MORPHO. By H. Fruhstorfer. 355 



where STArDiNGEB, folio\\ing Kirby's Catalogue, had phi.ced it. Hewitsojj's characterization "Upper surface 

 brilliant .silvery blue, changing to pink and distally to brilliant ultramarine blue, purple near the brown distal 

 margin, which bears lunule.s as well as eye-spots, the latter only showing through faintly from beneath, habitus 

 nearest to anaxihia, but with the colour of Morpho portis (cytherisy is very apt. So is the extension of the 

 diagnosis in the description of the under surface. A\hich is called "rufoiis or lilac-white clouded with rufous- 

 brown". The red-brown cell bears in the middle a wliite (said to be silvery-white) band. Forewing with four, 

 hindwing with six ocelli; black-ringed with white pupils and standing in an unecpial silver-whit* band. I have 

 a $ before me from the fine William Morton collection in Lausanne; it shows small white, distally pointed 

 postdiscal and light vinous submarginal spots. The transcellular spot of the forewing in contrast to didius 

 short, narrow, only consisting of two component parts. — ■ alexandrowna i))((Ct is probably the ^ to alexandra. alexan- 

 unless it belongs to a subordinate geographical race. ^ grcmish bliu^ with light spot before the apex, below <''■''"'"'''• 

 which are placed three faint blue-white patches. Under surface dark chocolate-brown with grey scales near the 

 distal border. Ocelli three times as large as in menekms. The type of ale xandroivna is in the British Museum. 

 A (^ in coll. Fruh.storfer from Pozuzo agi-ees with the description. — How far a further race from Peru, 

 assarpai Rob., can be kept associated with alexandra-alexandrowna can only be proved by a comparison of the assarpai. 

 types. Three SS iii i^iy collection from Pozuzo agree with Rober's description; they approach didius Hpffr. 

 in the somewhat lighter blue of the upper surface, and the basal area of the hindwing is less extended and iijore 

 sparsely scaled with grey-green than in the S with dark blue upper surface, \\ hich I have referred provisionally 

 to alexandroicna. The clasjiing-organs of assarpai Bob. are about intermediate between those of the secondary 

 genitalia of M. inerielaus L. and 31. didius Hopffr. Valve somewhat larger and more markedly rounded than that 

 of nienelaus. Uncus apparently somewhat longer, the thumb -like lateral projections decidedly larger, both in 

 their horizontal and vertical measurements. Uncus on the other hand more slender than that of didius, the 

 lateral lamellae less robust and the valve not so fully rounded. 



M. didius Hpffr. approximates to amafhoiife Deyr. from Colombia in certain respects, particidarly in its didius. 

 very broadly \\ hite-banded V, and the two species also agree in tiie lighter under surface. But the red instead 

 of yellow bordering of the ocelli on the under surface establishes its connection with M. menelaus, though it 

 differs from the latter in the strildngly light basal area on the underside of the hiiidwing and the brilliant 

 silver-white decorations, and not least in the peculiar light blue opalescent reflections on the upperside of 

 both wings. Morphologically it differs less markedly from menelaus than in tlie scheme of colouring and mark- 

 ings, didius can, however, in general be separated from meuelaus by the broader valve, almost fully rounded 

 distally and more regularly and delicately dentate than in menelaus. Uncus with the lateral thiuub-shaped 

 processes considerably widened. ^J above characterized by the already mentioned opalescent reflection, pecu- 

 liar to this species, somewhat suggesting 31. octaviae, but at the same time brilliantly glossy as in amathonte. 

 Distal border of both wings very narrowly black. Under surface of the forewing with three or four light vinous- 

 ringed ocelli. Hindwing with an apical eye-spot between the radials and two intramedian eye-spots, to which 

 is further added a smaller accessory ocellus in the submedian interspace. Forewing with broad silver band and 

 greenish silver transcellular area. Hindwing with a silvery bronzy ornamental band proximally to the ocelli and 

 three detached wedge-spots of the same colour in the subbasal area. The distal region of both wings powdered 

 with white or purple on a yellowish ground. Peru: Chanchamayo; probably also Bolivia. Judging from the 

 $$ in coll. Staudinger those from Huaj^abamba have the most prominent white median band on the upperside 

 of the forewing, while those from Cuzco agree with the typical form from Chanchamayo. As the $$ from 

 Huayabamba also bear the most extended silver-white band on the hindwing beneath, they may be separated argentijerus. 

 as argentiferus subsp. nov. 



Addenda to the Morphids. 

 M. iiinpliitrion ]>. S'ii). I liave exanijiles before uw from ^laiTapata and ('uzeo, I'cni, with violet reflections on 

 tile upper sia-face, azurilii fonii. nov. azuriia. 



M. eiitropiiis p. ?Vid. In coll. Staidingeb there are 00 from rernamlmeo, aliove glittering mother-of-pearl colom-. 

 beneath with more marked, more strongly white-puijilled ocelli. 



BI. iii'seuliiiiis p. :54(l. There are ,^,i from Uruguay in the Berlin .Museum. 



I'luler >I. patrocliis p. 843 a form should be menfctoned, macrophthalinus Ki(b^}i. nov.. from Rio San .liian. with gigautie macroph- 

 ocelli on th';> underside of the hindwing, bounded l)y a bright glossy greenish band. Type from Colombia in coll. St.\udin«er. thalmus. 

 liucrophthalnius subsp. hoc. is a further local race from Colombia. Type likewise in the Berlin Museum, with very small ocelli microph- 

 bordered by an indistinct whitish band. The submarginal stripes of both wings a peculiar grey with rosy tinge. Inalmus. 



M. deidaiiiia p. 'S\l. praeiiestiiia subsp. nov. from Venezuela, from the Ata.hapo Yarlta, discovered by Vraz. Above praenestina. 

 darker than heniilone. recalling iicopioemus, thus differing from dcidamia Hbn. and erica Fruhst., which have a violet base. Upper 

 surface of the forewing almost without white subapical patches: in this again more appro,ichii)g the Surinam race. 



M. zephyritis p. 349. ? at the British Museum: above yellow-green, the apex of the forewing broadly black, the hind- 

 wing with some orange spots and two black subterminal bands. 



31. aurora p. 349. $ in coll. Adam and FBrusTOKFEB: has on l)oth wings a black-grey distal border, divided by yellow- 

 ish lunules and proximally bordered by larger grey-wliite patches. 



M. heleiia p. 351. From the Tarapoto come smaller oo with reduced yellow median band, which moreover are copiously 

 dusted with lilue. Under sm'face darker than ia the name-type — chrysides subsp. nov. chrysides. 



M. cypris p. 351. chrysoiiiciis subsp. nov. has a narrower median an a on the forewing and more pronounced submar- chrysonicus. 

 ginal baud on the hindwing than cypris from Colombia. Venezuela, collected by Vraz. Type in the Berlin Museum. 



M. luelacheilus p. 353. $$ occur with a remarkable flesh-colom-ed submarginal tinge on the underside of the hindwing. 

 From Sao Paulo, Amazons. 



