514 ADELPHA. By H. Fruhstorfer. 



A. leucophthalma forms the transition to a charming, sharply confined group with ochre-yellow band 



leucophihal- oi the forewings and white discus of the hindwings. — leucophthalma Latr. (107 f) found in Peru, the western 



'""• slope of the Andes near the Pacific Ocean near Guangamarca, (according to the statement of the author from 



the year 1809). The form is figured according to a (J from Cundinamarca in the Tring-Museum. The hand 



mephisto- of the forewing is beneath pale-yellow, and on the hindwings the white spots recur frequently. — mephislo- 



pheles. pheles Btlr. from Colombia comes oftener to Europe than the type of the name. There are also in Colombia 



several local races. Butler based his type upon relatively small .siaecimens and Staudinger also figured a 



$ stunted in its habitus. There are, however, much larger specimens lying before me without exact statement 



tegeata.oi then" habitat. — tegeata stihsp. ?ioi'. with paler band of the upper surface, but remarkably darkened 



under surface of the hindwings. A charming form is found at the volcano Irazu (Costa Rica) in about 2800 m 



heidit, wich was mentioned already by Godman, but which has remained unknown to me in nature, just like 



(^^ from Nicaragua and Panama. 



A. zina the differences of which compared to leucophthalma are to be noticed from our figure of 

 zUm. restricta (107 f), is distributed upon 3 geographical subspecies: zina Hew. with elliptic white discus of the hind- 

 IcucitcantlKt. wings composed of 4 narrow maculae, and leucacantha subsp. nov. in which the white disk consists only of 3 

 components and is almost circular. The ochreous longitudinal band of the forewings lighter and broader than 

 in zina. under surface paler with more white and yellowish markings. Both the forms in my collection from 

 restricta. Colombia. — restricta subsp. nov. (107 f). Approximates leucacantha by the likewise more roundish than acute 

 reflection of the hindwings. The under surface of all the wings darker reddish-brown, fhe longitudinal band 

 of the forewings considerably narrower, moi'e sharply set off, the violet spots more pregnant. Cananche, Cun- 

 dinamarca June 1903. Clasping organs of the plainest structure; valve neither spined nor hairy, clunicula in 

 the shape of an isosceles triangle, point of uncus not thickened, neat; point of penis not chitinized. 



A. justina inhabits Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru, occurring everywhere in distinctly separated 



lacina. territorial races. The white spot of the hindwings always appears elongated in the shape of a band. — lacina 



Btlr. *) from Guatemala to Panama, occurring as a great rarity, has a narrower beautifully light-yellow band 



justina. of the forewings. — justina Fldr. differs from A. zina hy a larger and lighter yellow apical spot of the fore- 



justinella. wings. Colombia, rare. — justinella Friihst. c? deviates from justina Fldr. from Colombia by the blackish-dusted 



and also darkened, much narrower yellowish band of the forewings and the elongated white discal spot on the 



hindwings, which is, however, greatly reduced in width. — In Staitdixger's collection there are also specimens 



maim, without white reflection of the hindwings (maira form, nov.); habitat Venezuela. — praevalida stcbsp. nov. 



praevalida. Yellowish longitudinal band of the forewings lighter, narrower. Subapical dots much smaller, the white discal 



spot of the hindwings, however, very much elongated and broader. At the costal margin there appears but 



a siuall macula as occurring in leucophthalma Latr. Hindwings beneath with a white band traversing the whole 



centre and being twice interrupted. Peru : Cuzco. 



A. olynthia, one of the best-known and most easily recognizable sjjecies characterized by uncommonly 

 narrow, ochreous or reddish-brown row of spots contrasting delightfully with a jDurely white longitudinal stripe 

 of the forewings. The under surface is either jjreponderantly faded yellowish-brown (106 a levicula), but only 

 in the Colombian races, or it changes into reddish-brown (olynthia, 106 a) which colour increases in intensity 

 the more we go to the south. Clasping organs distmguished by tlie valve being without spines and set with 

 olynthia. very long hair, and by a remarkably high, narrow clunicula; point of tegumen relatively broad. — olynthia 

 Fldr. is very common in Colombia and, according to the locality and season, varies there somewhat in the width 

 of the white stripe of the forewings. This stripe is the narrowest in a ^ horn Villavicencia, exhibiting at the 

 lei-icnla. same time the most imposing and darkest red-yellow spots on the forewings. — levicula subsp. nov. (106 a) 

 has broader, but paler yellow components of the band of the forewings and another second pair of transcellular 

 yellowish spots distal to the cell-apex which are absent in typical olynthia. Beneath more reddish instead 

 of greyish-yellow as in Muzo- and Villavicencia-^J^J, with purer and finer colours. From Pichinde in Co- 

 lombia from an altitude of 5000 feet. Type in the Tring Museum. — An incidental aberration is introduced as 

 inartiia. inachia form. nov. having been thus denominated by Staudinger in his collection. The white median zone 

 (ilijntli.ina. of the forewings is absent and the reddish-brown band of the forewings is uncommonly broadened. — olyn- 

 thina subsp. nov. shows the narrowest white median band of the forewings among the known olynthia-va,ce». 

 tlieacna. The under surface resembles yet the Colombian (^(^ by pale yellowish-brown colouring. Ecuador. — theaena 

 subsp. nov. (106 a as olynthia) is very common near Cuzco in Peru. Like levicida it shows a pronounced row 

 of transcellular maculae of the forewings proximal to the three usual preapical spots. The white stripe of the 

 hindwings decidedly broader than in olynthina. Under surface with reddish-yellow or reddish-brown spots, 

 zopyra. all the white and violet maculae more prominent. — ZOpyra subsp. nov. is found at the Chanchamayo, Peru, 

 and near Cushi in the Province of Huanaco in 1900 m height. It resembles theaena except that the ultracellular, 

 reddish-yellow double-spot on the upper surface of the forewings is absent like in the Colombian forms. 

 valerifina. A. valentina spec. 7iov. is a considerably modified species with conspicuous and progiessive extent 



of the reddish-yellow and white bands of the ujiper surface. The latter sometimes exhibits a jjroximal blue 



*) There are 2 9-foruis: a) with relatively naiTow complete white band, (8) with white area of the hindwings 

 being .separated at the anterior radial. Beneath, both the ^^-forms lying before vcie from Orosi (Costa Rica) from an alti- 

 tude of 1200 m, differ from the (J(^ by more pronounced violet-grey subniarginal spots. 



