594 HELICONINAE. Additions. By Dr. A'. Seitz. 



more like in tarapotensis , the yellow band of the forewing. at the costal margin broader than in euphrasius, 

 the hindwincs at the base and in the part of the median veins not so abundantly overshadowed. Ecuador. — 

 (/rcirilix. ab. gracilis Riff, from Peru, taken by Fassl also in Colombia, denotes specimens in which the median band 

 of the hindwing is as narrow as in tarapotensis, though coherent ; the marginal band only half as bi-oad as in 

 lepidus, coherent and rather sharply defined; from Peru. 



cnnflaens. idalion with entirely confltient bands are ab. confluens Neust., and in euphone a denomination [con- 



eiiphone. jiy^y^.-^g ^eust. i. I.) is suggested for specimens in which the median and marginal bands of the hindwings are 

 nephele. confluent; we denote them as ab. nephele, ab. nov.: the type in the Coll. Neustetter originates from Medina 

 in East Colombia. 



Iiero'. P. 283. — H. ithnca hero Weym. Here the apical row of white spots on the hindwings is continued 



as far as to the inner n^argin by a red-yellow submarginal band of about 3 mm width being traversed by 

 the black veins; discovered by Fassl in Villavicencio. — ab. cajetani Neust. is distinguished by the bifmcation 

 of the upper black median spot of the forewing and being united in cellule 4 with the black of the distal mar- 

 vittatus. gin. From Colombia. — (In vittatus Neiisf.. likewise from ('olombia, there are no yellow spots in the 

 apical pai't.) 



Of clara (73 f ), being closely allied to anderida, there exists a deviation in which the yellow oblique 

 band of the forewing is torn up into 4 or 5 yellow, single spots by means of bfack emlieddings (resp. enlarge- 

 zygia. ment of the spots round the cell-end); this is zygia Riff, from Colombia. — In euchoius Weym. the small, (in 

 riirhdins. typical clara) light yellow spot before the inner angle (which is sometimes absent) is red-yellow, above the 

 inner margin there is often a black stripe, the black marginal band of the hindwing is but half as broad as 

 rehcJi. in clara, and the hindwing is traversed by a median band, like in typical anderida. Colombia. — rebeli Neust. 

 resembles H . holcophorus (74 b), but the lemon-coloured spot in cellule 3, which in the (J is cut off from the 

 sulphm-yellow median band (and which is altogether absent in the $ of holcophorus) is much larger, the black 

 submedian band of the forewing is still broader, towards the base not so much pointed. On the hindwing the 

 black median band, especially in the $, is much broader, on the under surface the white marginal spots are 

 denUila. large. ,, Bogota" (?). — From zuleika, the form dentata Neu.st. was branched off, in which the black marginal 

 band of the hindwing bends in between the veins into the hindwing in large dark arcs, so that the brown ground- 

 colour extends towards the margin in long points on the veins. Panama. 



Of cydno hermogenes (74 d) a 9 has been discovered now, with only yellow spots of the forewings (Neu- 

 STETTER). Whether this is the sole or typical $ of Hewitsok's hermogenes, or whether there are also (J-like 

 $9 (i. e. with yellow and white spots of the forewings) is still uncertain. Further cydno-iovrnfi are: — cydno 

 rordida. cofdula Neust. and mediocydno Neust. The latter has the forewings like cydno, the hindwings of epicydnides. 

 mediocydno. (Jolombia. Furthermore punctata Neust. — From qnlanthus (74 d) the form exomata Riff, is branched off, in 

 which the forewings are like in galanthus itself, also with a just as broad white spot, whereas the white marginal 

 spots of the hindwings are augmented. But at the same place with theni fly siW the transitions from our figure 

 of galanthus (74 d) to such forms that have scarcely 1 small spot in the apex of the hindwing. — Of alithea 

 there occur specimens in which the band of the forewing is greatly reduced and dissolved into spots; all of 

 these spots are situated behind or beneath the cell. Above, this reduction has made more progress than beneath 

 rcirrgia. where the band remains better preserved. This is egregia Riff. It occurs in typical alithea with a yellow band 

 of the forewing as well as in the form haenschi with a white band of the forewing. Both are found in Ecuador 

 iipii.^ii't/n-i. (Balzapamba) and were captured by Rich. Haensch. — neustetteri Riff. (= minor Neust.). Pygmean speci- 

 mens, the forewings being only 30 mm long (instead of 70 as in alinthea). Black with a faint blue lustre, band 

 of the forewing c^uite narrow, the marginal band of the hindwing only half as broad (314 instead of 7 mm 

 fliiroDiiicii- as in alithea). Ecuador. — In an aberrative form of gustavi, ab. flavoniaculata Weym. i. I., from the Rio Acuaca 

 Valley in Colombia, there are yet remainders of the yellow cydno-hi\.nd before the inner angle of the forewing. 



liifci. 



Regarding H. rubellias Hew., Mr. Neustetter writes: 



,,Here I beg to remark that the animal figured on t. 74 f as rubelUus S. and K. is certainly no rubellins 

 (I refer to the original figure) ; I also possess a typical rubelUus. The forewings are like in heurippa, the hind- 

 wings exhibit a somewhat obsolete macular band right across the middle. The figured specimen agrees com- 

 pletely on the upper surface with melpomene-karschi Riff. I occasionally showed Mr. Fassl this form which 

 entirely agrees with the figure. Mr. Fassl, however, told me that the said figured specimen has brown trans- 

 verse bands on the under surface of the hindwings, as is the case in all the ci/rf«o-forms as well as in ruhellius. 

 it can, therefore, neither be karschi Riff., for the latter has no brown transverse bands, but is beneath exactly 

 like melpone. We have, consequently, a new form before us, which belongs to the group of rubellius-wernickei 

 yrii-i. and for which I should like to })ropose the name of seitzi ni. My rubelUus originates from Venezuela." 



