ADELPHA. 299 
6", Secondaries with a white discal spot. 
6. Adelpha leucophthalma. 
Nymphalis leucophthalma, Latr. in Humb. & Bonpl. Obs. Zool. i. p. 247, t. 25. f. 3, 4’. 
Heterochroa mephistopheles, Butl. Cist. Ent. i. p. 7°; Lep. Ex. p. 101, t. 88. f. 4°. 
Alis brunneis, anticis fascia lata fulva bisectis, posticis macula discali rotunda alba notatis ; subtus rufescentibus, 
anticis fascia sicut supra sed pallidiore, macula ad cellule finem, altera basi propiore, tertia inter ramos 
medianos, cinereis, omnibus nigro circumcinctis; punctis duabus subapicalibus griseo-albidis; posticis 
fusco nebulosis macula rotunda sicut supra, altera costam mediam attingente, fasciis duabus fractis trans- 
versis cinereis ad basin nigro cinctis, serie macularum submarginalium albescente. 
Hab. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica, Cache, Irazu (Rogers); Panama, 
Pefia Blanca (Champion).—CotomBia?3; Perv’. 
Though we have no specimens of this species from Peru, the country whence 
Latreille’s type was procured, our Colombian examples (including the type of Mr. 
Butler’s A. mephistopheles) agree so well with the figure in the ‘Observations des 
Zoologie’ that we cannot but consider them as identical with the insect there repre- 
sented. The apex of the primaries is without tawny spots, and the white spot of the 
secondaries is nearly round. Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama are the only districts 
within our region whence we have received specimens; in all these countries the next 
species, A. lacina, is found with A, lewcophthalma. In Colombia A. justina takes the 
place of the latter species. 
Mr. Champion’s specimen from Pefia Blanca was taken in open country away from 
the forest. 
7. Adelpha lacina. 
Heterochroa lacina, Butl. Lep. Ex. p. 102, t. 38. f. 5°. 
Heterochroa justina, Boisd. Lép. Guat. p. 47 ?”. 
A. leucophthalme similis, sed alis anticis macula (interdum duplici) subapicali fulva; posticis macula discali 
elongata transyersa ad fines acuta, subtus maculis discali et costali conjunctis, serie submarginali macu- 
larum fasciam indistictam formante. 
Hab. Nicaraaua, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica (Van Patten1), Irazu (Logers) ; 
Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Arcé). 
This species is very closely allied to A. justina of Colombia and Venezuela, having 
tawny spots in the apex of the primaries, as in that insect. The outer margin of the 
fulvous band of the primaries is rather less irregular, and the white spot of the secon- 
daries is much more elongated. It seems to be quite a scarce butterfly in Central 
America, for, besides the type from Van Patten’s collection, we have only seen three. 
other examples. It is probably this species to which Boisduval alludes under the name 
of Heterochroa justina *. 
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