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A. boeofia diffeis from A. cocaln by the isolated yellowish-brown j)roapical maculae of the fore- 

 v\ings. Tiie mure uniform ochreous zone of the forewings grows lighter towards the submedian and, in a Bra- 

 zilian race, changes its colour even into a pure white, analogous to flie forms of ..4. cocala. Under surface at 

 once recognizable by an expanded whitish median band traversing lioth tlie wings. Tegumen with broadened 

 point and valve is likewise Ijasally moie robust compaied to that of i-ocdhi. Tlie dorsal tooth moie oljtuse and 

 bulky than in ^4. cocala and A. fufia. Known from Central America to Bolivia and from Central P)razil. — 

 oberthiiri Bsd. described from Guatemala, is lying before nie fiom Hondui-as and Costa Rica. Above it resem- (iljciliiiri. 

 bles .4. dnvisi (106 c), though the whole posterior part of the faintly ^'cllowish-brown band of the forewings 

 is white, especially in the ,^r^ from Honduras. — boeotia Fhlr. (loiic) ist not rare in Colombia. The locotUi. 

 white stripes of the hindwings are. as a rule, somewhat narrower than in davisi Btlr. (10(i e) which has oiigiiially dfirisi. 

 come from Peru and of which we figure a somewhat deviating, lemarkalily small ^ fiom Ecuador. Under sur- 

 face a little more variegated than in boeotia. — fulica svbsj). nov. differs from davisi by distinct reddish-brown hiHin. 

 subanal maculae of the upper surface of the hindwings, by which it apiMoaclies boeotia from Colombia. Under 

 surface more intensely reddish-brown. Bolivia. — fidicula subsp. nor. is ha^'d upon a specimen sent to me j'kI'kiiUi. 

 by the firm of Bang-Haas from. Espiiitu Santo 8 years ago. Excejjting the very much broadened yellf)wish 

 zone of the forewings, it approaches the ^^o from Honduras by the white submedian l)rightenirig. Tiie prea- 

 pical maculae of the forewings are very large. Under surface characterized by faded reddish-brown ground- 

 colour l)eing much less strongly overhued in violet than in the Andine vicarious types. 



A. heraclea Fldr. is a marked form of .4. boeotia, or a species nearly allied to ^4. boeotia, whiih limnlrd. 

 has remained a rarity and lias not been found again. Neither in the Tring-Museum nor among the 700 speci- 

 mens of my collection there are any analogous specimens. On the forewings there is only a subapical puncti- 

 form spot. Hindwings somewhat more slender than in boeotia. with more prominent yellowish anal spot. The 

 white median band of the hindwings is distinguished by a relatively broad, fiery reddish-brown distal margin. 

 KiRBY in his catalogue brought A. heraclea Fldr. in connection with .4. fhefiprotia Fldr. The latter species, how- 

 ever, belongs into quite a different group (of A. melona-arete). a fact which I was able to ascertain by means 

 of the types placed at my disposal hy the Tring-Museum. 



A. sichaeus. A magnificent, siiarply limited species occurring along the lange of the Andes and in 

 some alpine districts of Venezuela. It is in some places common and, especially in Bolivia, always met in series. 

 The species varies but little in the width of the remarkably darkened, beautifully reddish-yellow zone of the 

 forewings. As Butler already stated, .nchaeus shows, especially above, a certain alliance to ^4. cocala Cr. from 

 which it is, however, at once distinguishaljle by the more ramous white spotting of the under surface of the 

 wings. The structure of the sexual organs makes us also conclude that there are nearer relations to the iphicla- 

 group than to the series of ^4. cocala. Tegumen with tender, finely cuived point, valve cylindrical, without the 

 basal thickening of A. cocala. Clunicula very high, extremely pointy. — sichaeus Btlr. The band of the fore- .•iiduieus. 

 wing light orange-coloured, broader tlian in privata. Colombia, als(j ir.entioncd frtim ^'enezucla l)y (tODMax. 

 Found by Fassl on the Upper Rio Negro. The «hite zone of the hindwings more extensive than in the Ecuador- 

 race. The 9$ exhibit a still palei- yellow zone of the forewings and beneath enlarged white and violet spots 

 and bands. — privata subsp. nov. (106 a) forms a transition from sichaev-s to ^4. iri.sa (106 b), and differs from 

 irisa by much narrower ochreous longitudinal bands of the forewings and the white median bands of the hind- primfn. 

 wings being costally and anally greatly reduced. Under suiface: the whitish spots are considerably receding 

 and the violet submarginal maculae remain smaller and stand more isolated. Ecuador. — irisa .s^/j.s/;. nov. irina. 

 (106 b) inhabits Peru; type from the Chanchamayo. All the bands are moderately narrower than in leucopetra IcKcoprira. 

 sub.ip. nov. { 106 a). Porewing-band considerably darker and nearly as broad again as in privata from Ecuador. 

 Hindwing: the white median band likewise greatly expanded and tapering off posteriorly. Under surface; 

 dark reddish-brown with extremely bright, sharply delimited purely white markings, very large reflecting 

 violet maculae and a longitudinal row of 6 roundish, large, almost black submarginal dots of the hindwings. 

 The $ was discovered by Mr. Fas.sl who sent it to me for insjiection. Size of the reddish-lirown band still moie 

 extensive than in the ,^, the wing-contour more loundish. the shape larger. Bolivia. 



A. aethalia, by the position of the forewing-band. approaches ,4. boeotia Fldr.. while the n'agnificcnl 

 under surface approximates much more .4, erotia. aethalia has hitherto been mistaken, because Kirby not kno- 

 wing the type brought it into connection with .4. thesprotia and .4. maleu Fldr.. which species, in their turn 

 belong to entirely different groups. The sexual organs differ considerably fioin thosi' of ,1. boeotia. The uncus 

 is more pointed, distally less strongly curved; the valve anteriorly vciy much reduced, with sharjDer point and 

 armed with a greater number of small denticles. The medial, dorsal appendage rests upon a narrower base 

 and raises itself to a more slender point, aethalia Fldr. (106 d) is not very rare in Colombia and Ecuador, and mfhalia. 

 is contained in almost every so-called Bogota-t'onsignment. The undei- sui'face exhibits more yellow than 

 .4. frusina (106 e). — The more southern metana -mbsp. nov. ( UMi d) is found in Peru and on the Upper Amazon hhIkiki. 

 and is figured according to a ^ from the latter habitat. The yellow isli-hrown zone of the forewings is proximally 

 deeper indented than in aethalia, the w hite area of the forewings more extcMisive. the under surface darker red- 

 dish-brown. — frusina .subs-p. nov. (106 e) from Eastern Bolivia, the Province of Sara, by its faded under surface fnixiiifi. 



