, 1895, P. cerberus Lucas, 1895, P. euchroma Lucas, 1895, P. nigrocincta Lucas, 1895, P. mordax Lucas, 1895, P. inermis Fox, 1898, P. roberti Brèthes, 1908, P. janira Brèthes, 1908, P. cultrata Brèthes, 1908, P. novitia Banks, 1921; P. decipiens Lucas, 1895 = P. similis Lucas, 1895; P. minarum Brèthes, 1914 = P. pulchra Brèthes, 1914; P. basifusca Lucas, 1895 = P. angustimarginata Viereck, 1908; P. chrysoptera Burmeister, 1872 = P. exigua Lucas, 1895, P. smaragdinula Lucas, 1895, P. nebulosa Lucas, 1895, P. karschi Lucas, 1895, P. anisitsii Brèthes, 1908, P. indistincta Brèthes, 1908, P. dimidiatipennis Brèthes, 1908, P. chloroptera Brèthes, 1908, P. culta Brèthes, 1908, P. recta Brèthes, 1908, P. tornowii Brèthes, 1908, P. schrottkyi Brèthes, 1908, P. itinerata Brèthes, 1908, P. miniata Brèthes, 1908, P. spegazzinii Brèthes, 1908, P. paulistana Brèthes, 1914, P. chloe Brèthes, 1914, P. coronaria Brèthes, 1914, P. semilucana Haupt, 1952, P. bruneipes Haupt, 1952, P. brachynotus Haupt, 1952, P. diagonalis Haupt, 1952, P. discrepans Haupt, 1952; P. elongata Lepeletier, 1845 = P. purpurascens Smith, 1855, P. fuscipennis Smith, 1873, P. longula Banks, 1946; P. australis Saussure, 1867 = P. centaurus Lucas, 1897; P. cyanescens Lepeletier, 1845 = P. micans Mocsáry, 1885, P. jucunda Mocsáry, 1885, P. balloui Banks, 1946, P. diversa Haupt, 1952; P. lampas Lucas, 1895 = P. venturii Schrottky, 1902; P. nitida Lepeletier, 1845 = P. lucidula Smith, 1855, P. vaualba Smith, 1855, P. pruinosa Mocsáry, 1894, P. cylindrica Lucas, 1895, P. andina Brèthes, 1908, P. dilatata Brèthes, 1908, P. holmbergi Brèthes, 1908, P. concava Brèthes, 1908, P. ephebus Brèthes, 1908, P. vaga Brèthes, 1908, P. fuscobasalis Brèthes, 1908, P. cordata Brèthes, 1914, P. impatiens Brèthes, 1914, P. tricolor Brèthes, 1914, P. joergenseni Brèthes, 1914, P. cleone Brèthes, 1914, P. dorsata Brèthes, 1914, P. aretheas Brèthes, 1914, P. lassonis Lucas, 1819, P. consors Banks, 1946, P. interrupta Banks, 1946, P. analis Haupt, 1952; P. seladonica Dahlbom, 1843 = P. deuteroleuca Smith, 1855, P. kohli Lucas, 1895, P. venezolana Brèthes, 1908, P. burmeisteri Brèthes, 1908; P. cybele Banks, 1945 = P. weberi Banks, 1946; P. thoreyi Dahlbom, 1845 = P. lurida Lucas, 1895, P. euterpe Brèthes, 1908; P. flavescens Lucas, 1895 = P. periphetes Lucas, 1895, P. limbatella Brèthes, 1908, P. discoidalis Brèthes, 1914, P. limbatica Brèthes, 1914, P. militaris Brèthes, 1914, P. cavillatrix Haupt, 1952, P. arcuata Haupt, 1952, P. recterugosa Haupt, 1952, P. adversatrix Haupt, 1952; P. nigricans Lucas, 1895 = P. troglodytes Brèthes, 1908; P. montezuma Smith, 1855 = P. quitonensis Packard, 1869, P. sibylla Mocsáry, 1885, P. circe Mocsáry, 1885, P. occidentalis Cameron, 1893, P. peruanus Lucas, 1895, P. fulva Lucas, 1895, P. nessus Lucas, 1895, P. fusca Lucas, 1895, P. andicola Cameron, 1903, P. chilloensis Cameron, 1903, P. patagonica Brèthes, 1908, P. fasciculata Brèthes, 1908, P. pisoensis Strand, 1911, P. pacifica Brèthes, 1914, P. huascar Banks, 1946; P. completa Smith, 1855 = P. quichua Brèthes, 1908, P. comes Banks, 1946; P. smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843 = P. thunbergi Dahlbom, 1843, P. lara Mocsáry, 1888, P. satrapes Lucas, 1895, P. nupta Lucas, 1895, P. erynnis Lucas, 1895, P. fraterna Lucas, 1895, P. diabolus Lucas, 1895, P. mystica Lucas, 1895, P. thalia Brèthes, 1908, P. brasiliensis