I'AL'iLK). By Dr. K. JoiUiAx. -21 



E. if- J. Similar to the next form; the four anterior spots of the liand of the forewing small: hand on the 



hindvving narrower than in the next sultspecies; submarginal spots on the under surface of the hindwing 



large, yellowish red. Antigua. — thyamus /i". £' -J- Similar to iiolij(l<iiii(iif ; submarginal spots on the under //y'(jm«s. 



surface of the hindwing much more 3'ello\vish than in the continental subspecies. St. Thomas. — lucayus Incayus. 



H. (i- ./. Under surface paler than in /'. pulydanuis; the white transverse streak at the anal angle of the 



hindwing extending at least beyond the 2. median; the red submarginal spots as in the continental form, 



but larger. Bahamas. — poly'damas L. (6b) is the continental form, which occurs from Georgia \o polydamas. 



Argentina. It is also found on Cuba , but tlie Cuban specimens are usually distinguished by the deeper 



black marginal area on the under surface of the hindwing. The band on the upper surface varies much 



in breadth. The submarginal spots on the under surface of the hindwing are always narrow and red. ~ 



polycrates Bopff. i= hypodamas Guen.) differs from the preceding form on the upper surface ]irincipally /'o/vc/Yj/ci-. 



in the more distal position of the spot before the 2. median on the hindwing, and on the under surface in 



the large silver spots which stand at some of the red ones. The harjie of the o"" has only one tooth 



instead of the two of all the preceding forms. Haiti and probably Porto Rico. — jamaicensis R. & J. k jamakensis. 



very similar to poh/rrntcs, but the submarginal spots on the under surface of the hindwing are larger and 



the silver spots connected with them smaller. Jamaica. 



P. philetas Heir. ((lb). Abdomen of the o^ yellowish white above. Under surface of the hm\\\ mg plu'/etas. 

 greenish yellow, with red submarginal spots. South Ecuador and North j-'eru. 



P. madyes. Similar to the jjrevious species; .submarginal spots on the under surface of the 

 hindwing yellow. The scent-scales different in the geographical forms, which is also the case in some of the 

 other species of the po/i/(/(ii)ias-gv(m\^. Peru and Bolivia. — plinius HV/////. from North Peru. Forewing above p/inius. 

 with four small spots. Hindwing beneath ochre yellow (discoloured y); submarginal spots small. Only one 

 specimen known; found by Sxt'-UEL between ^loyabamba and Chachapoyas. chlorodamas GiieiL (— marsyas chlorodamas. 

 St{p:), the commonest form in collections. Bands of spots on the u[)per surface broad, on the forewing 

 wiiite {(fd', ??) or yellow (cTcT). In Huanuco and Junin, East Peru. — crispus B. & J. Spots on the crispus. 

 upper surface much smaller than in rhJorodamas. South-East Peru. — madyes Doubl. Under surface of madyes. 

 the hindwing streaked with black on the veins. Bolivia. — tucumanilS //. rf' J. (6 b), like madijcs, but the tucumanus. 

 apex of the forewing beneath not \\ ashed over with yellow; hindwing beneath smoky brown. Tucuman. 



P. polystictus (— ]»rotodamas rvid.). Forewing above with three to seven .submarginal spots; 

 hindwing with two rows of spots. Alidomen in the cf yellowish white above. Brazil, Argentina and 

 Paraguay. Larva similar to that of P. jwlifi/iiiiins ; tubercles shorter, never red. Thoracic horn of the 

 pupa long, inclined somewhat forwards, dorsum of the i)upa behind the horn more or less suffused with 

 yellow. Larva gregarious in its earlier stages. This connnon butterfly flies in open spaces in the tVu'est 

 and on its borders, and is especially fond of feeding on the flowers of Lantana. The food-plant of the 

 larva grows in woods and on the banks of rivers. — In janira L'. it' ./. the spots on the upper surface are janira. 

 large. Rio de Janeiro; Minas Geraes. — In polystictus Bt/r. (6b) the spots are smaller and >iomeiunes po/ystictus. 

 partlj' obsolete. Sio Paulo to Rio Grande do Sul ; Paraguay ; Argentina. 



P. eracon Gadw. d: Sn/r. (6c). Forewing with a row of submaiginal sjiots. Hindwing with a eraavi. 

 uniformly curved band of spots, placed about midway between the cell and the outer margin. Under 

 surface of the hindwing with red submarginal spots, each with a yellowish white dot at the outer side. 

 West Mexico, hitherto only known from Colima and the province of Guerrero. 



P. belus. Forewing of the o^ without white spots on the upper surface; hindwing witli one to 

 seven white spots on the disc, the first of which is always large; the forewing of the ? is similar to that 

 of the a" or it has a large pale yellow area. Hindwing beneath in both sexes with white dots outside the 

 red submarginal spots. The o" is called b>- Bates a swift and bold tlier; the ? with yellow area on the 

 forewing he found on flowers at the edge of the forest. The ?? of this, as also of the following species, 

 are much more rarely caught than the d'cT. — chalceus B. & ./., from the pi'ovince of Guerrero. West (/;i)/m«. 

 Mexico, has an almost straight l)and on the hindwing, and on the under surface there is before the sub- 

 costal nervure a red submarginal spot, which is wanting in the other subspecies. — varus Koll. cf : varus. 

 hindwing with a band of spots diminishing in width posteriori}-. The ? occurs in two forms. The common 

 form is ?-f. latinus VJdr., it is similar to the cf, but the forewing has some submarginal spots and the first lalinus. 

 spot of the band of the hindwing is about as large as the second. The very rare form with large yellowish 

 area on the forewing, occupying the extremity of the cell and the adjacent part of the disc, is 2-f varus 

 Koll Distributed from Guatemala to North-East Ecuador and North Venezuela; the cf common in Bogota- 

 collections. — belus Cr. (6c) is the form which inhabits the Guianas, the Amazons, East Peru and Goyaz. belns. 

 In the cf the hindwing has usually only one white spot, yet specimens occur which have a row of small 

 spots in the disc. Two forms of the ? are known; ?-f. belus C/-. ( -- caburi Kiiijr) is similar to the cf and 

 has on the hindwing either only one spot or a complete row ; in ab. amulius Esi^. the spots on the under anmllus. 



