310 NOVITATBS ZOOLOGICAE XXIII. 1916. 



Pupa resembles in shape a large pupa of Opsiphanes, greyish buff except 

 on thorax, where it is mouse-grey, and a large grey-brown patch on wing-cases 

 enclosing some white spots, a white oblong mark at base of antennae. 



Described and figured from a sketch by E. Hartgen. 



Food plants : Bromeliaceous plants, " Travata," January and February. 



Dynastor darius darius Fabr. 

 (PL VI. f. 13 larva, f. 11 pupa) 



Larva much darker green than that of napoleon, less hairy, and with only 

 one large and one smaller lozenge spot on the back, head dull brown, horns and 

 tails much shorter. 



Pupa deep gz'ass-green with irregular black-aud-white patches on wing-cases 

 and at base of antennae. 



Food plants : pineapple and other Bromeliads, " Gravata." 



Described and figured from a sketch by E. Hartgen. 



Dynastor macrosiris strix Bates and D. macrosiris hannibal Oberth. 



Of m. strix the Tring Museum has 1 ? from Merida, Venezuela (Briceno coll.). 

 Of m. hannibal it has 1 $ , Colombia ! (Felder coll.) and 1 ?, Sarabo, near Pasto, 

 S. Colombia (W. Goodfellow). 



Of D. napoleon there are in the Tring Museum 11 $ $, 9 ? ? . 



Opsiphanes aorsa colombiana subsp. nov. 



8. Above differs from a. kilanis Stich, in the oblique band of the fore wing 

 being darker and brighter orange and considerably broader below vein 4. Below 

 it is intermediate in colour and marking, but the postmedian angled cream band 

 has the lower half broken into spots as in a. kilanis. 



Hab. Colombia, 1 <?, Bogota. 



Opsiphanes syme colombicola subsp. nov. 



S. Differs from s. syme and s. fumosa in being much greyer above, the basal 

 two-thirds of forewing and the disc of hind wing having hardly any yellow suffusion. 

 Below the ground colour of hindwing is also much greyer and duller. 



Hab. Colombia, \<$. Popoyan, Lehmann. 



Opsiphanes batea batea Hbn. 

 (PI. V. f. 8 larva, f. 6 pupa) 



Larva long, narrow, flat, and sluglike green ; down centre of back runs a 

 pinkish mauve line bordered on each side with white ; head with two horns behind 

 pinkish mauve; tail-forks medium pinkish mauve ; legs, pro-legs, and underside 

 pinkish mauve ; legs tipped with black. 



Pupa whitish grey streaked with darker grey, and with bright reddish pink 

 lines except on the wing-cases. 



Described and figured from a sketch by E. Hartgen. 



Food plant : a species of palm. 