Brèthes, 1908, P. pallida Brèthes, 1908, P. iheringi Brèthes, 1908, P. dromeda Brèthes, 1908, P. sepultrix Lucas, 1919, P. strickeri Lucas, 1919; P. discolor Taschenberg, 1869 = P. sinnis Lucas, 1895, P. jujuyensis Brèthes, 1908, P. modesta Brèthes, 1908, P. comparata Brèthes, 1908, P. neutra Brèthes, 1908, P. terebrans Brèthes, 1908, P. procera Haupt, 1952, P. plaumanni Haupt, 1952, P. ogloblini Haupt, 1952, P. deletrix Haupt, 1952; P. limbata Guérin, 1831 = P. richteri Brèthes, 1908, P. polita Brèthes, 1908, P. limbella Haupt, 1952, P. artemis Haupt, 1952; P. basalis Mocsáry, 1885 = P. erdmanni Lucas, 1895, P. basinigra Haupt, 1952; P. infuscata Spinola, 1841 = P. niobe Mocsáry, 1885, P. sagana Mocsáry, 1894, P. incerta Banks, 1946; P. hyalinipennis Mocsáry, 1885 = P. subruficornis Haupt, 1952; P. festiva Fabricius, 1804 = P. pulchella Lepeletier, 1845, P. solitaria Smith, 1879, P. gallardoi Brèthes, 1908, P. hora Brèthes, 1914, P. amok Lucas, 1919, P. riojaneirensis Lucas, 1919; P. gracilis Lepeletier, 1845 = P. diana Mocsáry, 1885, P. hecate Mocsáry, 1885, P. spathulifera Lucas, 1895, P. sphinx Lucas, 1895, P. ierensis Banks, 1945, P. alceste Banks, 1946, P. scalaris Haupt, 1952; P. mildei Stål, 1857 = P. charon Mocsáry, 1885, P. cyanoptera Lucas, 1895, P. dryas Lucas, 1919; P. filiola Brèthes, 1914 = P. denserugosa Haupt, 1952; P. ruficornis Fabricius, 1804 = P. saphirus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805, P. violacea Mocsáry, 1885, P. hexamita Lucas, 1895, P. omniviolacea Haupt, 1952; P. brunneicornis Lucas, 1895 = P. glabripennis Lucas, 1895; P. purpurea Smith, 1873 = P. pan Mocsáry, 1885, P. parthenope Mocsáry, 1885, P. sagax Lucas, 1895, P. clypeata Brèthes, 1914, P. consimilis Banks, 1946, P. laconia Banks, 1946; P. viridisetosa Spinola, 1841 = P. eximia Smith, 1873; P. viridis Lepeletier, 1845 = P. errans Lepeletier, 1845, P. chlorotica Mocsáry, 1885, P. excelsa Lucas, 1895, P. selene Lucas, 1895, P. fimbriata Lucas, 1895, P. calypso Brèthes, 1908, P. fluminensis Brèthes, 1908, P. argentinicus Strand, 1910, P. mimetica Brèthes, 1914, P. garbei Brèthes, 1914, P. erecta Brèthes, 1914, P. tandilensis Brèthes, 1914, P. meridionalis Brèthes, 1914, P. minor Lucas, 1919, P. basifulgens Lucas, 1919, P. nebulosipennis Lucas, 1919, P. purpurea Lucas, 1919, P. koerberi Lucas, 1919, P. inimicissima Lucas, 1919, P. debilitans Lucas, 1919, P. itapaca Banks, 1946; P. aciculata Taschenberg, 1869 = P. nero Lucas, 1895; P. atripennis Fabricius, 1804 = P. flavilis Brèthes, 1908; P. ianthina Erichson, 1848 = P. fulvicornis Mocsáry, 1885, P. sirene Lucas, 1895, P. balboae Lucas, 1919, P. herodes Lucas, 1919, P. curti Lucas, 1919; P. nana Mocsáry, 1885 = P. mapiriensis Lucas, 1919, P. vinciens Lucas, 1919, P. ilione Banks, 1946, P. moesta Banks, 1946, P. orestes Banks, 1946, P. amautas Banks, 1946, P. inaequalis Haupt, 1952; P. hirtiventris Banks, 1946 = P. viridaurea Haupt, 1952, P. aequalis Haupt, 1952; P. auriguttata Burmeister, 1872 = P. aurimacula Mocsáry, 1885, P. flavicornis Mocsáry, 1894, P. guttata Lucas, 1895, P. incendiaria Lucas, 1895, P. pubiventris Lucas, 1895, P. planifrons Lucas, 1895, P. lestes Lucas, 1895, P. villosa Brèthes, 1908; P. sabina Mocsáry, 1885 = P. astioles Banks, 1946; and P. purpureipes Packard, 1869 = P. chlorana Mocsáry, 1885, P. antennalis Cameron, 1893, P. sulcifrons Cameron, 1903, P. carinata Brèthes, 1914, P. equatoriana Brèthes, 1914, P. angusta Banks, 1946. Keys to all forms are given. The mimicry-groups of P. atripennis Fabricius, 1804, and P. completa Smith, 1855, are defined and described and a comparative account of mimicry based on all four mimicrygroups in Pepsis is given. Lists of excluded species (with their current taxonomic placement and depository where ascertained), unplaced names, and a nomen nudum are given.

