TELEGONUS. By Dr. M. Draudt. 863 



T. leucogramma Sepp is a doubtful animal, having no more been recognized since Sepp's figure. Uucogram- 

 It looks like a gigantic anaphus, with a narrow white transverse line at the cell-end, something like in E. eurycles '""• 



(160 e). Described from Surinam. 



T. chiriquensis Stgr. (= meretrix Heu\, weymeri Ploiz) is above blackish-brown, with more pro- cMriquen- 

 minently dark transverse bands and metallic blue bases of wings and body. Beneath similar to anaphus (167 a), *'«• 



the gro\ind-colour lighter, more reddish, the yellow marginal area extended to the anterior angle and strewn 

 with reddish-brown. Panama to Colombia. 



T. elorus Hew. (= blasius Plotz) (167 b) resembles chiriquensis, but the hindwings are at the anal ehms. 

 angle rounder, the colour above is still blacker, so that the transverse bands are scarcely noticeable. The marginal 

 yellow of the hindwings beneath is very pure at the anal angle, upwards brownish. Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia. 



T. ampyx G. d; S. (172 h) looks above like an anaphus (167 a) without any yellow at the hindwing ; ampyx. 

 body and bases of wings without any blue. Beneath also like anaphus, but without the yellow marginal part 

 of the hindwing. The inner-marginal area of the forewing is lighter, yellowish-grey. Mexico to the Amazon. 



T. alpistus Mab. is above dark brown with a reddish reflection with 2 very clear transverse bands, alpisius. 

 the proximal one of which is interrupted by spots. Beneath yellowish-brown with 2 transverse bands on the 

 hindwing, the distal one being distally dentately bordered with yellowish, behind it the border is blackish. 

 Brazil. — cubana 3Iab. & Bo%dl. is above lighter, the fringes on the hindwings yellowish-white; beneath the cabana. 

 yellow border of the distal transverse line of the hindwing is more sharply dentate and clearer. From Cuba. 



T. galesus Mab. is a large, above somewhat lighter species, with a feeble dull green tinge on the galesus. 

 body and bases of wings. The dark bands are on the forewing below the median closer together than in the 

 other species. Beneath still lighter with distinct bands and a dark spot at the base of the hindwing. Brazil, 

 Bolivia. ■ — grenadensis Schs. is presumably only a darker form with more distinct transverse bands from the grenadetisis. 

 West Indies (Grenada). Expanse of wings: 44 mm. 



T. creteus Cr. (167 d, e) is the chief representative of a group being difficult to distinguish, and creleus. 

 which has not yet been fully cleared up ; we will therefore consider the nearest allies only as forms of this species. 

 Above all are alike, blackish-brown, with 2 rather distinct dark transverse bands and a metallic blue base of 

 the wings, and body. Beneath somewhat lighter and of a more reddish tone, with the same, but here more 

 distinct transverse bands and a large, white discal spot of the forewing, which in creteus extends only to the 

 middle of the two lower median veins and does not touch the cell; the costal margin remains dark. Brazil, 

 Colombia. ■ — parmenides Cr. shows the white spot much larger, upwards narrower and extending almost to parmenides. 

 the costal margin strewn with blue; the base of the hindwing is strewn with yellowish, and the distal transverse 

 band is bordered by a lighter tinge towards the margin and shows near the anal angle two white spots. Guiana. 

 — hopfferi Ploiz from Mexico to the Amazon is somewhat smaller, the white spot similar as in the preceding, hopfferi. 

 somewhat narrower, extending to the white costal margin; also on the hindwing the costal margin is at the base 

 broad white. — pseudochalybe H.-Schdff. (= alector H.-Schaff.) (167 e) is still smaller, the white spot as extensive pseudocM- 

 as in creteus, but easily recognizable by 2 white spots above each other below the costal margin of the forewing. ^^''^• 



Here the bases of the wings are also beneath scaled blue; on the hindwing both bands are flown together into 

 a dark median area. Brazil. ■ — siges Mab. has a more metallic green body and bases of wings. Beneath there siges. 

 is instead of the white spot a greyish-white light part between the bands, extending to the cell ; on the hindwing 

 the transverse bands are flown together towards the costal margin. Brazil. — cretellus H.-Schdff. (167 b) is quite cretelhis. 

 similar to creteus, but beneath it has a metallic green costal margin of the forewing ; instead of the white spot 

 there is also here only a greyish-white light patch not extending up to the cell. On the hindwing the distal 

 band is distally bordered by a lighter tinge. Brazil. — bifascia H.-Schdff. is beneath of a more yellowish tone bifascia. 

 than the other species, the white spot very large, extending to the proximal angle, dusted with grey; the bands 

 of the hindwings are closer together, though not confluent. Brazil. — jaira Btlr. (= cretellus Plotz nee H.- jaira. 

 Schdff.) (167 d) has very much more distinct dark bands, the proximal one on the hindwing verj^ much inter- 

 rupted, between both near the costal margin an isolated spot. The white spot of the forewing is extended 

 to the base and strewn with brownish; it does not reach the cell. 



T. cassander F. {= 1 vespasius F., elorus Plotz) is above very deep blackish-brown, the bands cassander. 

 still darker; the distal one on the forewing describes a regular arc round the cell. Body and bases of wings 

 scantily strewn with blue. Beneath the hindwings are quite black, without any bands, strewn with small ash- 

 grey scales. The species only flies in Cuba. 



T. jariba Btlr. is a doubtful species from Cuba, the description runs quite similarly. According jariba. 

 to the figiu-e by Plotz, it is somewhat smaller, and the hindwings beneath are without the grey scaling. 



T. hahneli Stgr. (167 b, c) is very similar, but lighter, of a more reddish tone, the transverse bands halinell. 



