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tions, which in some species are as different as Araschnia levana and prorsa. As the figures show, very di- 

 verse forms are included in the genus. — Egg oval, truncate at the tip and somewhat compressed, rounded at 

 tlie base, the lower three-fifths with slight impressions, the upper part with about 24 obtuse-angled ribs. The 

 eggs are laid in clusters on Helianthus. Larva of crocale varying in colour, usually black or dark red or browaa, 

 with sphies like Melitaea larvae: it moults four times. Pupa shaped like those of MeUiaea, light-coloured and 

 with dark brown or black spots and lines. — The butterfhes fly at the edges of woods and are fond of resting on 

 flowers. 



Chi. saundersii Dbl. d- Hew. (91 d), from Venezuela and Colombia, is rather variable in the female, saundersH. 

 the ground-colour on both surfaces being sometimes lighter, sometimes darker, and the light spots at the distal 

 margin and on the basal part of the wings larger or smaller; occasionally also whitish spots occur in the light 

 median band of the forewing. The under surface corresponds to the upper in the scheme of markings but the 

 submarginal rows of white spots are always more distinct than above. — paupera Fldr., from Colombia, is paupera. 

 according to Dr. Staudinger only a nearly black aberration. — Herr Wernicke of Blasewitz asserts posi- 

 tively that he has also received saurulersii in large numbers from Rio Grande do .Sul (through Mabilde). We 

 cannot find any differences between the 2 pairs before us from this locality and specimens from Colombia. 

 Venezuela and (Ihiriqui. 



Chi. mediatrix Fhlr. (!U d), from Colombia, of which we figure the type, is according to the latter very tnediatrix. 

 similar above to tellias, but beneath to saundersii. Tliis species (assuming tliat we are really dealing with a 

 separate species, which we doubt), however, varies extraordinarily above and beneath. Thus we have before 

 us a form from C'olombia in which the proximal half of both surfaces is uniform black-brown; the upper surface 

 has on both wings a red-brown median band, in wliich on the forewing some yellow spots are placed anteriorly; 

 distally to this band there is on the forewing a curved row of white dots, in the middle of the distal 

 margin some yellow-brown spots, and the wings have a submarginal row of yellow-brown spots. On the under 

 surface tlie median markings are strongly reduced, but both wings have complete rows of yellow submarginal 

 spots and the hindwing has a curved median row of white dots. We name this form felderi form. nov. (91 e). felderi. 

 — fassli form. nov. (91 e) from East (Colombia (Medina. .")(•(» m.) is mucli more gaily coloured, as light yellow fassli. 

 spots are present not only on the uninterrupted median band but also in the dark basal part and at the 

 distal margin of tlie forewing, while the proximal part of the iiindwing is not darkened but unicolorous red- 

 brown. The under surface has the ground-colour yellow on both wings. — fruhstorferi form, nov., from Bo- fruhstorferi. 

 livia, has the upper surface of the forewing almost entu'ely black, traversed by a sharply defined dark red-brown 

 submarginal band, — Probably saundersii. niediatri.v and fassli are local or seasonal forms of one and the same 

 species. 



Chi. lacinia Hbn., distributed from the south of the United States to Bolivia, is usually black-brown lacinia. 

 above with white spots, but specimens not infrequently occur with more or less broad red-brown median 

 band on the hindwing and sometimes also on the forewing. The under surface is lilcewise extraordinarily variable, 

 some specimens having unicolorous black underside and only very slight wliite macular markings on the fore- 

 wing, while others are very strongly marked, with a yellow and a red-brown median band, yellow basal and 

 marginal spots on the hindwing and similarly marked forewing. Between these two forms occur transitions 

 of all sorts. — When the red-brown colour of the hindwing is so much extended that only the distal mar- 

 gin remains broadly black, we have tellias Bates (9] e), from Guatemala and Honduras. — ardema Beak, tellias. 



from Mexico and no doubt also from other localities, is one of the intermediate forms. — crocale Ediv. (91 f), '"■"«'»«• 



crocale. 

 from Mexico, has a white median liand on the hindwing. but on the under surface is as variable as the other 



forms. — nigrescens Wr. (91 e), from the soutii of the United States, has a unicolorous dark upper surface to nigrescens. 



the hindwing, \vhilst rufescens Wr. and californica Wr. are also only intermediate forms. — pretona Bdv. also is rufescens. 



.,.•,, , . . ■ californica. 



a not constant nitergradc. p^g/^„,,_ 



Chi. melanarge Bates (91 f), from Guatemala, is black-brown above and has a whitish yellow macular mdamirge. 

 median band on tlie forewing and the fringes are chequered with white. The under surface is like the upper, 

 but the hindwing has also the vestiges of a submarginal red macular band and yellowish marginal spots. 



Chi. janais Druce (9! f), from Texas, Mexico and Honduras, is a pretty species, in the female also janais. 

 of considerable size. This species is very constant, varying only slightly in the number and size of the yellow 

 marginal spots of the hindwing beneath. — adjutrix Sciuld. (91 f), from Texas, is merely a form with shghtly adjulrix. 

 less markings. 



Chi. hyperia-F'. (91 f, g), from Mexico, is a beautiful species with pure black upper surface, on which the hyperia. 

 pure white spots and broad fringes show up effectively. The under surface, in addition to the marldngs of the 

 upperside, shows on the hindwing a dark red median macular band, yellow marginal spots and a submarginal 

 row of white dots. — hippodrome Hbn., said to be from Mexico, of which we have before us 1 $ from the hippodrome. 

 collection of Herr Fassl from East Colombia (Medina 500 m.), does not differ from hyperia above. The under 

 surface shows larger yellow marginal spots, a broader red median band and yellow spots on the basal part 

 of the hindwing, as well as yellow marginal spots on the foiewing. — quehtala Beak., from Mexico, is probably quehiala. 