Description: In this Part, 37 species of the genus, belonging to eight species-groups, are described and figured, and their phylogenetics and biogeography are discussed. Seven of the species are described as new: P. ecuadorae, friburgensis, marthae, onorei, pulawskii, riopretensis, yucatani. One species-name, P. tolteca Lucas, 1895, is recalled from synonymy and one name, P. lycaon Banks, 1945, is upgraded from varietal to species status. The following 49 names are newly synonymized (valid names first): P. grossa (Fabricius, 1798) = P. formosus Say, 1823, P. affinis Dahlbom, 1845, P. obliquerugosa Lucas, 1895, P. nephele Lucas, 1895, P. theresiae Kriechbaumer, 1900, P. colombica Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1926, P. pattoni Banks, 1945, P. pellita Haupt, 1952; P. aquila Lucas, 1895 = P. pyramus Lucas, 1895, P. pallidipennis Haupt, 1952; P. elevata Fabricius, 1804 = P. cristata Haupt, 1952; P. marginata Palisot de Beauvois, 1809 = P. reaumuri Dahlbom, 1845; P. terminata Dahlbom, 1843 = P. ferruginea Lepeletier, 1845, P. venusta Smith, 1855, P. albolimbata Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. pulchripennis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. cyanosoma Lucas, 1895, P. acroleuca Lucas, 1895, P. mancoi Banks, 1946, P. fuscorubra Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914; P. brevicornis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894 = P. depressa Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; P. cassiope Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1888 = P. cassandra Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1888, P. lilloi Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. heterochroa Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. elisa Montet, 1921, P. brethesi Montet, 1921, P. arizonica Banks, 1921, P. hirsuta Salman, 1933, P. iolanthe Banks, 1946, P. adusta Haupt, 1952; P. aurozonata Smith, 1855 = P. apicalis Lepeletier, 1845; P. aurifex Smith, 1855 = P. niphe Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885; P. plutus Erichson, 1848 = P. opulenta Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894; P. apicata Taschenberg, 1869 = P. alcimeda Banks, 1946, P. amalthea Banks, 1946; P. defecta Taschenberg, 1869 = P. fumata Enderlein, 1901, P. cleanthes Banks, 1946; P. ricuspidata Gribodo, 1894 = P. lativalvis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894, P. astarte Banks, 1945; P. pulszkyi Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885 = P. aurocincta Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894; P. sumptuosa Smith, 1855 = P. colossica St\xc3\xa5l, 1857, P. apollinarii Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1926; P. optima Smith, 1879 = P. andrei Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885; P. toppini Turner, 1915 = P. selvatica Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1920; P. bonplandi Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914 = P. eubule Banks, 1946; P. hyperion Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894 = P. gigantea Lucas, 1895, P. altitarsus Enderlein, 1901; P. deaurata Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894 = P. speciosa Smith, 1855, P. auricoma Lucas, 1895. Keys to all forms are given. Lygarochromy and two mimicry-groups are defined and described and the occurrence of large individuals on islands is briefly discussed.

