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C. oeaipus, a very rare, insignificant-looking species, splits up into two local races: oedipus Slick, oedipiif^. 

 ^: fore wing above Avhitisli, costal margin slightly darkened with grey-brown, broadly in the cell, distally 

 more narro^vly and before the fork of the last subcostal veins running out into a point. The veins in the 

 anterior median area finely dusted with brown. A slight bluish tinge below the cell. The light band be- 

 hind the cell indistinctly defined proxioially, anteriorly strengthened by a nearly saffron-yellow patch. The 

 distal area fairly uniform black-brown, the band near the margin of the wing only cpiite faintly indicated, 'i'he 

 basal area of the hindwing grey-blue to about the end of the cell, oblitpiely bordered posteriorly, this part as 

 well as the hindmargiual area nearly to the anal angle with blue reflections. Distal margin strongly undu- 

 late. $ larger, costal area clouded with deeper brown, the bluish tinge below the cell somewhat increased, 

 the light transverse band behind the cell broader and more distinct, the veins very strongly dusted with 

 brown, the spots in the anterior part of the dark brown distal area distinct, the light band before the distal 

 margin better expressed, undulate, slightly dentate. The blue basal area of the hindwing more truncate, 

 with a silky grey-blue gloss, at an oblique angle of light iridescent, the iridescence, however, not extend- 

 ing so far towanls the hinder angle as in the ,j". nocturna Stidi. is a suljordinate form, in the (^ of which nochmia. 

 the forewing is almost uniformly tlarkened with smoke-brown as far as a somewhat lighter transverse stripe 

 beyond the cell, the blue gloss restricted to the proximal part of the terminal area. The blue basal area of 

 the hindwing somewhat reduced. Forewing of the $ Avith stronger and more extended blue gloss and duller 

 but more distinct dentate band near the distal margin. Ground-colour in general even darker brown. Transi- 

 tions occur to the type-form. Colombia. — fruhstorfer! Sfkh. (64 c) is in the ,^ somewhat smaller on an fruhsior/eri. 

 average than the preceeding; forewing somewhat uKire rounded, costal area lighter brownish, transparent, 

 but broader and entirely filling up the end of the cell. The confused figures in the cell beneath distinctly 

 visible above, the light transverse band behind the cell better defined, the bluish dusting below the cell 

 somewhat more copious and extended to the inner boundary of the transverse band, which shows through 

 from the underside. The band before the distal margin likewise somewhat better expressed. Hindwing uniformly 

 rounded, distal margin only quite weakly undulate. The blue basal area viewed from above with a silky 

 gloss, in an oblique light with blue reflections for about the same extent as in typical oedipus. Under surface 

 with the posterior eye-spot relatively larger. Costal area of the forewing in the $ likewise darkened as far 

 as the light median band, strongly transparent, the blue suffusion l)ehind the cell more distinct, also extended 

 on to the anterior part of the cell, but there weaker. The band behind the cell anteriorly strongly dentate, 

 posteriorly feebly curved, the spots in the costal jiart of the distal area very distinct, the band before the distal 

 margin almost whitish yellow, its boundary strongly dentate, the distal mai'gin itself pale ochre-brown. The 

 blue basal area of the hindwing reaches distally to beyond the end of. the cell; viewed from above strongly 

 glossy, in an oblique light with bright blue reflection. Distal margin of the hindwing likewise very little undu- 

 late and somewhat more cojjiously dusted with grey-white. Under surface as in the^, except that the dark- 

 shaded band in the middle of the forewing is prolonged to the submedian and the two undulate or dentate 

 bands in the distal area of the hindwing are very sharply expressed. Honduras, probably also in other parts 

 of Central America. 



C. oileUs is a protean species which seems to be distributed from the Andes to Mexico, south- 

 wards reaching Bolivia, but on the Atlantic side apparently not extending beyond Venezuela. Six or seven 

 known races, some of which are not very sharply differentiated. — ■ oileus Fldr., the name-tyi^e, came from oileus. 

 Venezuela. Forewing in the fj almost Inownish grey, posteriorly somewhat lighter, markings of the inider 

 surface siiowing throiigh. The band before the distal margin washed-out, but always remaining visible. The 

 rest of the marginal area distally pale black-brown, the dark sjjots in the apical area distinct, the light band 

 basally more or less distinctly j)i'ojecting along the veins: the l>lue gloss below the cell weak, often only 

 perceptible in an oblique light. 5 larger, wings smoke-brown to the narrow transverse band, basal part to 

 near the costa and to the jjosterior p-Avt of the cell slightly suffused with bluish, rather strongly glossy, the rest 

 as in the ^, but with the band before the distal margin more distinct. Under surface with moderately wi- 

 dened whitish band behind the cell of the forewing. Hindwing with distinctly developed dentate band in the 

 distal part. The submargiiaal lines on the underside of the forewing in both 3* and $ shortly and regu- 

 larly dentate. Venezuela. — • scamander Bdv. has the apex somewhat i^roduced. Costal area darkened as far scamander. 

 as the median, the anal area relieved with whitish grey; only at the base a faint blue gloss. Transverse 

 band as a rule rather broad, anteriorly narrower, bone-white, quite faintly tinged with yellow. Marldngs of 

 the under surface showing through above. $ larger, wings more I'ounded, tran.sverse band widened, especially 

 beneath, its boundary-line curved distad. Anal area as far as the transverse band somewhat darker and more 

 copiously shot with blue. Distal margin of the hindwing somewhat less undulate, the pi'oximal area viewed 

 from above somewhat more distinct but paler blue-grey. On the under surface the undulate band behind the cell 

 of the hindwing especially sharply expressed, with metallic black-blue gloss. In both sexes the lines near the 

 distal margin on the underside of the forewing less regular and more shallowly curved than in the typical sub- 

 sijccies. Central America (Costa Rica, Panama [?], Mexico [?], Guatemala [?]). — philademus Stgr.. from the pMlademus. 

 Ijrovince of Antioquia in Colombia, closely api^roximates to scamander and likewise to oileus Fldr. from Vene- 

 zuela, but is darker, liindwing above more strongly shot with greenish blue, o under surface with deep brown 

 median area, $ scarcely lighter in the distal area. From the Cauca Valley, in coll. Fruhstorfer. — phor- phorl,as. 

 bas Rob. is somewhat more brightly coloured than the t^-pical oileus, the band behind the cell of the forewing 



