ASTEROC'AMPA. By J. Ruber. 549 



Ch. godmani Dann. (110 Ad) from Venezuela lias been described according to a $. Tlie under sur- f/odmani. 

 face lias silvery bands. It is jjresuniably the $ of another species, having hitherto been unknown. 



Ch. nioritziana FIdr. from Venezuela differs from angelinn (110 Ac) by the following: l)and of the nwritziaiia. 

 forcwing light yellowish-brown, anteriorly somewhat curved, posteriorly straight, in the discocellular 2 brown 

 spots, 3 rounded light-browia spots in the apex of the wings, the 2 black moon-sjjots in the anal angle of the 

 hindwings bordered in blue, at the distal margin i buff spots. 



Ch. griseldis FIdr. (110 A b) from the Rio Negro, the Upi)er Amazon and from Peru is a beautiful large ynscMis. 

 species with only dull blue reflection on the hindwings and the basal part and the inner margin of the fori'wings. 

 The under surface has dull golden bands on the hindwings and a similar, large subai^ical spot of the fore- 

 wings. The yellow liand on the upper surface of the forewings is sometimes interrupted in the anterior part. 

 — • In WnA&Fldr. from the Rio Negro the blue reflection is absent. — laura Ohertli. is the form from the Upper limla. 

 Amazon, from Govaz and from the Ohanchamayo, paulatia Fruhst. the form from Sao Paulo, (■nlesaurina """'''■ 

 may also belong to this species). — ■ niton's Frnhst. fi-om Paraguay approximates Unda, but the band of nitoris. 

 the forewing is very broad, the inner half white, the outer half ochre-yellow. — For Inurn Hbn. from Suri- 

 nam (?) and Brazil (?) Fruhstorfer has introduced the name geyeri. — myia Fruhst. (habitat unknown, geyeri. 

 probably Brazil or the Lower Amazon) is smaller, apex of the wings and anal part prominent, median band of '"2/'«- 

 the forewings posteriorly turning yellowish, growing somewhat narrower; the white median band of the hind- 

 wings hardly' half as broad as in Unda, which is especially conspicuous beneath. 



Ch. zalmunna Btlr. (110 Bf) from Brazil (Sao Paulo etc.) is above hardly to be distinguished -abiumna. 

 from sultana, though the under surface differs by another shajae of the median band of the hindwings. — The 

 $-form butleri Oberth. is the yellow form from Sao Paulo and V f;i. paulistana Fruhst. the white, smaller form huthri. 

 from Rio de Janeiro. imuHstana. 



Ch. sultana Fodt. (IlOBf), owing to the marking of the under surface, is a very peculiar and sui/tnia. 

 isolated species. 



5G. Genus: Asteroeaiupa Bob. (= Doxocopa Hbn.). 



This genus comprises the North American ,,reflecting-butterflies" which, however, without any excep- 

 tion do not exhibit any reflection whatever. The species of this genus inhabit North America, except one sjoecies 

 being distributed as far as the Antilles and another one occurring in Central America. Being already in their 

 exterior different from Apatura and Chlorippe to such an extent that it is quite impossible to mistake them, 

 they differ besides greatly from these affinities by their interior structure. As a rule, only the first subcostal 

 vein is branched off before the termination of the discocellular, although there are also exceptions occurring; 

 the shape of the male sexual organs, however, differs considerably from those of Apatura and Chlorippe *). 

 The species are on an average smaller than the genuine reflecting butterflies and exhibit a very uniform exterior. 

 The eggs are deposited in small heaps, they are almost globose, at the top broad and projecting, and have 18 

 to 20 rather broad vertical ribs between which there are numerous fine transverse lines. The larvae live 

 on species of Celtis; they generally resemble the larvae of Apatura, they have however, no horns, but star- 

 shaped warts at the head; the abdomen also ends into 2 points. The pupae greatly resemble those of the 

 Euroijean Apatura. This genus is known by the name of Doxocopa, but this name is to be applied to the Papuan 

 (A'paturina) erminea, and on that account we had to propose a new name in choosing of which we have paid 

 regard to the characteristic protuberances of the head of the larva. 



A. lycaon F. (= herse F., clyton Bsd., texana Skinn., proserpina Scudd.) (109b) from the United hjcaon. 

 States has in the male sex above no distinct eyespot-marking. The ^J has very much darkened hindwings. — 

 The form flora Edu\ (110 A c) from Florida exhibits in both the sexes a greatly brightened upper surface with jtora. 

 prominent dull eyespots on the hind\\ings. — ocellata Edw. has distinct eyespots on the hindwings. It is evi- ocellala. 

 dently only an aberrative form. — idyja Hbn. is the Cuban form being above and beneath paler. • — The laiva ''?///<'• 

 is green with greenish-yellow longitudinal stripes and has on each side of the head a yellow, star-shaped small 

 wart; it lives on Celtis occidentalis. The pupa is green with yellowish wing-partitions and a bluish-green 

 back. — This species is most variable. 



A. celtis Bsd. (110 Ac) from the United States is the most common species, but it has not yet eellis. 

 been discovered on the Pacific Coast. — montis Edir. (110 Ac) differs only by another, though rudimentary monlis. 

 eyespot being j^laced in front of the eyespot on the forewings. — The larva lives on Celtis occidentalis, is green 

 with a broad, nearly white lateral stripe and a reddish small sjjine on each side of the head. The pupa 

 is yellowish-green with more yellowish wing-])artition8 and 2 bluish lines at the sides. 



A. aiicia Edw. (109 A a ^, c $) from New-Orleans is larger than the preceding species, and has a alU-Ui. 

 lighter, more yellow ground-colour. 



*) Clasping-organs charaitorizod by the two-pointod uncus, whereas the preceding genus bear.s only one tcgumen- 

 hook. Valve with a strong bent-up spine at the end, \vherea.s there the valve is hairy, but otherwise unarnied. (FRrn- 

 STORFER). 