Description: The genus Pepsis is diagnosed and described, and its taxonomic and natural history reviewed. The following are newly synonymized under this genus: the genera Abripepsis Banks, 1946 and Brethesia Schrottky, 1909; and all the existing subgenera of Pepsis, viz. Chrysopepsis Haupt, 1952; Cirripepsis Banks, 1945 & 1946; Deropepsis Banks, 1946; Dinopepsis Banks, 1945; Dinopepsis Haupt, 1952; Giganteopepsis Lucas, 1919 of Pate, 1946; Gigantopepsis Lucas, 1919; Nannopepsis Banks, 1945 & 1946; Ovatopepsis Haupt, 1952; Stenopepsis Banks, 1945; Titanopepsis Haupt, 1952; and Trichopepsis Banks, 1945. \nThe Pepsis rubra species-group, with 18 species, including the type-species of Pepsis, is defined and described; keys to both sexes are provided. In this group, 3 species-names are newly proposed: P. cooperi, P. inbio, and P. roigi; and the following 32 names are newly synonymized under the names indicated: P. albocincta Smith, 1855 = P. abrupta Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; = P. ameghinoi Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; = P. annaeerdmuthae Lucas, 1919; = P. chrysothorax Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; = P. copelloi Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914; = P. echeverriai Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; = P. ichesi Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; = P. lycaste Banks, 1946; = P. nutrix Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914; = P. pertyi Lucas, 1895; = P. prixii Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; = P. rubescens Lucas, 1895; = P. ruficornis Lucas, 1897 (not Fabricius, 1781); = P. staudingeri Enderlein, 1901; = P. sulcata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908. P. caridei Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908 = P. pampeana Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908. P. chrysothemis Lucas, 1895 = P. lucasii Fox, 1898. P. decorata Perty, 1833 = P. incompleta Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; = P. opposita Banks, 1946. P. foxi Lucas, 1897 = P. flaminia Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914; = P. gemella Banks, 1946. P. heros (Fabricius, 1798) = P. atrata Lepeletier, 1845; = P. magnifica Montet, 1921. P. mexicana Lucas, 1895 = P. messerschmidti Lucas, 1895. P. pallidolimbata Lucas, 1895 = P. smithi Hurd, 1948. P. rubra (Drury, 1773) = P. papiliopennis (Christ, 1791); = P. stellata (Fabricius, 1793). P. sericans Lepeletier, 1845 = P. decepta Banks, 1928; = P. domingensis Lepeletier, 1845; = P. ignicornis Cresson, 1865. P. thisbe Lucas, 1895 = P. sayi Banks, 1926. P. vinipennis Packard, 1869 = P. insignis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885. A single name, P. albocincta Smith, 1855, is revalidated. The name P. inca Banks, 1946 [Abripepsis], does not belong in the P. rubra-group, but is here synonymized under P. chiliensis Lepeletier, 1845 [Pepsis] because of its new generic status.

