66 PEREUTE. By J. RoiiHi;. 



to my material; on the oilier hand a ?-aberration from Hio Cjraiule do Sul with the band more pale red 



rosa. deserves to ])e named separately as ah. rosa funn. nor. — paula ^Khsp. imr., from the province of Sao 



paii/n. Paulo, is in both sexes above more ])lentifully scaled with .i^rey, also at the distal margin of the iiindwing 



in both sexes are large sjiots of grey scales, the ground-colour of the ?? is not pure black, but b]ack-l)row'n, 



■and the under surface much lighter botli in the ground-colour and in the colouring of the red band. 



swuinsoni. P. swainsoni (Tra// (21 a), from Parana, Santa Catliarina and Sao Paulo, differs from aitt(x/;/r(i by 



its larger form, above by a more distinct transverse band on the forewing and by the ditference in the grey 

 scaling, which is confined to tlie inner margin of the forewing and the basal half of the hindwing, and 

 further by a yellow spot at the costal margin of the hindwing. On the under surface of llie ao' the red 

 median band present in the (nitodijcd-d'd' is wanting on the postei'ior part of the wing. Botli species tly 

 plialcra. together in Rio Grande do Sul and Sao Paulo. — Fruhstorfer has based the subsp. phalera (21 b) on speci- 

 mens from Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catharina, but with the exception of the darker colouring of the 

 under surface 1 have not been able to confirm the characters given by him. 



dieops. P- Cheops >V//r. (21b), from (Hiiriqui, has a Ijluish black upper surface with slight gloss, the cf has 



a median band of yellow scales, a similar one in the anterior pait of the cell and sparse yellow scales at 

 the inner margin of the forewing and on the basal part of the hindwing. On the lighter (black-bi'own) under 

 surface the yellow band of the forewing is much broader and moi'e distinct, at the costal margin of the 

 hindwing stands a yellow band and at the base are two red spots. The ? has a broad red band and yellow 

 costal margin on the upperside of the forewing. Both sexes have yellow antennae. 



charops. P. charops lidv. (21 b), occurring from Mexico to Panama (Chiricpii), is distinguished from the other 



forms of this species by copious grey-white (cf) or reddish (?) dusting at the distal margin of the forewing. 

 The median band of the forewing is brilliant yellow (cT) or red (?) beneath. Both sexes have on the under- 

 side of the hindwing a long yellow stripe at the costal margin and a very small j'ellow stripe at the base. 

 subvarians. — subvarians >V'/r. /. /., from Colond)ia, has in the d" less grey dusting on tho upperside, and the median 

 band of the underside is for the most part dull red instead of yellow. In the ? the submarginal red dusting 

 colnmbica. is absent from the upperside of the forewing. — columbica Frifhsf.^ from Colombia, is distinguished by a 

 general reduction of the grej- dusting, which remains moie distinct, however, in the middle cell ; yellow 

 spots are placed at the discocellular; median band of the forewing beneath yellow. This form appears to be 

 cauca. only a cf-aberration of cauca Kiibsj). nov., from the Gauca Valley in North Colombia. In this the grey dust- 

 ing of the d' is uniformly reduced everywhere, the median band is red instead of yellow for more than its 

 basal half, and shows through on the upperside. The ?? have a very broad light red band on both sid6s of 

 peruvianas, the forewing. — peruvianas N///;-. /. /., from Peru, has a broad yellow median band on the upperside of the 

 forewing and distinct grey scaling on the apical part and the inner margin of the foi'ewing; the hindwing 

 has but little grey scaling. The under surface of the forewing has a sharp, suli)hur-_\'ellow median band. 

 meridana. ? unknown. — meridana Fnilist., from Northern Venezuela, has a strongly darkened upper surface without 

 grey scales in and l)ehind the middle cell and on the distal part of the hindwing, distal part of the median 

 praemcri- band on the underside of the forewing red. Amongst this form occurs ab. praemeridana Fnihuf., which has 

 dana. the band of the forewing beneath entirely yellow^ — This species has white antennae. 



leucodrosime. P. leucodrosime KoU. (21 c). With this species, from Colombia, begins the series of those species 



which have also in the cf a red band on the upper surface of the forewing. Ground-colour black, proximal 



half of the hindwing and basal part of the inner margin of the forewing with blue-white scales, thorax and 



abdomen with white hairs. The red band of the forewing above ends at the subcostal and is not prolonged 



basad. The under surface is black-brown, the veins and the strij)es between them are black, at the base of 



the hindwing there are two small red spots. Antennae white. Specimens with the red band much reduced 



reducta. are ab. reducta form. tior. — In bellatrix Fnihsf., from Peru, the red band of the forewing is lighter and 



bellatrix. is not narrowed towards the margin, on the other hand the blue-white scaling on the proximal part of the 



beryiiina. w'ing is reduced, under surface somewhat darker. — beryllina Fruhat., from Ecuador, has a narrower and 



latona. deep red band on the forewing. — latona Btlr., from Venezuela, has on the upperside of the forewing only 



a red spot at the end of the cell instead of the red band. Among this form occur also specimens with entirely 



iinicolor. black forewing: ab. unicolor aJi. nor. 



callirdrn. P, callitiira ^t(ir. (21 c), from Peru, has black antennae. The upper surface as in leucodrosime is scaled 



with blue-white, the band of the forewing is of uniform breadth and in the middle cell continued somewhat 



towards the base, ^he basal half of the costal margin is finely, but sharply yellow, on the under surface of 



miisia. the hindwing the red basal spots are absent, ab. musia Friihsl., from North and Central Peru, is larger, the 



sabrina. red band much narrowed at both ends and rounded off. — sabrina Fruhst., from (Colombia, has an essentially 



narrower red band on the forewing and more abundant blue scaling at the base, at the costal margin of 



numatia. the forewing the red band is tinged with yellow-ish. — numatia Fnihsf., from Bolivia, is smaller and paler, 



the red band l)roader, above in the middle more copiously scaled with black. 



