90 Messrs. J. J. Joicey and W. J. Kaye on neio 



Sometimes tlie yellow of iiie band is extended inwards into 

 the cell and embracing the lower black spot between veins 

 2, 3. Apex completely black. 



Hind wing above brownish ochreous, with very irregular 

 black maiginal band, much the heaviest on the inner half. 

 A transverse row of rather elongated wedge-shaped black 

 spots, tlie last spot merging with the outer margin and curved 

 up towards costa. No yellow terminal spot. 



Palpi with first and second joints white below and base of 

 antennaj witii white points. 



Expanse 78-86 mm. 



Ilab. N. Peru, Charape, 4000 ft. (A. E. & F. Pratt, 

 1912). 



Heliconius aristiona pratti\ J. & K., subsp. n. 



A small dark race of H. aristiona resembling aristiona 

 aristiona. 



Fore wing above with a large discal area chestnut ochreous 

 extending towards base along costal and median veins. A 

 heavy black streak along inner margin, sometimes stopping 

 halfway. A very heavy, black wedge-shaped area within 

 the cell. Discoid;il black spot heavy, joined to narrow costal 

 black stripe. A heavy black spot close to cell between veins 

 2, 3 and a much smaller one between veins 3, 4. Chestnut- 

 ochreous projection of discal band above vein 3 rather narrow. 



Hind winof black, with a commencement of a dark chestnut- 

 ochreous (or slightly reddish) marginal baud. Inside this is 

 a triangular patch of the same colour. 



Expanse 33 mm. 



Hah. N. Peru, Charape, 4000 ft. {A. E. & F. Pratt, 

 1912). 



H is possible this is an altitudinal race, taking the place 

 of aristiona aristiona. 



Heliconius clysonimus apicalis, ab. semiruhra, J. & K., ab. n. 



Fore wing above as in typical clysonimus opicalis. 



Hind wing with a narrow transverse red band rather less 

 than half the width of the normal form even at its widest 

 between veins 2, 3 ; thence outwardly the band is reduced 

 and gradually merges into the black ground-colour. From 

 vein 2 to inner margin the band is only traceable. 



F[ah. Colombia, slopes of Choco, 5200 ft., Sept. 1909. 



