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beneath reaches the base in the ceU, leaves the hindmargin of the wing free and enck)ses a bhick discocellidar 

 spot; under surface of the hindwing in the basal area striped with orange -red, the stripes soiuetiiiies partly 

 grey-yellow, gradually disappearing distally. $ larger and paler, the median area of the forewiug orange or 

 pale yellow, in the latter case proxinially washed over with red-brown and above not reaciiing the base; 

 underside of the hindwing almost uniformly sti'iped with orange-red, on the disc often grey-scaled. Earlier 

 stages unknown. Disti'ibuted from the Sierra d.e Merida in Venezuela to Ecuador. — tneridana Jord. ,^ : mcrkhnin. 

 the orange area of the forewing extends nearly to the base above also, the stripe of this area Ijclow the lower 

 mecban vein is continued basad beyond the base of this vein, but is usually interrupted by a black jjatch. 

 Beneath the area is grey-yellow with orange-red base ; distal half of the hindwing almost entirely without 

 stripes. $: the median area of the forewing pale yellow, the basal area as far as the lower median black, 

 washed over with brown-red, the stripe of the median area placed between the two median veins not inter- 

 rupted, the spot below the second median about 6 mm. in length. Merida, Venezuela. — marthae Jord. nidrlhuc. 

 (J as the preceding, but the stripe of the area of the forewing below the lower median vein more strongly 

 interrupted and hence the distal part of the stripe shorter; the underside of the hindwing is also more uni- 

 formly striped. In the $ the black spot, which projects from the hindmargin obliquely towards the cell at 

 the proximal side of the pale yellow area, extends as a band beyond the lower median as far as the cell, 

 the basal area proxinially to this black band brown-red. Sierra de Sta. Marta, North Colombia. — acipha acipha. 

 Hew. (S2 a,, b). ^: the orange area does not extend so nearly to the base as in the pi-eceding forms, in parti- 

 cular the proximal part of the stripe below the cell is waiiting, and beneath the base of the forewing is 

 somewhat less extended brownish orange. In the $ the brown-red scaling proxinially to the pale yellow 

 median area on the forewing above is merely indicated, and on the underside also the red-l>rown is more 

 restricted than in the preceding forms. East Cordillera of Colombia, rather common in "Bogota collections"; 

 from 400 m. upwards. — stratonice (82 a). On the whole larger than tiie preceding forms, the sexes almost stnitonice. 

 alike in colour, and the orange area beneath but little paler than above and on both surfaces larger and dark- 

 er than in acipha, etc. Central and West Cordilleras of Colombia. In the only $ before me from the West 

 Cordillera the area of the forewing on the underside is nearly as pale from the apex of the cell onwards as 

 in acipha $; our two ^,^ from the same locality (Rio Dagua, collected by W. F. H. Rosenberg) agree with 

 the specimens from the Central Cordillera. The $ forms a transition to the next subspecies. — diversa dircrsa. 

 subsp. nmj. Two ^^ and one $ from East Ecuador in the British Museum, tyjje from Bafios (Rio Pastaza). 

 The cJ(J are very little paler than stralonice, but the hindwing above has very distinct traces of an orange 

 colour in the basal half. $ larger, paler, area of the forewing distally yellow, this colour proxinially not 

 sharply defined on either surface, hindwing with traces of orange stripes before the cell; under surface 

 paler, hindwing striped watli grey, in the cell and at the distal margin blackish. — aereta Jord. One cJ from acreta. 

 Zamora, South-East Ecuador. The discocellular spot of the forewing very large and joined to the costal 

 margin; the orange area reaching to the base and quite near to the hindmargin. beneath paler distally 

 than proxinially. Cell of the hindwing beneath striped with yellow-grey. — carica Weyni. Not known to me mrica. 

 in nature. Quite similar to aereta, perhaps identical with it, though according to Weymer the stripes on the 

 underside of the hindwing are red. 5 ^J,^ were found by Stubel in North Peru between Tambo Almirante 

 and the Rio Negro at altitudes of 860 to 2000 m. The figure, however, certainly represents a $. 



A. adoxa Jord. This small species is based on a single cJ from "Bogota", which cannot be referred to ado.m. 

 any known species. Black, with very faint blue gloss, the markings yellowish salmon-colour (similar in tone 

 to those of A. calUanthe). Forewing with the distal margin more uniforndy rounded than in .4. stratonice; 

 a large area, fading out at its margins, extends from the anterior edge of the cell to the lower submedian, 

 commencing about 5 mm. from the base and widening to a little beyond the apex of the cell; a black disco- 

 cellidar spot adjoins the black costal margin. Beneath the area of the forewing is larger, better defined, 

 and the discocellular spot is entirely enclosed by it; hindwing in the basal half rather strongly striped 

 with reddish, the stripes distally weak, distal part of the forewing almost without stripes. Length of the 

 forewing 23 mm. — Resembles A. diceus diceus, but the hindmargin of the forewing is much shorter. 



A. calHanthe. One of the most beautiful species, cj above velvety black; on the forewing a yellowish 

 salmon-coloured or ochre-red area, which does not reach the base or the hindmargin and anteriorly terminates 

 at the subcostal; the bordering of this area (except the costal margin) and also the hindwing from the base 

 to the disc strongly glossy blue, this colour rather sharply defined. Under surface of the hindwing likewise 

 characteristically coloured; the basal area is greenish yellow (dark wax-yellow) to the apex of the cell and 

 usually also nearly to the anal angle, whilst the I'est of the wing is of a reddish brown colour. The $ quite 

 unlike the ^; above brown-black, with rather strong blue gloss from the base to the band of the forewing 

 and to far beyond the cell of the hindwing; forewing with dirty white obliqus band, which enters the lower 

 angle of the cell, does not quite reach the costal margin and hinder angle and is broader beneath than 

 above. On the under surface of the hindwing the basal area is of a similar yellow to that of the o, but not 

 so sharply defined, as the distal area is light-striped; abdomen of the $ for the most part red. Distributed 

 from Venezuela to Ecuador. — alia Jord. The red area of the forewing narrowed into a band, which is jirox- alia. 

 imally cut off by the base of the lower median, so that the part of the band placed in the cell is al- 

 most quadrate. 'Beneath, however, the area almost reaches the base of the wing. Merida, Venezuela; only 

 1 (S known to me. — callianthe Fldr. (81 d, 82 b). ,^: the area of the forewing paler than in alia, extending adlkxnthe. 



