314 RHOPALOCERA. 
Originally described by Dr. Felder from a single specimen sent him from Colombia 
by Lindig!, this species has now been traced to the province of Chiriqui, and in a 
single female specimen to Nicaragua, where, however, as elsewhere, it is by no means 
common. 
At first sight the relationship of C. clothilda appears to be with C. cyane and C. 
cherubina, the upper surface of the wings having a similar brilliant blue gloss. On 
the underside, however, it reveals an affinity to C. agathina and its allies, and to this 
section of the genus it uudoubtedly belongs. We are in some doubt regarding the 
female of this species, of which we have only a single specimen from Nicaragua, a 
locality a long way from the previously recorded range of the species. This specimen 
bears the same relationship in colour to the male of C. clothilda as the sexes of C. 
agathina do to one another ; and as it has characters in common with the male, we 
feel justified in placing it here. In general appearance this female resembles Adelpha 
salmoneus. 
8. Chlorippe callianira. (Apatura callianira, lab. XXX. figg.9 ¢, 10,112.) 
Apatura callianira, Mén. Cat. Mus. Petr. Lép. i. p. 87, t. 2. f. 67. 
Apatura thaumas, Bates, Ent. Monthl. Mag. i. p. 1380’. 
C. feldert quoad mares similis, sed major, colore alarum violaceo saturatiore, maculis ultra cellulam albidis 
majoribus ; posticis strigula subapicali angulum analem versus extendente fulva. 
2 omnino differt, alis fuscis multo pallidioribus, anticarum dimidio distali albo maculato, posticis lineis 
submarginalibus distincte notatis. 
Hab. Mexico (coll. Staudinger) ; GuatEMALA, Motagua and central valleys (F. D. G. 
& O. S."), Tocoy (Champion); Nicaraeva (Delattre?). 
Ménétriés described and figured the male of this species from specimens obtained by 
Delattre in Nicaragua under the name of Apatura callianira}, and it was subsequently 
redescribed by Mr. Bates from examples taken by ourselves in the interior of 
Guatemala’. It is by no means a common Butterfly in Central America, for amongst 
all the collections since received from that country we have only been able to add one 
other specimen to our series, a male captured by Mr. Champion at Tocoy. But it 
occurs in Mexico, whence Dr. Staudinger has received a specimen which he recently 
submitted to us. 
The female differs considerably from the male, being of a pale mottled brown 
without any purple gloss. The outer portions of the primaries are marked with white 
spots instead of being banded. It thus closely resembles the female of C. vacuna from 
Brazil, to which species it is nearly related. . edis occupies an intermediate position 
between these two, ranging from Colombia to Bolivia, and undoubtedly belongs to the 
same section, thoguh of this last-named insect we have not yet seen a female. 