Description: In this part the remaining 78 species of the genus Pepsis, belonging to ten species-groups, are described and figured, and their phylogenetics and biogeography are discussed. 14 of the species are described as new: P. achterbergi spec. nov., P. adonta spec. nov., P. boharti spec. nov., P. caliente spec. nov., P. dayi spec. nov., P. esmeralda spec. nov., P. ianthoides spec. nov., P. jamaicensis spec. nov., P. krombeini spec. nov., P. martini spec. nov., P. multichroma spec. nov., P. nanoides spec. nov., P. wahisi spec. nov., and P. willinki spec. nov. Three species-names, P. infuscata Spinola, 1841, P. lampas Lucas, 1895, and P. thoreyi Dahlbom, 1845, are recalled from synonymy. The following 293 names are newly synonymized (the valid names are listed first): P. atalanta Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885 = P. nitens Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894, P. mocsaryi Lucas, 1895; P. inclyta Lepeletier, 1845 = P. mutabilis Lepeletier, 1845, P. vagabunda Lepeletier, 1845, P. cupripennis Taschenberg, 1869, P. violaceipennis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. clotho Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1888, P. spengeli Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1888, P. sickmanni Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1888, P. nireus Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894, P. atrovirens Lucas, 1895, P. cerastes Lucas, 1895, P. pygidialis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. guaranitica Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. parca Lucas, 1919, P. atahualpa Banks, 1946, opimicornis, Haupt, 1952, atropos, Haupt, 1952, azurea Haupt, 1952; crassicornis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885 = P. sappho Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. nitocris Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. vivida Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. arechavaletai Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. lynchii Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. operosa Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. ataraqua Banks, 1946, P. splendida Haupt, 1952; P. sommeri Dahlbom, 1845 = P. azteca Cameron, 1893; P. xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843 = P. nigrescens Smith, 1855, P. fulgidipennis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. juno Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. ismare Banks, 1946, P. nigroprasina Haupt, 1952; P. seifferti Lucas, 1895 = P. cornuta Lucas, 1895, P. moebiusi Lucas, 1895, P. stygia Lucas, 1895; P. luteicornis Fabricius, 1804 = P. strenua Erichson, 1848, P. tinctipennis Smith, 1873, P. citreicornis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894, P. venosa Banks, 1945, P. alector Banks, 1946; P. asteria Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894 = P. luridicornis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1926; P. convexa Lucas, 1895 = P. humeralis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914; P. helvolicornis Lucas, 1895 = P. bahiae Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914; P. vitripennis Smith, 1855 = P. obscura Lepeletier, 1845, P. amabilis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. centralis Cameron, 1893, P. margarete Lucas, 1895, P. venezuelae Kaye, 1913, P. aeneipennis Banks, 1946, P. helenae Haupt, 1952, P. coeruleoviridis Haupt, 1952; P. fumipennis Smith, 1855 = P. pallidicornis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885; P. amyntas Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885 = P. vicina Lucas, 1895, P. clarinervis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. amyntoides Lucas, 1919, P. eurydice Lucas, 1919; P. dimidiata Fabricius, 1804 = P. vittigera Lucas, 1897, P. argentina Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. sanctaeannae Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. virgo Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. externa Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. transversa Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. cordubensis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. banghaasi Lucas, 1919; P. menechma Lepeletier, 1845 = P. elegans Lepeletier, 1845, P. dubitata Cresson, 1867, P. prismatica Smith, 1855, P. advena Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, cinctipennis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. guatemalensis Cameron, 1893, P. nestor Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894, P. nigricornis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894, P. auranticornis Lucas, 1895, P. fruhstorferi Lucas, 1895, P. concolor Lucas, 1895, P. cerberus Lucas, 1895, P. euchroma Lucas, 1895, P. nigrocincta Lucas, 1895, P. mordax Lucas, 1895, P. inermis Fox, 1898, P. roberti Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. janira Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. cultrata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. novitia Banks, 1921; P. decipiens Lucas, 1895 = P. similis Lucas, 