Pnbl 15. V. 1912. CALIGO. By H. Prtjhstorfer. 32i 



distally to tlu' cell always distinct, l:>iit fioiii the end of the cell onwards becoming weaker or entirely ab- 

 sent. Hind wing in the basal area striated coarsely with white and dark brown, in the distal area finely and 

 uniformly with bluish white-grey and brown. The median area with the 3 eye-spots strongly brown in 

 ground-colour, the elongate light cell-patch, however, not very conspicuous. The $ is larger, with exactly 

 the same markings, but the band near the distal margin of the forewing considerably more sharply expressecl. 

 It consists of a row of whitish lunules or crescentic sjjots, deeply incised proximally at the veins, distally 

 less sharply defined, but still distinctly contrasted with the grey-brown distal margin. In the costal part of the 

 dark brown distal area there are mostly 4 rather distinct round black spots in the interneural spaces near the 

 apex. Costal area of the hindwing relieved with grey-white and the distal margin more strongly dusted with 

 whitish. Under surface lighter, the brown zigzag stripes and striation on the forewing reduced; the dark band 

 beyond the cell as a rule narrow but distinct, the darker area behind the traniBverse band but little striated; 

 in it are placed wedge-shaped, loosely connected dark teeth. Hindwing more coarsely striated, the brown 

 median area less conspicuous, in the outer part a curved band, mostly standing out very shaq^ly. Mexico, 

 Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica ( ?). — menes Frukst. ^ differing from memnou Fldr. from Mexico in the wenes. 

 darker ground-colour of the wings (particularly in the costal area of the forewing), which is caused by the in- 

 crease of brown scaling on the under surface. The hindwing with more of the blue reflection, but less intensive 

 than in telanionius Fldr. The under surface strongly suggests teucer in the black discal band of the forewing; 

 the forewnig bears, however, larger ocelli than in memnon or in teucer, and the middle eye-spot, between the radials, 

 is more strongly developed. The $ differs from memnon and teucer in the much narrower, but more sharply defined, 

 black distal border of the hindwing. Chiriqui. — diluta Stick. Commoner form of the subspecies mene-s. In diluln. 

 the ,j' the forewing is almost as in C. in. memnon, costal area occasionally even narrower and but little darker 

 than the light, pure white-yellow ground-colour, but the band near the distal margin as in the type-form quite 

 blurred. On the hindwing the blue reflection somewhat more extended, but not reaching the distal margin. 

 It usually disappears at the end of the cell and shortly before the hinder angle, but in all cases a faint bluish 

 violet tinge is perceptible at the distal margin when viewed obliquely, ranch as in C. idomeneus, only not so 

 strong. Under surface variable, usually as in menes, but even less marked, the distal half of the cell of the 

 forewing and the adjoining area behind it only delicately watered with reddish yellow and white; only in the 

 posterior projecting angle of the cell some brownish striation is present. The dark transverse band behind 

 the cell then only persists in the anterior part and from the po.sterior angle of the cell is entirely absent or re- 

 presented by two slightly shaded lunules. The proximal of the two curved bands near the distal margin 

 again more sharply dentate than in the tviJe-form. Hindwing mostly remaining rather dark, the posterior 

 eye-spot as a rule somewhat reduced. Otherwise without essential differences. $: costal area more broadly 

 grey-brown, in the distal half of the cell somewhat constricted, thus better developed than in memnon $; the 

 band near the distal margin more distinctly defined than in the .^J, but less sharp and not so clear as in memnon,. 

 Blue reflection on the hindwing about as in the V' of this subsjjecies, even somewhat more resti"icted. Under 

 surface of the forewing in the distal half of the cell pretty uniformly striated with brownish, the area behind 

 the cell to the lower median vein almost without markings, the dark transverse band distally to the cell here 

 only weakly indicated. Under surface of the hindwing with very close transverse striation, predominantly brown, 

 the median area in particular also broadly pure brown, the light cell-patch very distinctly defined. The eye- 

 spots large and distinct, the middle one rather full and almost round; behind it, in the angle of the lower radial 

 and discocellular, sometimes a small round accessory ocellus. Panama (Chiriqui). — ■ peleus Stich. ^ : forewing peleiis. 

 pale ochre-yellow, basal and costal areas rather broadly shaded with light grey-brown, the markings of the under 

 surface showing through rather distinctly. Distally to the cell a narrow transverse band of the ground-colour, 

 distinct as far as the jiosterior median vein. Distal area nearly black, the margin itself smoke-brown; between 

 the dentate lines showing through from beneath a washed-out curved band, which is only anteriorly somewhat 

 lighter. Hindwing with the distal margin very slightly undulate and cpxite narrowly dusted with whitish. Blue 

 reflection a beautiful indigo, but only extending to the end of the cell and to shortly before the anal angle. The 

 reflection shades gradually into the deej] velvet-black colour of the distal half, which in places still shows some 

 bluish gloss. Under surface sharply and densely striated and marbled. Forewing below the strongly develoiaed 

 anterior eye-spot sometimes with .3 further dark spots placed one behind another. Ground-colour in the cell 

 yellowish white, the light transverse hand behind the cell sharply defined basally. Hindwing as in the following 

 form; in the type specimen there is before the middle ringed eye-spot a smaller, brownish accessory ocelles, 

 with white pupil and black border, separated from the former by the anterior radial. Venezuela (Merida). — 

 telamonius Fldr. ,^: forewing light ochre-yellow. Costal area rather broadly, but only slightly, darkened with tdamonius. 

 grey-l)rown, markings of the under surface showing through, the light band beyond the cell well distinguishable 

 as far as the posterior median vein. Marginal area brown, the striation of the luider surface still traceable. 

 Submarginal band very indistinct. Hindwing with strong blue reflection, but when viewed from above only 

 appearing shot with grey-blue from the base to the end of the cell and nearly to the anal angle. In an oblique 

 light almost the whole wing except the costal area and a spot in the apex shows deep indigo-blue reflections, 

 at the base slightly greenish. Distal margin undulate, slightly dusted with whitish. Under surface very profusely 

 striated and marbled, as in the form mena, the distal part of the cell ui particular stronglj^ clouded and striated 



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