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PSYCHE 
[February 
the crenulate line before mentioned is biuish gray, with two brownish zigzag 
iines running paraiiei to the outer margin of the wing, from the ceii to the inferior 
border. In the ceii there is a faintiy enciosed median spot, in the middie of 
which there is a tinge of rufous. 
Secondaries. Ground coior biuish gray, with a siightiy darker border, sepa- 
rated off by a wavy iine of brown. Inside of this border are four ocelli, the two 
anterior being rather smaller than the others, and having white centres bounded 
proximally by crescents of dark brown. 'I'he two posterior ocelli have a median 
transverse band of black, with a lunate spot of white in the distal, and a corres- 
ponding patch of rufous in the proximal half. Inside of the row of ocelli is an 
irregular line of brown. Inside this line there are a few spots separated off from 
the ground color by narrow dusky lines, as follows: in the ceil, about one 
quarter of an inch from the proximal end there is a double spot, extending trans- 
versely across the cell, and anterior to this a small circular spot. Just distal to 
this series, is a row of four spots, the most anterior of brown, and close to the 
small circular spot just mentioned ; the next gray, and just the size of the anterior 
circular spot of the series proximal to this; the third small, and wholly brown, and 
the last, which closes the cell, long and narrow, with a gray centre. 
The under surface resembles that of A. fercntinn, but the brown markings are 
narrower, the rufous centre of the spot which occupies the middle of the central 
cell on the primaries lighter, and the whole surface shows a more pronounced 
coppery reflection. The tips and under surface of the antennae are light rufous. 
This species is readily distinguished from A. ferentina by the great amount 
of white on the primaries, and its lighter bluish color, bronzy reflections, small 
size, and finer markings on the lower surface. The two are easily recognizable 
in life at a considerable distance. 
From all others of the genus it is distinguished by the colors as described. 
Messrs. Godman and Salvin mention ( Biologia Centr. .\mer. Rhopalocera 
p. 269 ) a peculiar specimen of Ajeronia glauconome which was taken at Manaure 
in northern Colombia, in which the cretaceous white of the primaries is 
more extensive, and more broken up with the gray marks than in the normal 
form. They state further that “the discrepancies are in the direction of A. feren- 
tiua, and the specimen may prove to be an extreme form of that insect, or a new 
species.” From this very meagre description, it would seem that the butterfly 
referred to was ,■ but we cannot be entirely sure; however, it is very 
possible that this species will be found to occur in .suitable localities throughout 
Venezuela and Colombia. 
On Margarita, as has been mentioned above, A. poseidon is found in the 
damper spots on the border of the forest, and does not seem to frequent the open 
