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rather that of M. peleides, being more rounded than those of WV. deidamia. As in 
M. deidamia, the interior of the ocelli is almost wholly black. 
MM. granadensis was first described by Dr. Felder from a Colombian example sent him 
by M. Deyrolle, from whom we also have a specimen. We also possess a Veraguan 
example which does not differ from the type of M. polybaptus of Mr. Butler. We have 
seen two specimens of M. candelarius in Dr. Staudinger’s collection, and are convinced 
of the specific identity of them all. Besides these a fine female from Belt’s collection 
shows that the species ranges into Nicaragua. 
7. Morpho peleides. 
Morpho peleides, Kollar, Denkschr. Ak. Wien, math.-nat. Classe, i. p. 856’; Butler & Druce, P. Z. 8. 
1874, p. 339°. 
Morpho montezuma, Guénée, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1859, p. 373°; Boisd. Lép. Guat. p- 60%. 
Morpho corydon, Guénée, loc. cit. p. 372° (ex Boisduval, MS.); Boisd. Lép. Guat. p. 60°. 
Morpho hyacinthus, Butl. Ent. Monthl. Mag. ii. p. 2047. 
Alis cyaneis, marginibus externis fusco-nigris, maculis submarginalibus albidis (in posticis obsoletis), macula 
parva costali alba; subtus rufescenti-nigris, lineis tribus pallidis subparallelis marginatis, triente basali 
obsolete griseo-rufo lineato; anticis ocellis tribus posticis quatuor ornatis, omnibus rosaceo pupillatis et 
puncto albo in medio notatis; margine posticarum rotundato et vix dentato. 
2 mari similis, sed major, margine alarum fusco-nigro multo latiore et anticis linea altera macularum albarum 
margini externo subparallela distinguenda. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sallé*, Riimeli), Valladolid, Yucatan ( Gaumer); British 
Honpuras, Rio Hondo (Blancaneaur), Corosal (Roe); GuaremaLa, Yzabal, San Ger6- 
nimo, Motagua valley, Choctum and Polochic valley (Ff. D. G. & O. S.), Senahu, Sabo 
and San Juan (Champion); Honpuras (Mus. Brit.*); Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt, 
Janson); Costa Rica (Van Patten®); Panama, Calobre (Arcé), line of railway 
(Md‘Leannan).—CotomBia!5; Ecuapor; VENEZUELA ®. 
It is pretty generally admitted that the separation of the races of Morpho achilles 
(Linn.), of which this is one, is by no means an easy task, owing to the great individual 
variation exhibited by the insects of different localities and the gradual passage of even 
the most diverse of these races into one another. The colour-pattern of the underside 
in these butterflies is almost useless in their classification, so variable is it, and we have 
to trust almost entirely to the distribution of the blue of the upper surface of the wings 
for the discrimination of the various races, if such they are. 
The true M. achilles of Guiana has a blue band, common to both wings, which is so 
placed as to leave the bases of the wings as well as a broad border black. In 
M. peleides the blue spreads over the whole of the wings, except a narrow black 
marginal border. It is upon the width and purity of this black border that greatest 
stress has been laid in dividing the several forms of this species. 
The Colombian insect, which is the true VU. peleides of Kollar, has a comparatively 
narrow border; but the difference between it and that of Mexican specimens (the true 
