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Helianthea lutetiae Delattre &Bourcier. — »Ala blaiica. » 

 3 ^(^ ad., 1 9, western side of Corazon, May to June; altitude 

 9000—10500 feet. 



Helianthea lutetiae hamilfoni Goodfellow. — »Ala blanca. » 

 1 c^, 1 $. Road to Baeza; below Papallacta. Mostly May — 

 June; altitude 9000—10500 feet. 



The characteristics mentioned by Goodfellow, by which 

 this form is to be distinguished from the typical H. lutetiae, 

 are easily seen both in male and female. It can also be added, 

 that the glittering spöt on the foreneck of the male is not 

 violet like that of the typical H. lutetice, but more pure blue 

 almost spectrum blue. 



Helianthea fulgidigula Gould. — »Cravata blanca.» 

 3 (^(^, 2 $?, western slope of Pichincha. The whole year; 

 altitude 6000—7000 feet. 



Helianthea coeligena columhiana Elliot. — »Quinde Ce- 

 niza.» 1 (^, Baeza, road to Napo. November — January; 

 altitude 5000—6000 feet. 



Helianthea wilsoni Delattre & Bourcier. — »Plomo.» 

 3 specimens, Nanegal and Mindo. The whole year; altitude 

 5000—6000 feet. 



Diphlogcena hesperus Gould. — »Cabeza de fuego.» 1 Sy 

 Pallatanga, old road to Puente de Mimbo. May — June; alti- 

 tude 9000 feet. This species is stated to be rare. 



Lafresnayea saul Delattre & Bourcier. »Pico curvo 

 Lloa. » 2 (S(S, 1 $, eastern side of Pichincha, San Ignacio, 

 May— June; altitude 11000 feet. 



Ensifera ensifera Boiss. — »Pico largo. » 2 (J(^, 1 $, 

 Corazon, Pichincha. Mostly May — June, altitude 11000 — 

 12000 feet. 



Pterophanes temminchi Boiss. — »Quinde Gruezo-. » 2 ö*(^, 

 1 $, Pichincha, Corazon. The whole year; altitude 11000 — 

 12000 feet. 



Agkeactis cupripennis BouRC. & Muts. — »Quinde café 

 Pichincha. » 6 specimens, Corazon, Pichincha. The whole 

 year; altitude 11000—13000 feet. 



Boissoneaua jardinei BouRC. — »Vicente.» 4 specimens, 

 Mindo, Nanegal. The whole year; altitude 6000 feet. 



