OUROONEMIS; SAROTA. By Dr. A. Seitz. 687 



typical specimens the forewing lias a tiny central spot; in kupris Tien-. (133 g) being mostly still larger a large Ai/prf.s-. 

 rhombic spot stands in the centre of the forewing, above, beliind or below which may be yet accessory 

 small spots. aureocuUus Stick, is the name for Bohvians being beneath very much spotted. From the nor- 

 thern coast of South America to Bolivia and South Brazil; not very rare. 



A. bracteata Hew. (133 g). Under surface like that of the preceding species, but the upper surface hmriraf,,. 

 unspotted, black, of a blue lustre. Amazon to Bolivia; apparently rare. 



A. carausius Ww. {= medusa Drc.) (133 h). In this species the dark marking of the under surface ramu.^i,,^. 

 has increased so much that it has removed the light yellow colour except some traces before the apex. Upper 

 •surface dark brown with 2 vitreous spots. Mexico and Central America. — In the smaller form principalis prh,ri,„iiu 

 Hpffr. (= carus Godm.) (133 h) lying before me oidy from Bolivia, the under surface of the hindwings is 

 marked more indefinitely and the forewings exhibit yet a third, very tiny spot. — In Felders collection in 

 Tring there is a transition without the patria being stated. Apparently rather rare. 



A. renaldus Stoll (133 h). Tiny vitreous spots, mostly only I, comma-shaped, at the cell-end. Wings rr,mhhi.'<. 

 above deep dark blue except at the black apical part. Under surface earthy-brown with faiiitly lighter and 

 darker shades. The name indigator Slick, denotes specimens in which the blue of the upper sinface is narrowed, 

 f Central America to South Brazil. — notius Stick. (133 h) are South Brazilians with a more indefinitely mar- »-/;».•,•. 

 ked under surface. — The butterflies are not rare, but very local and rlifficult to capture, as they fly rapidly. 



(jl. Genus: Oiirociieniis Bak. 



Approximating the preceding genus, but immediately recognizable by the shape of the wings. The 

 forewing more pointed, with a strongly bent costa, a more pointed apex ancl a slightly curved border. The 

 hindwing projects not only in the anal part, but also in a faint tooth at the places where the lower median 

 veins terminate. The palpi are long, with thick, club-shaped, projecting ends, the legs less long haired. The 

 species are apparently extremely rare. 



0. boulleti le Cerf {l3Sh). Under surface rather similar to that of ^. caro?/s»!(s; upper surface blacki.sh, hmiiici;. 

 the wings in the disc with a dull blue gloss, without vitreous spots, hindwings at the anal part of the distal 

 margin faintly tinged in a rusty colour. The tyjie I figure and which the Paris Museum had lent me, is denoted 

 by ,,Matto-Grosso": Fassl sent another specimen from the Rio Songo. 



0. axiochus Hew. (133 h). The type has a dark, less variegated under surface, the booth at the end a.r}o,hii.s. 

 of the lower median vein is more obtuse, the blue lustre of the upper surface duller, more diffuse, the 

 border of the hindwing not rusty red in its anal part. ,, Brazil"; before me from Cuyaba (foil. B.'vng-Haas). 



62. Genus: ^iarota Wir. 



Differing from the preceding genera by the less hairy legs (which, in Anteros. look like hairy tassels) 

 and by the hindwings of some species terminating, like in Helicopi.s, into a .series of divergent tail-points. 

 The butterflies are brown, above without metallic colours, beneath, however, with a variegated marking de- 

 corated with metallic fillets, which somewhat reminds us of that of the Indian Hypockrysops. In contrast 

 with the preceding genus the .species of which number among the greatest rarities, the Sarota are not rare 

 where they occur. 



S. Chrysus (Jr. (133 h, i.). Blackish brown, hindwings lighter; $ above lighter with many large spots rhri/.-^ii.^. 

 of the forewing, ^ darker with less and small spots of the upper surface. Typical ckry.siis have light diffuse 

 spots in the variegated marking of the under surface, of which the one before the middle of the distal margin 

 is particularly large, rectangular, transverse. — In ab. dematria Ww. (133 i) the spots of the mider surface dciia/ria. 

 are reduced, particularly the large, light, transverse spot is not j^rominent. — ab. polypoecila Stick, are very pohipopcila. 

 light ?? with remarkably many light spots. — ab. neglecta Stick., on the contrary, has none or scarcely ncjln-ia. 

 any light spots of the upper surface. — From Mexico, where the species flies near Misantla in very large dark 

 specimens, through Central America and C'olombia to the Amazon; in many districts common. 



S. acanthoides H.-Schdjf. Recognizable by sabre-shaped, feathered small tails being placed at all the ofantlwidc.-.: 

 terminations of veins at the border of the hindwing. Typical specimens from Guiana and the Lower Amazon 

 have shorter tails, those from the Upper Amazon (Pebas) longer tails (= spicata Stgr. 133 i). The latter have .^iiicaln. 

 also a darker under surface and more distinct black spots between the metallic stripes of it. — Rare. 



S. acantus CV. (= acanthus F.) (133 i). This species greatly resembles gyas: both are above blackish- aranlii.i. 

 brown, beneath with varyingly red and smalty-lustrous transverse stripes, acantus. however, differs from gyas 

 by having black forelegs, while gyas has reddish-yellow ones. Guiana to Bolivia; not rare. 



