Races and Aberrations of Heliconius. 93 



Heliconius sapho prhnularls, ab. deflciva, J. & K., ab. n. 



Fore wing above black, with a sti'ono- dark blue gloss on 

 basal half. A large siibdiscal yellow band comtneiicing 

 within the cell remote from discocellalars and terminating at 

 tornus. A narrow postdiscal band from costa to vein 4, 

 tapering greatly towards margin, concave on its oater edge, 

 and slightly iiniented on its inner margin. 



Hind wing above black,"the basal half with a strong dark 

 blue gloss. A broad marginal band of yellowish grey crossed 

 with short bbick lines on and between the veins. 



Expanse 70 mm. 



Jlah. Ecuador, Paramba. 



2 c?c?,l ?. 



The ^ we figure is the extreme form of the three, the 

 other (^ and $ are more intermediate. Typical primularis 

 occurs at Paramba, Ecuador, so this darkened form is there 

 only as an aberration, even if it occurs as a race elsewhere. 



Heliconius erato amphitrite, ab. unipuncta, J. & K., ab. n. 



Fore wing bhack, with a large bright red discal patch. 

 Lying just outside cell, but contiguous to it along vein 6, is a 

 conspicuous central black spot. 



Hind wing black. No blue gloss to either fore or hind wing. 



Hab. S.E. Peru, Tirapata. 



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



Fore wing black, with a narrow discal red band from costa 

 to near tornus, where it ends rather pointedly. The outer 

 edge considerably broken and indented, especially at vein 4. 

 A small inconspicuous black discal dot. 



Jtlind wing black, with two faint red basal dots. 



Hab. Lower Amazon, Santarem. 



Heliconius cydno flaveola, J. & K., subsp. n. 



Fore wing black, with a very dark blue gloss. A some- 

 what rectangular-shaped yellow spot lying within the outer 

 half of cell and joined to a broad curved yellow band running 

 from costa to tornus. 



Hind wing black, with a dark blue gloss ; no trace of any- 

 marginal spots. 



Hab. Venezuela, Mocotone. 



