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is very similar to excelsior, but has not the blue reflection, but only the lustrous blue spot at the inner 

 angle of the hindwings. — On the Chanchaniayo there occur, however, also specimens similar to pastazza, but 

 with blue reflection: speciosa foim. nov. — excelsa Stgr. from Ecuador differs from excelsior by its reduced ^'Pf''""- 

 yellow band of the forewings, leaving the basal part of the wings free, and by diminished blue gloss. ■ — • '^' " *' ' 

 The under surface of the hindwings shows that all the preceding forms belong to one species. 



C. cynosura DM. and Heir. (101 B g) from the Upper Amazon, Peru and Bolivia strongly differs from ri/tiosum. 

 the codomamms- and excelsior-iorma by the under sm-face of the hindwings which have, at the costal margin, 

 a large band-like, ochre-yellow spot strikingly contrasting \\\t\\ the other light-yellow ground-colouring, and 

 therefore the sidjbasal black band does not go as far as the costal margin, but ends already at the costal. The 

 submarginal blue spots on the hindwings are always sharply separated from each other, also in the $$. 



C. peristera Hew. (101 B h) from Colombia, Peru and Bolivia has almost no sexual difference; the pirisiera. 

 $ differs only by small blue spots at the inner angle of the hindwings. 



C. eunomia from Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia in both sexes occurs in 2 forms: eutiomia Heir. cuno»iia. 

 with an ochre-yellow basal half of the forewings, and incarnata Stgr. (101 B h) with vermilion colouring of this incurmda. 

 part of the wings. The $ shows less extension of the blue-shining spot at the inner angle of the hindwings. 



From C. texa Hew. (101 B g) from Colomlna, fassli suhsp. nov. from Bolivia (Rio Songo, 750 m) differs icm. 

 by the red discal spot of the hindwings being considerably smaller or altogether absent, and tlie apical stripe /"•'**■''• 

 of the forewings being lighter; the ground-colour of the under surface is lighter (whitish), too, and the 

 subapical stripes of the forewings are almost white. 



C. lepta Hew. (101 B g) from the Upper Amazon is above similar to texa, though it has a l)lue spot UpUi. 

 on the hindwings instead of a red one; also beneath it very much resembles texa. 



C. pyracmon Godt. (101 B h) from Brazil and Surinam is one of the smaller species with deep-red, pi/rticmon. 

 somewhat blue-iridescent basal area of the forewings. The upper surface of the hindwings is of a lustrous blue. 



C. pygas Godt. (102 A a) from Southern Brazil, Colombia and Bolivia, has only in the o a very insigni- /i.yi/o.s-. 

 ficant blue reflection. The $ has greyish-brown upper surface of the hindwings. — From the collection of 

 Mr. A. H. Fassl we have lying before us one (^ from Bolivia (Rio Magiri, 700 m) and 1 $ from Peru (Upper 

 Madre des Dios) showing an entirely different under surface, the ground-coloin'ing of the hindwings being 

 much lighter yellow and the markings appearing effaced and blurred. The (^ has a yellow, the 5 a red basal 

 half of the forewings; the blue spots in the anal angle of the upper surface of the hindwings are especially 

 developed. We call this form typhla sub.sp. nov. (102 A a). ti/jihia. 



C. cyllene DM. and Hew. from the Amazon and Bolivia has dull Itlue reflection of the upper sur- ri/llinc. 

 face, especially of the hindwings. The markings of the under smface are duller than in pygas, but the red 

 band of tlie forewings is just like on the upper surface strangulated at the end of the discocellular by the 

 dentiform jienetration of the black costal margin and of a spot at the proximal margin. 



C. aphidna Hew. from Venezuela (Valencia) is known to us only from the description which aph'tdiui. 

 runs thus: Upper surface black, the fringes of all the wings white-spotted. Basal half of the forewings carmine, 

 subapical parted white band at each end sprinkled with white. Hindwings with 2 or 3 jjale-blue spots near 

 the anal angle. Under surface: forewings as above, but basal part of the costal margin yellow, a blue line 

 running parallel to the costal margin. Subapical band longer and yellow and 1 submarginal blue band, and 

 between this and the apex a grey band. Hindwings lilac, the base yellow, 2 dark brown lines each of them 

 beginning at the base of the costal margin wjth one red spot, running rather straight and parallel with 

 all the others and the proximal margin to the anal angle, being connected near the distal margin and little undu- 

 late and reaching the costal margin near the centre; these lines include some blue spots near the anal angle; 

 the distal margin dark brown, in the centre of the wings there are 2 large black spots, one (near the costal mar- 

 gin) characterized by 3 cyaneous spots, the other by 2, all with ochre-yellow margins. 



C. thamyras Men. (102 A b) from Minas-Geraes has retrenched blue reflection and narrcnved red iliamijras. 

 band of the forewings. The under surface resembles that of cyllene, but the submarginal yellow band of the 

 forewings runs into the inner angle. 



C. maimuna Hen\ (103 A a) from the Upper Amazon resembles cyllene (102 A a) a great deal. It mnimtoin. 

 differs above by the blue reflection of the hindwings presenting itself oidy in a sphenoidal spot at the outtM' 

 border of which, very distant from the distal margin, there are 3 blue dots. The red cohnning of the 

 forewings occupies also the entire inner margin up to near the inner angle. The under surface entirely resem- 

 bles that of titania (102 A a), the yellow bands are, however, broader. 



C. titania Salv. (102 A a) fr'om Guatemala and Honduras has an expanded and bright l)lue reflection I'lian'm. 

 of the hindwings and the red basal area of the forewings is rather reduced. 