1895; P. minarum Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914 = P. pulchra Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914; P. basifusca Lucas, 1895 = P. angustimarginata Viereck, 1908; P. chrysoptera Burmeister, 1872 = P. exigua Lucas, 1895, P. smaragdinula Lucas, 1895, P. nebulosa Lucas, 1895, P. karschi Lucas, 1895, P. anisitsii Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. indistincta Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. dimidiatipennis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. chloroptera Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. culta Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. recta Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. tornowii Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. schrottkyi Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. itinerata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. miniata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. spegazzinii Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. paulistana Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. chloe Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. coronaria Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. semilucana Haupt, 1952, P. bruneipes Haupt, 1952, P. brachynotus Haupt, 1952, P. diagonalis Haupt, 1952, P. discrepans Haupt, 1952; P. elongata Lepeletier, 1845 = P. purpurascens Smith, 1855, P. fuscipennis Smith, 1873, P. longula Banks, 1946; P. australis Saussure, 1867 = P. centaurus Lucas, 1897; P. cyanescens Lepeletier, 1845 = P. micans Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. jucunda Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. balloui Banks, 1946, P. diversa Haupt, 1952; P. lampas Lucas, 1895 = P. venturii Schrottky, 1902; P. nitida Lepeletier, 1845 = P. lucidula Smith, 1855, P. vaualba Smith, 1855, P. pruinosa Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894, P. cylindrica Lucas, 1895, P. andina Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. dilatata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. holmbergi Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. concava Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. ephebus Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. vaga Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. fuscobasalis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. cordata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. impatiens Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. tricolor Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. joergenseni Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. cleone Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. dorsata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. aretheas Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. lassonis Lucas, 1819, P. consors Banks, 1946, P. interrupta Banks, 1946, P. analis Haupt, 1952; P. seladonica Dahlbom, 1843 = P. deuteroleuca Smith, 1855, P. kohli Lucas, 1895, P. venezolana Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. burmeisteri Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; P. cybele Banks, 1945 = P. weberi Banks, 1946; P. thoreyi Dahlbom, 1845 = P. lurida Lucas, 1895, P. euterpe Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; P. flavescens Lucas, 1895 = P. periphetes Lucas, 1895, P. limbatella Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. discoidalis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. limbatica Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. militaris Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. cavillatrix Haupt, 1952, P. arcuata Haupt, 1952, P. recterugosa Haupt, 1952, P. adversatrix Haupt, 1952; P. nigricans Lucas, 1895 = P. troglodytes Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; P. montezuma Smith, 1855 = P. quitonensis Packard, 1869, P. sibylla Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. circe Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. occidentalis Cameron, 1893, P. peruanus Lucas, 1895, P. fulva Lucas, 1895, P. nessus Lucas, 1895, P. fusca Lucas, 1895, P. andicola Cameron, 1903, P. chilloensis Cameron, 1903, P. patagonica Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. fasciculata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. pisoensis Strand, 1911, P. pacifica Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. huascar Banks, 1946; P. completa Smith, 1855 = P. quichua Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. comes Banks, 1946; P. smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843 = P. thunbergi Dahlbom, 1843, P. lara Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1888, P. satrapes Lucas, 1895, P. nupta Lucas, 1895, P. erynnis Lucas, 1895, P. fraterna Lucas, 1895, P. diabolus Lucas, 1895, P. mystica Lucas, 1895, P. thalia Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. brasiliensis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. pallida Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. iheringi Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. dromeda Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. sepultrix