DAPTONOUKA. By J. RObke. 75 ' 



15. Genus: ]>a|>toiioura />'///■. 



The species of this genus resemble Apjiias, l)ut do not show such strong sexual dimorphism. The 

 secondary sexual character peculiar to the Appia.^-cfo' (tuft of hair on the underside of the abdomen) is 

 wanting in those of Daptonouru. In the neuration this genus agrees with Puris except in the shape of the 

 precostal, which is curved proximad. This genus is confined to tropical America. Recently the name MeJde 

 Strains, has been employed for this genus, but it would be better to continue to use the well-hnown name 

 DupfonoKra instead. Hrliaclirnma Btlr. appears to belong here. The species of iJupfunonra are extraordinarily 

 prone to the formation of local and aberrational as well as seasonal forms, but it is very difficult correctly 

 to fix the limits of either the species or the individual forms. The butterflies, which are very common locally, 

 love the shade of the woods, are fond of congi'egafing at water and have a slow, gentle flight. They fly 

 principally in December to Januaiy, singly all thi'ough the summer. 



D. lycimnia (V. (^ flippantha F.) (23a) presumably comes from Surinam; the form from Venezuela, lycimnia. 

 a specimen of which is figured, is proi)ably not essentially different. Upper surface white with black apical 

 and distal margin of the forewing and narrow ones of the same colour on the hindwing; sometimes a black 

 spot in the middle of the costal margin of the forewing. Under surface yellow with broader black-brown 

 distal margin and a black-brown spot at the costal margin of the forewing on the discocellulars; ground- 

 colour yellow, lighter posteriorly on the forewing. — harti Bth-., from Trinidad, is smaller than riiri/iiDiia harti. 

 F/dr., has the distal margin of the forewing more concave and the marginal biuid somewhat narrower, 

 especially behind the 2. median vein; the hindwing sulphur-yellow, the dark brown distal margin very 

 narrow; ground-colour of the under surface glossy canary-yellow, the basal area deep orange. The ? differs 

 but little. — phazania FniJist., from Bahia, comes between li/i'/mniti and pmitopin-id lllii. — pantoporia Hbu., phazanin. 

 from South Brazil, is a very variable form; it has the distal margin of the hindwing sprinkled with yellow /"""'"^'"■"'• 

 or sometimes only a narrow black marginal line. It includes the following forms: ?-f fiora I'nihI. (23d), /'ow. 

 with dark yellow ground-colour on both surfaces, broader marginal bands and lai'ger spots in the distal 

 margin of the hindwing above; ?-f. pertho Fndist., with pure white forewing and dark lemon - yellow /"''•'/'o. 

 hindwing margined with bright red. — limnoria Oodf. forms the transition to pKuhqxiria Hbii. (from Espiritu limnoria. 

 Santo and Rio de Janeiro), which again is only a little diflFerent from petronia Fih/ikL, from Santa Catharina, pctronia. 

 Theresopolis and Rio Capivary. Upper surface of the forewing slightly yellowish white with narrow black 

 apical and distal-marginal markings, the hindwing light sulphur-yellow with very narrow black margin. Under 

 surface deeper yellow with broader dark brown distal margin and spots of the same colour at the middle 

 of the costal margin of the forewing; as always, the posterior area of the forewing is much lighter, almost 

 white. With it occurs ?-f. daulia Fnihsf. , with the forewing white above instead of light yellow. — dan/ia. 

 paulista Fndist., from Sao Paulo, has broader black apical and distal-marginal markings on the forewing, pai'l'sta. 

 pure white upper surface and straw-yellow colour on the under surface. But o'cf also occur in which the 

 upperside of the hindwing is a beautiful lemon-yellow and the underside almost the same, but deeper yellow: 

 paula form iiov. (23a). The ?? vary likewise; if the almost white ?? are referred to jimdixt'i. the strongly/"""'"- 

 yellow coloured ?? with broader black markings must be treated as panla-'fi. — gargaphia Frultst., from gargaplda. 

 Rio Grande do Sul, is smaller than prtnuii'i, has the brown-black distal margin of the hindwing scai'cely 

 visible in the. cf and only about 1 mm. broad in the 2 and nari'ower markings at the apex and distal margin 

 of the forewing. Under surface in the <f whitish yellow, in the ? pale straw-colour; rare. Among it occurs: 

 f amarella Fndist., entirely yellow in both sexes, also the cf with black cell-spot on the forewing. — amarella. 

 calymnia Fldr. (— leucadia FIdr.), from the Rio Negro, is yellow and has a broad distal margin to both ralymnia. 

 wings above and beneath and in the margin of the hindwing 4 yellow spots: f. theodora Frulist., tlie rainy- tlicodom. 

 season form, is more beautiful yellow, has still broader dark margins, is suffused with fight yellow on the 

 basal half of the hindwing above and the underside, with the exception of the posterior half of the forewing, 

 is almost canary-yellow. — marica Fndist. (= leucadia /"^'/y/-.), from the Upper Amazon, has very broad marica. 

 apical border and more or less yellowish ground-colour, also very narrow distal margin of the hindwing. 

 f. moesia Fndist. differs from it in the much bi'oader distal border of both wings. — euryninia Fldr., mocsw. 

 from Colombia, has above mostly an apical spot wliicli is almost rectilinear towards the base, and very narrow eurymnia. 

 black distal margin on the hindwing. The under surface is sulphur-yellow. The dry-season form, asta Fruhst., „gta. 

 has narrower and more deeply incised apical spot on the forewing, yellowish instead of white upper surface 

 and pale ochre-yellow under surface, — aelia Flilr.. from Ecuador and Colombia, has the upper surface aelin. 

 white with rather broad apical spot, unevenly defined ]iroximally, and very narrow black mai-gin on the 

 hindwing. The under surface is greenish yellow with conspicuous ochre-yellow basal spot on the hindwing, 

 — huebneri /)V//-. (23d). from Brazil (Leopoldina), is smaUer i\vAntiiiiiiori<i, the black apical margin narrower, liucbncri. 

 regularly dentate proximally. the hindwing is glossy sulphur-yellow with broad orange-yellow, black-edged 

 distal margin. The ? is likewise smaller than limiiiirin, the median spot is sometimes connected by a stripe 

 with the di.stal margin, the hindwing as in the cf . but the orange-yellow distal margin broader, — napona napona. 

 Fndist., from Ecuador (Rio Napo), is larger than arlin, distal margin of both wings broader, that of the hind- 

 wing as in moesia, showing through from the undei'side, in the cf the apical third of the forewing beneath 



