CARTA. By Dr. A. 8eitz. 683 



blackish-brown; cell of the forewing red, above it (in the bulged-out costa-bow) and behind it (behind the 

 cell-end), at the apex and between both, metallic spots. Before me from Bolivia (Province of Sara) and 

 from the Coll. Bang- Haas from the Pachitea; described from Ecuador. — amazonica Bat. has a more copious atnuzonUa. 

 metallic scaling, particularly beneath, where often the whole cell of the forewing is embedded in metallic spots, 

 whereas the red in the cell is somewhat reduced; from Teffe. 



C. lampeto G. and *S'. (135 f). Above almost exactly as the form amazonica of the preceding species, lamiieio. 

 beneath, however, the metallic scaling is reduced to faint traces above the cell and maybe a small faint 

 spot at the apex. Central America to Bolivia. Not rare, particularly near Muzo in Colombia. 



C. trochilus Er. is smaller than the preceding, the ground-colom- of the upper siu-face blacker, beneath trochihis. 

 there is no red in the cell of the forewing, but in the costal part are numerous metallic spots, especially also 

 in the ceU of the forewing itself. Guiana. — arete Fldr. (135 f) has the same under surface, but above less areie. 

 gold which is more prominent almost only in the anal part of the hindwing; the submarginal metallic line 

 of the forewing is absent altogether; Amazon to Peru and Ecuador. 



C. castalia. The most common form is marsyas Godm. (135 e) recognizable bj' the under surface of mar-iyas. 

 the forewings, where the cell being filled out with red is intei'persed with small metallic spots. Above similar 

 to the preceding species, but with a faint metallic line before the border. South Brazil and Paraguay. In 

 the tj^jical castalia Men. (tabrenthia Schs.) from Brazil and Peru the ^ has no red at all in the cell of the casialia. 

 forewing beneath. — ab. philema Stick, is the name of a specimen with a red-yellow stripe beneath before philima. 

 the border. — smaragdina Godm. (135 e) is above very brightly scaled in green, the light metallic stripe smaragdi- 

 before the border on the forewing broad; under surface without red in the cell of the forewing. Bolivia. — ""■ 



The species is not rare. 



C. colubris Hbn. (= paridion Dalm., argiope Godt.) (135 f). Easily recognized by the bridge which coluhris. 

 runs through between the green of the base and the disc on the middle of the forewing being narrow, jet-black 

 and fUled up narrowly with brown. Before the apex mostly a bright orange spot. Beneath similar to lampeto. 

 — ■ ab. fulvimargo Lathy (135 e) is the denomination of a light specimen being bordered by orange-yellow iuhinumju. 

 above on the hindwing, beneath also on the forewing ; a colouring often occurring in the $ ? of the other Caria- 

 species. Interior of BrazU to Peru.- — In plutargus F. Stichel presumes a ? of ,,argiope"; the figure of plutanjus. 

 this form, being supplied by Donovan, exhibits a rough dotting which presumably scarcely answers to natiure. 

 BrazU. 



C. domitianus F. (135 f) has on the upper surface of the forewing the golden green exactly m the middle domHkuivs. 

 of the wing, i. e. at the place, where it is absent in mantinea, lampeto etc. Easily recognizable by the yellow- 

 ish-red under surface exhibiting metallic spots in the costal part of the forewing, while it is otherwise 

 covered all over with black spots. Guadeloupe. — itio G. and 8. from Mexico deviates especially by the ab- ino. 

 sence of all the golden green scales on the upper surface ; — melicerta Schs. which extends still farther to the melkcrta. 

 north as far as Texas, with very few dispersed golden scales, forms a transition between the two forms; — 

 galbula J^Z(?r. is, on the contrary, the southern form, described from the Province of Caracas (Venezuela), looks galhula. 

 above almost like a small castalia, but is immediatelj^ distinguished by the red-yellow mider surface. In this 

 form the golden-green strewing of the upper surface is the most copious. 



C. rhacotis G. and S. (135 f) exhibits in the median area of the forewing an accuratelj- defined, ii-re- rhacotis. 

 gular spot of a golden green lustre ; the under surface is deeper red-brown, particularly in the (J, with black 

 dots of which those along the costa of the forewing exhibit a dull leaden lustre. Honduras to Colombia, — liarmoida. 

 harmonia G. and S., described according to 1 specimen, from the Isthmus, may only be an aberration without 

 the leaden spots on the under surface along the costa of the forewing. 



C. stillaticia Dyar (143 e, f). Upper surface almost quite blackish brown with jet-black spots; me- siillalkkt. 

 tallic bluish-green scaling is noticed almost only in the anal region of the hindwings, and a metallic hne 

 may run along in front of the border of the hindwing or also be absent altogether. Very characteristic is 

 the dark red-brown under surface by nearly all the black spots of the hindwing and all those of the costal 

 half of the forewing being brightly centred in silver. Mexico ; the specimens before me originate from Guerrero. 



C. melino Dyar. Dark leaden grey with tiny black spots of a greenish lustre. Forewing with a spot mdino. 

 in the cell, behind the latter a series of small spots and in front of the border a double row. On the hind- 

 wing dispersed small spots scarcely forming a row, whereas the double submarginal row is almost formed by 

 lines between which there is a copper-like tinge. Under surface dull red, the spots like above and more dis- 

 tinct, scattered across the base of both wings; above the apex of the forewing lies a broad shade and a 

 narrow one runs along the border of the hindwing; the inner margin of the forewing gi'ey. 22 mm. Tehuacan 

 in Mexico; discovered in 1911 by Robert Mueller. 



C. chrysame Heiv. (135 g). Distinguished from all the species eninnerated so far by the fact that not chrysavic. 

 the median area but the whole wings are above coloured in golden green; only the margmal area is blackish 

 grey, bordered by bright bluish-green metallic lines, of which the outer one is as fine as a hair, sometimes 

 interrupted in typical specimens from Bolivia; — in Peruvian specimens — psittacus Hpffr. (= scinra Stgj-.) psiHacus. 

 — it Is broad and distinct, almost like in sponsa (135 g). Under siirface earthy-giey with rows of dark dots 

 which may be numerous and distinct, but also be absent. Common. 