Lucas, 1919, P. strickeri Lucas, 1919; P. discolor Taschenberg, 1869 = P. sinnis Lucas, 1895, P. jujuyensis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. modesta Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. comparata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. neutra Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. terebrans Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. procera Haupt, 1952, P. plaumanni Haupt, 1952, P. ogloblini Haupt, 1952, P. deletrix Haupt, 1952; P. limbata Gu\xc3\xa9rin, 1831 = P. richteri Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. polita Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. limbella Haupt, 1952, P. artemis Haupt, 1952; P. basalis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885 = P. erdmanni Lucas, 1895, P. basinigra Haupt, 1952; P. infuscata Spinola, 1841 = P. niobe Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. sagana Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894, P. incerta Banks, 1946; P. hyalinipennis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885 = P. subruficornis Haupt, 1952; P. festiva Fabricius, 1804 = P. pulchella Lepeletier, 1845, P. solitaria Smith, 1879, P. gallardoi Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. hora Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. amok Lucas, 1919, P. riojaneirensis Lucas, 1919; P. gracilis Lepeletier, 1845 = P. diana Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. hecate Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. spathulifera Lucas, 1895, P. sphinx Lucas, 1895, P. ierensis Banks, 1945, P. alceste Banks, 1946, P. scalaris Haupt, 1952; P. mildei St\xc3\xa5l, 1857 = P. charon Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. cyanoptera Lucas, 1895, P. dryas Lucas, 1919; P. filiola Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914 = P. denserugosa Haupt, 1952; P. ruficornis Fabricius, 1804 = P. saphirus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805, P. violacea Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. hexamita Lucas, 1895, P. omniviolacea Haupt, 1952; P. brunneicornis Lucas, 1895 = P. glabripennis Lucas, 1895; P. purpurea Smith, 1873 = P. pan Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. parthenope Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. sagax Lucas, 1895, P. clypeata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. consimilis Banks, 1946, P. laconia Banks, 1946; P. viridisetosa Spinola, 1841 = P. eximia Smith, 1873; P. viridis Lepeletier, 1845 = P. errans Lepeletier, 1845, P. chlorotica Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. excelsa Lucas, 1895, P. selene Lucas, 1895, P. fimbriata Lucas, 1895, P. calypso Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. fluminensis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908, P. argentinicus Strand, 1910, P. mimetica Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. garbei Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. erecta Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. tandilensis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. meridionalis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. minor Lucas, 1919, P. basifulgens Lucas, 1919, P. nebulosipennis Lucas, 1919, P. purpurea Lucas, 1919, P. koerberi Lucas, 1919, P. inimicissima Lucas, 1919, P. debilitans Lucas, 1919, P. itapaca Banks, 1946; P. aciculata Taschenberg, 1869 = P. nero Lucas, 1895; P. atripennis Fabricius, 1804 = P. flavilis Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; P. ianthina Erichson, 1848 = P. fulvicornis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. sirene Lucas, 1895, P. balboae Lucas, 1919, P. herodes Lucas, 1919, P. curti Lucas, 1919; P. nana Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885 = P. mapiriensis Lucas, 1919, P. vinciens Lucas, 1919, P. ilione Banks, 1946, P. moesta Banks, 1946, P. orestes Banks, 1946, P. amautas Banks, 1946, P. inaequalis Haupt, 1952; P. hirtiventris Banks, 1946 = P. viridaurea Haupt, 1952, P. aequalis Haupt, 1952; P. auriguttata Burmeister, 1872 = P. aurimacula Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. flavicornis Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1894, P. guttata Lucas, 1895, P. incendiaria Lucas, 1895, P. pubiventris Lucas, 1895, P. planifrons Lucas, 1895, P. lestes Lucas, 1895, P. villosa Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1908; P. sabina Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885 = P. astioles Banks, 1946; and P. purpureipes Packard, 1869 = P. chlorana Mocs\xc3\xa1ry, 1885, P. antennalis Cameron, 1893, P. sulcifrons Cameron, 1903, P. carinata Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. equatoriana Br\xc3\xa8thes, 1914, P. angusta Banks, 1946. Keys to all forms are given. The mimicry-groups of P. atripennis Fabricius, 1804, and P. completa Smith, 1855, are defined and described and a comparative account of mimicry based on all four mimicrygroups in Pepsis is given. Lists of excluded species (with their current taxonomic placement and depository where ascertained), unplaced names, and a nomen nudum are given.