Races and Aberrations of Heliconius. 91 



Heliconius arisiiona indeclsa^ J. & K., subsp. n. 



Fovc wing- above with tlie base to vein 2 brownisii oclireous ; 

 tlie costa black, a birg-e black blotch pointed towards base, 

 and a large bhu-k discoidal blotch joined to the black costa. 

 A difi'nse black curved streak along vein 1 and a small 

 blackish suffused yellow spot at tornus. Ground-colour of 

 apical area of wing black. Beyond the cell is a short yellow 

 band ending at vein 4 and a long elongate yellow spot between 

 veins 3, 4. Three apical yellow patches suffused in the 

 interspaces with dull reddish brown. 



Hind wing above brownish oclireous, with a black trans- 

 verse toothed band and a small yellow spot close to margin 

 just above vein 6. A black marginal band, with pairs of 

 yellowish-white dots between the veins on the margin. 



Fore wing below with three pairs of white subapical 

 dashes lying on an oclireous narrow apical band, which is 

 continued down the outer margin. 



Hab. Upper Orinoco. 



Heliconius numata superioris, ab. translata, J. & K., ab. n. 



A transitional form uniting numata superioris with numata 

 numata, ab. mavors. 



Fore wing above with the basal half sienna-brown. A 

 large black discoiJal blotch extended to costa and united with 

 an irregular bhick half-band from lower discocellular to outer 

 margin. A light brown postdiscal band. Two or three 

 3'ellovv spots forming apical band and three submarginal 

 yellow dots. 



Hind wing above sienna-brown, with a broad black trans- 

 verse band united at outer margin, where a yellow spot is 

 enclosed, with a broad black marginal band. A series of 

 short yellowish dashes close to margin, conspicuous at centre 

 and lessening towards base and apex. 



Hah. Middle Amazon, Manaos, Jan.-Mar. 1914 {A. Hall). 



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Heliconius erato eratopliylla, J. & K., subsp. n. 



Fore wing above black, with a large basal area red, only 

 the veins showing black. A heavy red transverse discal band 

 from costa to near tornus, separated from the red basal area 

 by little more than an average of 2 mm. 



Hind w'ing above black, with a broad transverse yellow 

 band and six red streaks crossing it. These are only just 



