Publ. 13. V. 1917. CHARI8. By Dr. A. Seitz. " 689 



— stilbos Stick. (134 d) is the representative of the species from Colombia, in which the proximal metallic siiJbos. 

 line is broader also on the forewing and, on the hindwing, so broad that it is partly confluent with the distal 

 one. — On compositae common. 



Ch. panurga Stick, has an under surface similar to that of anius, but it is considerably larger and pannrga. 

 has only 1 silvery line and white fringes; the upper surface is blackish-grey with a blue lustre, similar to 

 kermodora. I do not find the patria being stated. 



Ch. lypera Bat., from the Upper Amazon, has already the size of the following form and also its iypera. 

 dark brown upper surface; the black discal spots are partly confluent to a median line, the reddish distal 

 marginal band is defined by a silvery line, traversed by a row of dots. Upper Amazon; very closely allied 

 to ckaonitis (134 d). i 



Ch. chaonitis Hew. (134 d). Very similar to the preceding species, but instead of the black line formed chaomiis. 

 of fine streaks, a sinuous nebulous hand runs through the centre of the wings. From Guiana to Bolivia. 



Ch. chelonis Heiv. stands in the middle between ckaonitis and epijessa. The distal silvery line is ab- chelonis. 

 sent altogether or it is exhibited only in single, small silvery scales, the proximal line being also duller. 

 Also the colouring forms the intermediary between that of chaonitis and epijessa, being in specimens from 

 the lowlands (Rio de Janeu'o) yet rather violettish-brown, in those from the highlands more dark brown. 

 Apparently very rare; specimens like those figured by HbwitsoN are not known to me at all, but only such 

 forming transitions to 



Ch. epijessa Prittiv. (= calicene Heiv., calinice Stick.) (134 b, as ckelonis) from the summit of the epiies.m. 

 Corcovado and from the Organ Mountains; here, however, the ground-colour turns entirely fox-coloured, 

 the silvery lines are entirely extinct beneath, while above they are so only here and there, the black dots 

 in the marginal band are finer, but owing to the lighter ground-colour more prominent than in typical cke- 

 lonis. Moreover both forms, exhibiting probably differences of the habitats ( ? elevation), are very closely 

 allied to each other, but the (^ of chelonis has broader forewings. — As a smaller, darker form from the south 

 (Espiritu Santo) charis Heiv. may be considered, in which the proximal silvery line is sometimes fairly well charts. 

 pre.served, but sometimes also hardly recognizable. .This is probably also the place where azora Godt. belongs, azora. 

 which is unknown to me, although I collected numerous Charis to be inserted here in its patria South BrazU ; 

 it may be only a subrace of Charis charis. 



Ch. velutina G. and S. (134 c) has the shape of chelonis, but a darker, almost black colouring which, rehdina. 

 in the i^, shows beneath a bluish tinge. Recognizable by the proximal metallic line being irregular, several 

 times interrupted. Central Americarto Colombia. — iris Stgr. belongs hereto, according to the description, iris. 

 though nothing is mentioned regarding the course of the proxmial silvery line; it is denoted to be ..the 

 most closely allied to cleomis or zama''''. tn'.s is unknown to me; from the Chiriqui. 



Ch. cadytis Hew. (134 c, as cadytes). Easily recognizable by the proximal silvery line being shaded cadyiis. 

 orange-yellow above at the costa. South Brazil, Paraguay. • — acroxantha Stick. (134 d), likewise from South acro.raniha. 

 Brazil, is said to have ,, transformed the red submarginal stripe of the forewing to an ochreoiis-yellow, oblong 

 subapical spot"; but as the author declares not to be able himself to tell whether our figure represents one 

 or the other form, the name is probably better to be abolished. 



The following species, mostly from North America, deviate from those enumerated so far in several details (genus 

 Calephelis Gr. and Rob.); they have somewhat more obtuse forewings, but nearly always distinctly the silvery lines of the 

 C%«ri.9-species. 



Ch. borealis Gr. and Roh. (134 c). Above dark brown with very indistinct silvery lines, the proximal hnrealis. 

 one being irregular and often interrupted. Under surface reddish-yellow, the discal, dark dots arranged in 

 3 or 4 arcuate rows. United States, more to the east and rare. 



Ch. nemesis Ildw. is presumably only the western representative of the preceding, from more arid nemesis. 

 districts of Arizona and South California, considerably smaller (only as large as caeneus); across the middle 

 of the wings above runs a dark, angular shade, more distinct than in borealis. 



Ch. australis Ediv. (= guadeloupe Streck.) (134 b) is likewise very closely allied to the preceding, but austraJis. 

 it has darker markings than nemesis; the brown median band is more prominent, the wings are without the 

 white dots of the fringes exhibited in nemesis. Mexico, Texas. — costaricola Stgr. exactly corresponds with 

 australis, as it flies in some places of Mexico (Misantla). — fulmen Stick., like the preceding from Costa Rica, jiilmen. 

 is unknown to me; it is said to have the form of iris, but a black band across the middle of the wings 

 and speckled fringes. Under surface light rusty brown. 



Ch. caeneus L. (= pumila Bsd., virginiensis Gray) (134 c). The name is assigned to a somewhat du- raeticus. 

 bious species of Linne, as which, however, the butterfly belonging here was generally considered, although 

 the name was several times misspelled as caenius, cenea, ceneus, cerea etc. Fresh specimens exhibit the brown, 

 black-spotted upper surface finely strewn with isolated blue, somewhat metallic, small silvery scales being 



