438 LÉPIDOPTÉROLOGIE COMPARÉE 



figured by Hewitson. The insect commonly known as excelsïor 

 is the form described by Staudinger as pastazza and which is 

 accurately figured under the correct name by M. Oberthiir on the 

 plate in question (Fig. 2843). 



Ockendeni (2844) seems to bc hardly différent from excel- 

 sissima and at môst can only be a race of the same species. But 

 excelsissima (which is the name that will probably stand for the 

 species) is a distinct species from excelsior. The tip of the 

 antenna of excelsissima is brown whilc that of pastazza is black 

 likc the rcst of the chib. 



The inner margin of the forewing on the underside is du 11 

 brownish black with the central area still lighter. In pastazza 

 the central area is black. 



The anal angle of the hmdwing on the underside is différent 

 from pastazza. The broad yellowish submarginal band stops 

 abruptly a short distance beyond vein 2 and is followed by a 

 isolated bluc spot. 



This distinguishing character is wcll brought out m M. Ober- 

 thiir figure and shows well alongside the figure of pastazza. 



One further character of probable spécifie distinctness is the 

 broad yellow stripe on the underside of the abdomen of excel- 

 sissima whilc pastazza shows a fine thin line only. 



On plate CCCXLTI 2854 and 2855 are representcd as a pair 

 o{ C. si lia ma r a Hcw. Al Oberthùr mistook 2854 for a cf, but it 

 is a Q and as it came from Port of Spain Trinidad, it is doubtlcss 

 a Q of C. astarte-antillena Kaye figured in the Trans. Ent. Soc. 

 Lond., 191 3, plate XXX, fig. 15, and described on page 555. 

 Hewitson's sinamara is a Q of anothcr subspecies for it came 

 from the lower Amazons. It is quite likcly that lower Amazonian 

 spécimens of astarte are in no way différent from Guiana spé- 

 cimens in which case sinamara would fall as a synonym of 

 astarte. Tf however it should deserve subspecific rank it would 

 be known as C. astartc-sinamara Hew. 



On plate CCCXLIV is figured a fine large form of C. patcliua 

 Hew. At page 38 of the text M. Oberthiir says he does not known 



