86 C:AT0PSILIA. By J. Rober. 



diya, above. — drya F. (= amphitrite Blanch.), from Peru, Cliile, Cuba and Haiti, is a small, weakly marked 

 foi-m. _ cubidc tlies in June and again from September to October, driia in November to December and 

 from March to April. The cf lias as scent-organ on the upper surface of the hindwing near the costal 

 margin a spot of scales, over wliich the soft, widened inner margin of the forewing is stretched out to stir 

 up the scent, scattering it with a pencil (retractile into a fold in the skin). 



cipris. C. cipris /-'. (= bracteolata Btlr.) Ci.jc), from Brazil and Peru, has the hindwing prolonged into a 



tail in both sexes. The 6" is very light orange-yellow, tlie broad distal margin of the forewing, whicli is 



thickly covered with chalky scent-scales, and the considerably narrower distal margin of the hindwing 



hghter; the upper surface has no markings except small marginal spots on the forewing. The under surface 



is darker yellow with a sOvery eight on jjoth wings and more or less dark markings. The underside is 



very variable. The ? is lemon-yellow and has a large black median spot on the forewing, the under surface 



urocypns. is more greenish than in the cf. — neocypris Ubii., from the same localities, is in both sexes suffused with 



iirigura. orange-yellow above at the margins and is also darker beneath. Probably a seasonal form. — irrigata J^tlr., 



Virgo, from Brazil, is an aberrant female form, more strongl_\- marked above and beneath. — virgO Bl/r.. from 



(lentral America, is more strongly marked, has black marginal spots in both sexes, also in the cf a large 



black median spot on the forewing, and the ? is white above with narrow red distal margin. 



niiiiia. C. rurina F/dr. ('iSb), from Venezuela. Colombia, Ecuador and Peiu, iiccurs apparently only at 



elevations of 1000 to '2000 m. The forewing in the cf is orange->ellow except for the distal margin of 

 lemon-yellow scent-scales which occupies almost half the wing, the hindwing lemon-yellow witli broad, liglit 

 orange-yellow distal margin, at the distal margin of both wings are placed small black-brown spots. Tlie 

 under surface is yellow with a silvery double spot at the discocellular of each wing and more or less black- 

 brown markings. The ? is very variable, from bright yellow to almost white ground-colour, stronger distal- 

 marginal markings and a large black-brown median spot on the forewing and also large red distal-marginal 

 spots or bi-oad red distal margin on the hindwing. The under surface has paler ground-colour and more 

 intermedia, red-brown markings, often united into large spots. — intermedia Bth: is the Central American form: the 

 orange-yellow colour of the forewing of the (f is almost entirely- absent and the ? has whitish ground-colour. 



pliilea. C. philea L. (= argante Hbn.. corda\- Him., aricye CV., melanippe (V., lollia et aricia (indt.) {2oc). 



(iistril)uted from Texas to South Brazil, very common in some places, also observed in Illinois as a migrant, 

 is one of the most beautiful species of this genus. The upper surface in the o" is a tine canary-yellow witii 

 a large orange-yellow median spot on the forewing and broad orange-\ellow distal margin on the hindwing. 

 The under surface is pale yellow with silvery median double spot and brownish niai-kings. The secondary 

 Tnale characters consist of a spot of scent-scales on the upperside of the hindwing. to which corresponds a 

 pencil found on the underside of the inner margin of the foi'ewing, and a moderately broad band of scent- 

 scales on the uppersiile of both wings, only slightly contrasting in colour. Jhe S is less brilliant yellow, 

 the large orange-yellow median spot of the forewing is absent, but it has a large black-brown median spot 

 and marginal, submarginal and costal macular markings on the forewing. as well as dark marginal spots on 

 fliaiestris. the hindwing. The ground-colour of the under surface is redder than in the <f. — thalestris ///. (= hueb- 

 neri Frnhst.), from the Antilles, also reported from Chile (?), has in^the cf a larger orange-yellow median 

 spot, also a large black-brown spot at the discocellular ef the forewing. The under surface is much more 

 marked and shows at the distal margin of the hindwing large red-brown spots. The ? has much more red 

 above and beneath and is much more strongly marked, especially on the under surface, which shows on 

 the hindwing a broad red-brown distal margin and a large median spot of the same colour. — Pupa regu- 

 larly canoe-shaped, dorsum strongly incurved, head prolonged into a long point. 



avetlaneda. C. avellaneda Il.-Seh. (■2od), from Cuba, is unquestionably the most beautiful species of the genus. 



In the cf the ground-colour of the upper surface of the forewing is canary-yellow, a broad margin ochre-yellow, 

 '- the distal margin narrowly red, the central and posterior part of the wing is gorgeous carmine, at the 

 discocellular is placed a red spot with black centre. The hindwing is less fiery carmine, in the' cell yellow- 

 ish red, the long spot of scent-scales placed at the subcostal is white, the distal margin rather broadl> 

 ochre-yellow. The under surface is red-yellow with white double spot in the centre of each wing and con- 

 tinuous black-brown submarginal spots. The ? has the upperside of the forewing canary-yellow with red 

 distal margin and marginal and submarginal red-brown spots as well as a large red-brown spot at the 

 discocellular, the basal part of the wing is sprinkled with red. The hindwing is yellowish red, at the costal 

 margin light phik, with marginal and submarginal red-brown s])Ots. The under surface has dark yellow 

 ground-colour, the broad distal-marginal band is blue-red with red scales, the margin itself narrowly yellow; 

 the broad blue-red distal margin is proximally iiordered by black crescent-shaped spots and at these as 

 well as at the base theie is dark red colouring, at the discocellular of each wing are placed white, black- 

 aol.'itiiia. edged spots (five on the forewing, two on the hindwing). — SOlstitia Btlr. ('25 d). said to be from Chile. Jmt 

 probably an aberrant foi'in of nvei/atieda and therefore also indigenous \o Cuba, is differentiated from the 

 latter by a narrower and pi'oximally rectilinear ochre-yeliow distal margin on the up|)er surface and ii\ llie 



