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PAPTLIO. Bv Dr. K. .Iokdan. 



species. One form of the ? similar to tiie d". but the submarginal spots of the upper surface of the hind- 



win» often indicated and the teeth of the discal band reddish -yellow also above: ?-f. abderus Hopff.: in 



(»«mV7.f. the second form, ?-f. amerias 11. & J. (12b), the forewing has besides the submarginal spots a row of 



brown-grey nebulous discal spots, the red crescents of the hindwing very large. Vera Cruz in East 



garamas. Me-idco. - garamas Hhn. (d' = asclepius Hhn.; cincinnatus Boisd.; concinnatus Gray), cf: submarginal 

 spots of the upper surface of the hindwing distinct; the yellow-red teeth of the discal band of the hind- 

 wing beneath less long than in abderus, the part of each tooth placed before the vein shorter than that 

 amisa. placed behind it. Forewing beneath without nebulous brown-grey discal spots. The ?-f. amisa /<'. d- J. is 

 similar to the cf, being distinguished in colour from ?-f. abdrriis chiefly by the distinct submarginal spots 

 of the upperside of the hindwing; ?-f. garamas Hbn. is similar to the ?-f. amerias, but the nebulous discal 

 spots of the upper surface of the forewing are crescent-shaped, the discal crescents of the hindwing are 

 shorter, the blue spots larger and the submarginal spots thinner than in $-f. amerias. Both sexes larger 

 baroni. than the East Mexican subspecies. West Mexico: Guadalajara, Cuernavaca, Oaxaca. — baroni li. & J. 

 Forewing with 5 submarginal spots, the 5. spot much nearer to the margin than the 4. : submarginal spots 

 of the hindwing indicated, the discal band entering the cell; on the under surface of the forewing the sub- 

 marginal Hne interrupted at the 2. radial, the posterior part of the line being much nearer the margin than 

 the broader anterior part. The dorsal prong of the fork of the harpe much shorter than the ventral prong. 



eledryon. Guerrero, 1 d in the Tring Museum. — electryon Baics. cf : the cell-spot of the discal band of the fore- 

 wing narrowed towards the costa; no submarginal spots on the upperside of the hindwing. Beneath the 

 band of the forewing is strongly dentate on the disc and there are no nebulous spots present distally to this 

 band ; upper prong of the harpe curved downwards. The ? not known. Guatemala and (?) Honduras. — 

 syedra. sycdra Godm. & Sale. GeU-spot of the forewing of equal width anteriorly and posteriorly: 5—7 submarginal 

 spots on the forewing, the 3. the largest; discal band of the hindwing moie strongly dentate than in 

 eleclnjon, large blue spots distally to it! no submarginal spots. Beneath the apical area of the forewing and 

 the basal area of the hindwing pale brown (as in baroni). the yellow-red margin of the discal l)and of the 

 hindwing more deeply coloured than in eledriion and broader between the veins. The ? similar to the cf; 

 the discal band of the upperside of the hindwing partlj- yellow-red distal!}-. The upper prong of the harpe 

 of the cf reduced to a tooth, the venti'al prong long. Costa Rica and Chiriqui. A large form. 



homenis. P. homerus /''. (12a). Similar to the preceding species; the discal band of the forewing continued 



round the apex of the cell to the costal margin, the cell-spot sometimes isolated; discal band of the hind- 

 wing beneath non-dentate, brown, its proximal margin yellowish white, large black spots proximally to the 

 red submarginal spots. — Larva on Thespesea, green above, brown beneath, marked similarly to that of 

 scamander. Thoracic horn of the pupa short. The insect is apparently not rare at certain places in the 

 interior of Jamaica, but is difficult to catch, as it Hies at a considerable height above the ground. Accor- 

 ding to Aaeon occurs also nr St. Domingo. 



P. warscewiczi. Abdomen woolly beneath, brownish j'ellow like the breast. Forewing without 

 cell-spot, 2 almost parallel rows of spots between cell and margin ; hindwing with discal band and sub- 

 marginal spots, tailed. Beneath the apical area of the forewing and the hindwing are pale brown (all that 

 is visible when the butterfly holds the wings closed together); cell of the forewing with white or yellow 

 spot ; hindwing with dentate discal band. The ? not known to us. Ecuador to Bolivia ; a mountain species. — 

 jelskii. jelskii Obrrth. Discal spots of the forewing and discal band of the hindwing not sharply defined. Discal 

 spots of the underside of the forewing large and brown, the marginal area much widened before the middle; 

 the brown postdiscal spot between the 3. radial and 1. median larger than in the other forms, the sub- 

 marginal spot between the 1. and 2. median orange in the middle. The two pi'ongs of the harpe {d") 

 straight, the up])er one much longer than the lower. South Ecuador, North and North-West Peru. — 

 mercedes. mercedes B. & J. Discal spots of the forewing on the whole larger than in jelskii, the blue spots of the 

 hindwing broader, the brown marginal area of the underside of the hindwing narrower before the middle, 

 submarginal spot between the 1. and 2. median of the hindwing not orange beneath. The two prongs of 

 the harpe (cT) straight, generally of equal length or the lower one somewhat shorter than the upper. East 

 warscewiczi. Peru: Huanuco and Junin. — warscewiczi Hopff. (:= soratensis Godm. & Salv.) (12b). Discal spots of the 

 forewing much smaller than the submarginal spots : discal band of the hindwing bi-oken up into spots, often 

 only indicated, on the under surface often entering the cell and like the submarginal spots brown. The 

 upper prong of the harpe (cf) strongly curved. South-East Peru and Bolivia. 



P. cacicus. Forewing with interrupted discal band, a variable cell-spot, rarely absent, a row of 

 bluish grey postdiscal spots and a row of yellowish white submarginal ones, the last or the last few of the 

 submarginal spots more or less orange; on the hindwing a yellowish white median band, a postdiscal row 

 of blue spots and a submarginal row of yellowish white ones. The ? occurs in 3 forms. Venezuela, Colombia, 

 cacicus. Ecuador and East Peru. — cacicus Luc. (I2c). o^: the cell-spot of the forewing, if present, more or less 

 zaddadii. transverse. The 3 forms of the ? are: ?-f. cacicus Luc., similar to the cf; ?-f. zaddachi Deiritz, discal 

 band of the forewing not interrupted and like the large cell-spot brownish orange, hindwing without discal 



