246 LYMANOPODA. By C4. Weymer. 



only interrupted by a white longitudinal ray. The underside of the forewing is as in huilana, that of the 

 hindwing is light brownish yellow with the same white longitudinal ray as on the upper surface but here poste- 

 riorly bordered with dark brown. The row of dots as above. On the Paramo des Tolima in Colombia, 4200 m., 

 found in January by Fassl. 



pahimha. L. palumba T/iienie. Somewhat smaller tlian the preceding forms. Forewing white with black-brown 



apex, costal and distal bordering. The dark costal l)order embraces the whole cell, extends broadly to the apex 

 and then at the distal margin obliquely recedes nearly to the inner angle without proximal teeth. At the ba.se 

 this margin is glossy slate-green, before the apex ferruginous, otherwise black-brown. A white s])ot at the end 

 of the cell, a somewliat larger one above it and 3 or 4 white dots before tlie apex. Hindwing entirely white, 

 at the base with slate-green reflection. The under surface is whitish yellow, clouded with rust-brown dusting, 

 and with a rust-brown spot in the cell of the forewing. From Bolivia (province of Yungas de la Paz). 



U p ]> e r surface blue. 



saniius. L. samius Dili. (.52 c). The most beautiful species of the genus. Above glossy blue with black-brown 



distal margin, which gradually deci-eases in breadth from the costal margin of the forewing to the inner angle 

 of the hindwing and on the forewing encloses glossy blue spots and white dots. The hindwing is bordered with 

 a row of black dots. Under surface bright ochre-yellow, on the forewing with 3 or 4 small black, white-pupilled 

 eye-spots and some white dots before the apex, corresponding in position witli the white dots of tlie ujjper 

 surface. On the hindwing are placed a curved row of black dots and a dentate brown submarginal line. Two 

 brownish transverse stripes run from the basal half of the inner margin to the apex. The $ is lighter and less 

 glossy blue above. The inner margin of tiie iiindwing is dusted with brownish grey as far as tlie median. 

 Sometimes the blue colour is changed into a delicate red. According to Fassl the egg is nearly as large as that 

 of Pap. machaon, but pear-shaped, broader above than beneath, somewhat constricted in the middle, reddish 

 grey, with a silky gloss, and with narrow longitudinal ribs, terminating above in a dark elevation. The larva 

 is still unknown; the foodplant is probably the wild mountain sugar-cane (Clmscpie), near which Fas.sl mostly 

 took the buttei'flies. Bogota (Colombia) on the mountains bordering the plateau, at altitudes of 2800 to 3200 m. 

 On account of its rapid flight the butterfly is difficult to catch. 



caeruleata. L. caeruleata God III. dj Salv. Above similar to the preceding species, birt beneath cjuite different. 



The black distal margin of the glossy blue upper surface is somewhat broader, the blue spots in it are absent, 

 only the white dots being present above. On the underside the forewing is brown at the base, the central 

 area broadly black with blue spots and white dots, the apex and distal margin light ochre-yellow. The hindwing 

 is entirely ochre-yelloAV, at the base dusted with brownish, with 2 brownish transverse stripes in the basal half, 

 a brown, dentate submarginal line and a row of 7 dark brown dots. From the Sierra Nevada, Santa Marta, Co- 

 lombia (Simons). 



Upper surface brown. 



c'mnn. L. citina Godm. d- Salv. Above brown, forewing with a ciu-ved row of 6 white dots. Hindwing with 



the base blue, this colour extending along the inner margin to the anal angle. Beneath the forewing is reddish 

 brown, at the distal margin lighter. The white dots are as above, but all jjlaced in black rings, and on the disco- 

 cellular there is a light, black-margined patch. The hindwing is somewhat lighter reddish brown and bears 

 beyond the middle an obscure row of round brown spots with white central dots. Before and behind this row 

 of spots a dentate brown ti'ansverse line. From Guatemala, San Lucas Tollman near the Lake of Atitlan, 

 taken by Champion at an elevation of 5000 ft. Only one example, in coll. Godman and Salvin. 



martanna. L. marianna (^Vf/f. (52 d). Above black-brown. Forewing with 3 white dots before the apex, hindwing 



with large golden green inner-marginal spot. Beneath the forewing is chestnut-brown, with the apex brownish 

 yellow, and before it 3 white dots, 2 black, white-pupilled eye-spots between the median veins. Hindwing 

 beneath brownish yellow with 2 brown and 2 white-grey transverse bands, as well as 4 or 5 black dots with white 

 centres. From the mountains of Merida (Venezuela). 



labda. L. labda Hew. (52 d). ^■. above unicolorous dark brown. Beneath reddish brown. Forewing with 



5 silver-white dots in an interrupted row before the distal margin, the last 2 in black rings. Huidwing with 2 

 transverse rows of silvery spots and with several small silvery spots and dots between them and at the anal 

 angle. The $ was discovered by Fassl and is very different from the ^. It has on the upperside of the forewing 

 5 white dots, 3 before the apex near the distal margin and 2 further removed from the margin between the 

 median veins. The hindwing is unicolorous brown. Beneath the forewing is yellowish brown to two-thirds of 

 its length, the distal margin ochre-yellow. Instead of 2 eye-.spots there are here 3 before the inner angle. The 

 white dots before the apex are larger than in the ^J. The hindwing has no trace of silvery spots. It is yello\\is]i 

 white-grey, with the base dusted with liglit In-ownish yellow and with 2 transverse stripes of the same colour, 



