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has on the hindwiiii; the ut^nal pattern with Wack, dentate hjiij^itiuHnal hand and siniihir (hstal margin, in 



the alHed sylvanoides Godm. d- Sah\, from (iuiana, the two hands are continent at the inner niarj^in. The s^ilnDioiilrs. 



hitter form is said to resemble Hdicomu^ sijlvana. 



■M. pannifera Btlr. {=-~ p'agifera tiigr.) (33e). Here th ^ median band and the 'lista; margin of the hind- prnniifei-n. 

 wing are merged into a black patch as in Melinaea cocana The costal margin and apex remain red-brown. 

 The yellow oblique band of the forewing is narrower than in polfiniina, at the apex there is mostly a vellu\\ish 

 spot. This form occurs both on the Amazons and in Guiana and Venezuela. 



In M. messenoides Fldr. (33 f) the black patch of the hindwing also occupies the whole costal margin, vies.sciioidcs. 

 moreover tlie base of the forewing is also black, and the yellow subapical spot is absent. This species corres- 

 ponds exactly to Melinaea messeiiina. C^n the eastern slopes of the Andes, from Colombia to I'eru. — Just 

 as in the MeJi»aea there is also in the Meclianifis a form without the _yellow oblique band of the forewing, 

 namely deceptus Bllr. (= mothone Salv.). This is deceptively similar to Melinaea mothone. It occurs on ilrecjitiis. 

 the Upper Amazon in Ecuador, Peru and Bohvia. But there are also transitions to the preceding form, in 

 which yellowish colour is present at the discocellular of the forewing. — In meterus Hew., also from the Upper nidrnis. 

 Amazon, a form which is otherwise marked like deceplus, there are 2 more round yellow spots at the distal 

 margin of the forewing. — In nigroapicalis Hscli. the base of the forewing and the costal margin of the hind- I'.'r !.'"'"' 

 wing are red-brown. In many specimens the median band of the hindwing and the distal margin are com- 

 pletely separated. — mazaeus Hew. (34 a) has in addition a red-brown patch in the apex of the for(>wing. vuaiviis. 

 — In phasianita Hsch. this subapical spot is very large and the black marking in the apex is considerably plKisidiiila. 

 less extended, so that this form has much the appearance of Melinaea phasiana. It occurs like 7na::aeus on 

 the Upper Amazon and its tributaries in Peru and Ecuador. — lucifera HscJi. again forms a transition to the iHciiera. 

 forms with yellow oblique l)and and subapical spot. The marking is as in pliasianita, but the subapical spot 

 and the oblique band are yellow-, with brownish margin. This form, which ma}- be recognised by the strikingly 

 large subapical spot, likewise occurs on the Upper Amazon iir Peru. 



M. visenda Btlr. has a narrower, yellow oblique band on the f(n-ewing, which does not reach to the risoula. 

 end of the cell; on the other hand broader, black bands at the inner margin of the forewing and in the disc 

 of the hindwing, as well as narrow distal margin to the hindwing. It flies on the Lower Anuizon and 

 Tapajos. 



M. fallax Bth\. from Colombia, has likewise a narrower, yellow oldique band and small black spots (alhix. 

 at the discocellular of the forew'ing, as in'messenoides Fldr. The costal margin and apex of the hindwing are 

 red-brown. The black median band is confluent with the distal margin. 



M. egaensis Btlr. (34 a), from Ega on the Upper Amazon, has dark red-brown ground-colour. The f(;«c')isi.s\ 

 obhque band is large and one half of it brownish. The black spot at the base is large and wedge-shaped. The 

 hindwing has broad median bands and strongly dentate dark distal margin. — obscura Btlr. is a very dark vbsnn-n. 

 form of egaij'ds'is with broader black bands and occurs at the same localities. — In plagigera Btlr. the black idugigcra. 

 bands and patches are much narrower than in egahisis; the subapical spot is smaller and yellow, like the more 

 elongated liand of the forewing. From Prainha on the Amazon. 



M. truncata Btlr. belongs to a small group with shorter wings, in which the apex of the hindwing tnuiculu. 

 is almost truncate. It has a pattern like egaensis. The wings are red-brown, the black streak at the inner 

 margin of the forewing is long. In the apex of the forewing is placed a large yellow spot with brown margins. 

 The form varies very much and flies together with egaensis and ohscurn near Ega. — juntana H.sc]i. (34a) has jtaitinia. 

 a very narrow, strongly dentate yellow band on the forewing. a similar black median liand and very narrow 

 margin to the hindwing. The grouifd-eolour is light yellow-brown. The form flies in eastern Ecuador and 

 Peru, at the base of the Andes. It is at times very common at flowering shrubs. — A nearly allied form is 

 huallaga Stgr. (34 a), from eastern Peru. It bears, however, a greater resemblance to phasianita and oliceneia kuaUaiiti. 

 on account of the absence of the j^ellow markings and the smaller extent of the black ones on the forewing. 

 It is easy to recognise by the narrow distal border of the hindwing. — The similar olivencia Bates has In'oader, nlirrncin. 

 black bands and patches, as well as a yellow spot at the discocellular of the forewing. It occurs likewise 

 on the Upper Amazon. — jurimaguensis Stgr. lias lighter, red-ln'own ground-colour than olireneia and the ^""" .. . 

 yellow spot at the discocellular of tlie forewing is absent. The median liaiid of the hindwing is broadly dentate 

 and sometimes confluent with the Ijroad distal margin. 



M. proceris Wegni. This small species has the appearanc<' of juntana. It may, however, be recog- proeeris. 

 nised by the black distal margin of the hindwing being broader and the black streak at the inner margin 

 of the forewing terminating obtusely. Prom Tonantins on the Upper Amazon. 



With M. doryssus Bates (33 f) we pass to another group of forms which are distinguished by long, narrow donjssits. 

 wings and mostly inhabit Central America or the adjoining north-west of South America. They have mostly 



