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the dots in each of the two rows is 8; hut the first dot of the distal row (counting from the costal margin) 

 on the upper surface is either not at all or only faintly visihle, in the proximal row the second is mostly 

 much reduced and never equals tlie others in size. The two spots of the last three of these 8 pairs of spots 

 (i. e. those placed next to the inner margin) are more or less fused together. On the hindwing there is only one 

 row of red spots (0 in immber) running parallel with the distal margin; the distance of these spots from the 

 distal margin is the same as that of the proximal row of spots on the forewing. The 3rd, 4th and 5th spots 

 counted from the costal margin are in the J either reduced or entirely su]>pressed. Between the marginal 

 spots and the bases of the forewing and lundwing are placed in the black ground nist-red spots and bands, 

 often internipted. On the hindwing 2 such bands aie esjjecially prominent: whilst, however, in the $ these 

 are placed independently of one another, being separated l>y the black, in tiio ,^ they are confluent towards 

 the costal margin, as the black runs in a wedge into the red and does not entirely break through it. — Under 

 surface: on the underside of the forewing we likewise see the black ground-colour \\ith the red spots showing 

 through from the upper surface. The lunules at the distal margin are enlarged towards the latter and are 

 divided into a double series by a black line running parallel with the distal margin. The black of the hind- 

 wing has a slight steel-blue reflection. Here also the markings of the upper surface are reproduced, but be- 

 tween the iiist-red marginal spots and the distal margin there are white lunules, of which on the upper surface 

 nothing at all is visible in the J and at most traces in the $. Most of the other spots on the undci'side 

 of the hindwing have a light yellowish white colour and they are much more numerous, particularly in the $; 

 in the J these light spots and bands of the under surface also occasionally assume the dark colour of 

 those on the upper. Both the under and the upper surface of the forewing are almost enthely alike in both sexes. 

 The body is black, with red hairs on the breast, on the ventral side and between the segments redchsh; of the 

 same colour are the legs and palpi, the antennae black with the club much thickened, slightly reddish on the 

 underside. — "The butterfly occurs very commonly from October to January in the mountains of Quebredella, 

 but has hitherto been observed nowhere else". — The butterfly is of the same size as latta. 



Chi. seitzi spec. nov. (91 h), from Jamaica, is similar to fulita, about the same size, but has much hghter seilzi. 

 ground-colour than this and perezi and the marginal spots on the upperside of the forewing are entirely 

 absent, on the other hand seitzi has a rather broad black border to the forewing. The under surface is si- 

 milar to that of t'ulita, but the distal margin of the forewing is not Kght but, as above, rather broadly 

 black, before it is placed a row of red- yellow spots running parallel with the distal margin and in the black 

 apex there are 3 small crescentic white spots. 



Chi. Judith Guer. This species, which was described in the year 1844 and said to be from Oolombia, jitdith. 

 does not seem to have been found again. As it is only known to us from the description we can merely give a 

 translation of this. It runs : "Cethosia fiidith. Wings oblong, dentate, forewing with strongly concave hiiidmargin 

 (= distal margin), apex prolonged and cut off almost straight, brown- yellow with 3 broad black longitudi- 

 nal bands and black apex. Hindwing of the same colour with black bordei-s and a black transverse band in 

 tJie middle, the fringes alternately black and yellow. Under surface of the forewing black from the base to beyond 

 the middle, ^\^th broad red longitudinal band, distally browii-yellow, varied with blacldsh, with 2 large trian- 

 gular yellowish spots, which are marked with brown at the costa and at the apex. The hmdwing entirelj' 

 varied with blackish browii, smoke-brown and yellowish colour, with 2 dentate black lines at the hindmargin, 

 separated by a grey interspace, which is broader at the ajjex. Body black. Wing-expanse 7 cm. This species 

 is rather nearly allied to Cethosia bonphind Lair., but is sufficiently distinct. — According to the shape of the 

 wings this seems to belong to the genus Chlosyne, but it is an enigmatical insect on account of the complete dif- 

 ference of the underside of the hindwing from those of the rest of the genus. Perhaps Guebin was dealing 

 with an aberrant and at the same time discoloured specimen of narva. 



6. Genus: OTiorotia Bates. 



This genus is only represented by one species, which is like\\ise nearly allied to MeJitaea, but differs 

 in a good structiu'al character, the upper radial being long-stalked with the subcostal; hence the upper 

 discocellular is wanting. In this character Microtia differs from all the other Nymphalids. 



M. elva. from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Colondsia (Bogota), is a small butterfly, which 

 occurs in very various forms. The best-known form is elva Bates (88 h), with black-brown upper surface and etva. 

 brown-yellow bands. The under surface only differs from tlie upper in having the median band of the hindwing 

 whitish. — horni Rbl. (88 h) is smaller and has the upper surface yellow with a black stripe at the basal hcn-ni. 

 half of the costal margin, black apex and a black spot in the posterior angle of the forewing: on the hindwing 

 only the margin is black. — draudti form. nov. (88 h), from Mexico, of which we have spcimens before us from draudli. 



