368 ACTINOTE. By Dr. K. Jordan. 



almost as densely striped with grey-yellow as in bulis and leontine, the yellow discal band consequently 

 not sharply defined distally, the hindwing without distinctly defined marginal band. $ similar of the cJ; 

 upperside of the hindwing with black line bordering the apex of the cell, which is sometimes distinct also 

 in the c?- Cajamarca, North Peru, taken by 0. T. Baron at about 3000 m. in large numbers in May. 



A. negra. Whether the two forms referred here constitute an independent species from leontine can 

 scarcely be decided from the very few examples yet known. The black median band of the forewing above 

 and beneath narrower than in the leontine forms and the orange discal band, which is yellow beneath, corre- 

 spondingly broader; the black distal margin of the hindwing sharply defined. Underside of the hindwing 

 grey-yellow in the basal half, especially in the cell, otherwise red-brown with dark distal margin, without 

 the dark abbreviated band round the apex of the cell, which occurs in all the leontine forms. South-East 

 cudui. Ecuador and North Peru. — euclia Dogn. Not known to me in nature; perhaps the form is identical with A. 

 leontine bulis from the same locality, though the (uncoloured) figure given by Dognin does not fit witli any 

 of the rather numerous bulis examples that I have compared. (J: the black distal margin of the hindwing 

 negra. above much narrowed anally and beneath only indicated. Loja, Ecuador. — negra Fldr. ^J : the black distal 

 margin of the hindwing but little narrowed posteriorly, sharply defined, broad and distinct beneath also. Rio 

 Negro in North Peru. 

 momina. A. moiTiina Jord. (= mamina Jord. laps, typ.) (82 e). Very similar to the following species, occurs 



together with it and is therefore probably an independent species. Palpus entirely black, collar and breast 

 spotted with red-brown. The basal area and discal band of the forewing above and beneath, as in A. 

 demonica, orange-red, of a deeper tone than in A. leontine, the orange-red stripe along the hindmargin better 

 developed than in demonica, the veins intersecting the discal band more distinctly black ; the black distal 

 margin broader than its distance from the apex of the cell, not sharply defined, the black stripes thick, the 

 abdominal margin and the base washed over with black. Beneath the base and cell of the hindwing are 

 striped with yellowish grey, the rest of the hindwing as well as the apex of the forewing more or less dai-k 

 reddish brown, sometimes with distinct grey submarginal streaks on the hindwing. The forewing bears com- 

 monly 1 or 2 light spots in the orange-red discal band both above and beneath. The $ above similar to 

 the (J, but the basal area of the forewing darkened and the hindwing shaded with grey-yellow. The whole 

 under surface of the hindwing and the distal part of the forewing densely striped with yellow-grey, the whole 

 costal margin of the forewing grey-yellow. — ■ East Peru, in the provinces of Huanuco, Juin and Cuzco. 



A. demonica. Distinguishable from A. leontine by the orange-red colour of the discal band on the 

 underside of the forewing. At inost this band is somewhat yellow distally. Palpus laterally with yellowish 

 grey scaling; collar and breast sprinkled with orange. S'- forewing as in A. momina, but the discal band 

 intersected by much finer black veins; the black marginal band of the hindwing sharply defined. Beneath 

 the hindwing is red-brown with darker, broad distal margin, the cell and often a few short stripes before 

 and below it yellowish grey. $ larger and paler than ^, the basal area of the forewing frequently strongly 

 washed over with black; the markings vary in colour from orange-red to pale yellowish grey; beneath the 

 hindwing either as in the ^ or striped throughout with yellowish grey, as also the distal part of the forewing. 

 scotosis. Distributed from South-East Ecuador to Bolivia; a common species. The earlier stages iniknown. — sco- 

 tosis Jord. S'- the basal area mostly larger than in demonica Hpffr. (82 b), hence the black median area 

 narrower, the discal band longer, as the spot placed between the median veins is larger and there is mostly 

 also a small spot below the lower median; the breadth of the marginal band of the hindwing in the middle 

 greater than its distance from the apex of the cell. $ similar to tlie ,^. paler, the basal area of the forewing 

 sohrina. not shaded with black. South-East Ecuador. — sobrina Jord. ^J : quit<? similar to the preceding form, perhaps 

 not constantly differing from it. Discal band beneath with distinct yellow tinge; hindwing somewhat more 

 demonica. distinctly striped. Environs of Chachapoyas in North Peru. — demonica ///>//r. (3' = nicylla //p//r.) (82 b, c). 

 (J: the orange-red discal band nearly always considerably narrower than the black median band, seldom 

 reaching the lower median and never extending beyond it; the diameter of the black jnarginal band of the 

 hindwing, measured in the middle, shorter than the distance of the band from the apex of the cell. The 

 $ occurs in 3 principal forms, which are connected by transitions. In all of them the basal area of the forewing 

 auniniia. above is more or less strongly suppressed by black. $-f. aurantia /orw. wot'., discal band and hindwing orange; 

 inlcrmcdia. 9-f. intermedia form, nov., discal band yellow-grey, hindwing orange; ?-f. demonica Hpffr., discal band and 

 hindwdng yellow-grey. Hopffer described the butterfly first from the $ as demonica and then from the J as 

 nicylla; as demonica was described on p. 345 and nicylla on p. 346 the former name takes precedence, de- 

 monica is common in eastern Peru and Bolivia and is known northwards as far as the Rio Pozuzo. 



Section II. Distal half of the costal margin of the forewing beneath 

 clothed w i t ]\ b r i s 1 1 e s , w i t h o u t scales. 



d) thalia Group. 



Distal part of both wings beneath and above scaled, only at the distal margin with hair-scales; claws 

 of the tj,^ asymmetrical. 



A. anteas D6i.(83 c). Cell of the hindwing beneath without row of bristles. The discal band of the forewing broad, 



