collected by W. J. Burchell in Brazil. 17 



pattern alone can supply evidence they certainly belong to 

 tiiis form. It has been, however, pointed out on p. 10 that 

 the pattern oipellenea is transitional into that oi' thalia and that 

 yve arenot jnstined in considering them sppcifically distinct until 

 stronger evidence has been produced. Burchell's specimens 

 do, howevei-, furnish indications of the local development of a 

 peJletiea-\ike appearance in the S. Paulo and Cubatao district. 

 Only a single specimen with a well-marked rectangulated 

 band on the hind wing upper surface was taken in any other* 

 area, viz. 1445, from Minas Geraes. The most pellenea-Vike 

 males are 1462 and 1463. A corresponding female is to be 

 found in 1467 and, allowing for its worn condition, probably 

 in 1460 also. This character is exhibited, but in a less 

 degree, by 1445 and 1465, both males, and slight indica- 

 tions of it appear in 1461, a female, and 1466, a male. 

 Bz. 18. 12. 26. S = 1463. Cubatao. (See 1461.) 



Westwood's " Catal. A. 10 " is on specimen. Westwood's 

 list agrees with this label. 



Inner marginal spots and upper surface band as in 1462. 

 ^^.24.12.26. ?=1464. Cubatao. "About Rio das 

 Pedras and Cubatao." * 

 Both spots distinct. 

 j5^. 1. 4. 27. c?=1465. "At S. Paulo. On the Santos 

 road, as far as the church of N. S. da Gloria.-'-' * 

 This specimen is exceptionally dark, and all the yellow 

 markings of the fore wing upper surface are greatly reduced, 

 the basal patch and the spot between the first and second 

 median nervules being merely represented by a few scattered 

 yellow scales. The ferrugineous ground-colour of the hind 

 wing is unusually dark, while the black radiate nervular and 

 internervular markings are exceptionally developed, thus 

 contributing to the general dusky appearance of the upper 

 surface. The upper surface band is very distinct, but compa- 

 ratively narrow, a character recognized by Westwood when 

 he classified this specimen under A. 9 in his list (see p. 18). 

 13.4.27. c? = 1466. Near S. Paulo. _ 



Upper marginal spots on right fore wing similar to those on 

 1462, but less developed : left fore wing rubbed. Upper surface 

 band distinct, but very narrow. The specimen is placed 

 under A. 9 of Westwood's list (see p. 18). 

 9. 5. 27. ? = 1467. S. Paulo. " Near the Convdnto da 

 Luz." " Between Tanque do Zunica & the Luz 

 Convent." * 

 Inner marginal spots as in 1460. Upper surface band 

 very distinct and rather broad. This specimen seems as 

 nearly as possible to present the same condition as 1462 and 

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