690 ■ OROCOZONA: ASTRAE0DE8. By Dr. A. Seitz. 



uiiited to groups at some of the small black spots and forming beneath (sometimes also above) two lines 

 parallel to the border. The small silvery scales are much too fine to be reproduced on a figure. Not rare 

 nrgyroiJities. in Florida; to the north as far as Virginia, to the south as far as Texas. — argyrodines Bat. (134 b) is 

 the South American form, darker, sometimes above almost black, the 2$ also larger; the upper surface dotted 

 more distinctly, the silvery lines of the under surface more prominent, the proximal one running also somewhat 

 laverna. differently. Between the ranges of the two forms there occur intermediate forms, as for instance laverna 

 nilus. G. and S. from Mexico and Central America, with a somewhat more pointed apex of the forewing, and nilus 

 Fldr., from Venezuela, with a more deeply coloured upper surface, a grey macular marking and dull-lustrous 

 leaden lines. — The forms can neither be strictly separated from each other nor be arranged according to 

 patriae. The animals rest spread out, as if pinned, on yellow compositae resembling our Leontodon, close at 

 the soil, and can be taken off ^^dth the poison-glass. On being chased away, they fly beneath the nearest 

 leaves of the bush and soon return to their flower again. Very common. — Regarding a species unknown 

 to me and not recognizable according to the description, a207-a Godt., which is said to originate from South 

 Brazil, though I did not discover it. I doubt whether it is allied hereto as the southernmost form, 

 or — as Stichel wants — to the South Brazilian epijessa, resp. calicene, where we have mentioned it. — 

 xanthosa. xatithosa Stick. (142 g) is certainly allied hereto, a bright red-yellow form, the silvery scales are presumably 

 extinct; tj'pe from the Coll. Schenck vox Sch\\'eixsbeeg at Darmstadt, now in the Berlin Museum, pre- 

 sumably from South Brazil. 



aphanis. Ch. aphanis Stich. (142 g) from Uruguay is larger and of a grey ground-colour. 



ocflMa. Ch. ocellata Hew. (134 b). I was not able to find the type in Hewitsons collection. It seems to be 



an aberration of a Charis, in which the silvery lines are absent and the red-brown, black-dotted band lying 

 other\^ise between them has turned a chain of eye-spots in which single eye-spots are especially distinctly 

 prominent. It is scarcely a Symnmchia, as Hewitsox supposed: much rather an unfringed Ch. zama. From 

 Venezuela. 



64. Genus: Crocozoua Fldr. 



The structure of the body, the very delicate, outside broad wings with a long-stretched apex and 

 a very much rounded border, the metallic lines or small scales ally this genus immediately to the chaonitis-gvo\y^ 

 of the preceding genus. The inner margin of the forewings is almost as long as the costal margin, the 

 hindwings are verj' broad. The colouring is black with scarlet or orange-red bands which are partly bordered 

 in metallic lines. Only 3 or 4 species are known occurring in the northern part of South America, where thej' 

 are not rare: Fas.SL found them early in the morning chunking from the dew on the leaves. 



caeeias. C. caecias Heu\ (134 d, e). Both the wings are traversed by a scarlet transverse stripe running rather 



parallel to the border. Beneath it is in the ^ greatly widened and tapering at both ends. Bolivia, Peru and 

 on the Amazon; near Pozuzo (Huanuco) and on the Chanchamayo at an elevation of up to 1000 m not rare. 



arcuala. — arcuata Godm. (134 e) deviates by the red stripe of the forewing running more inwardly towards the costa. 

 Colombia, not rare. The red stripe varies, moreover, according to the finding-places not inconsiderably in 

 width, particularly beneath. 



plierefhna. C. pheretima i'Wr. (= caciparis Hew.) (134 e). The red stripe of the forewing lies obliquely, that of 



the hindwing is absent. On the under sm-face the whole disc of the forewing is red as far as to the base. In 

 Colombia, in some parts not rare; taken by Fassl in December in the Canon del Gallo, at an elevation of 

 1600 m, and near Muzo (1500 m). 



insciatti. C. fasciata Hpffr. (= clusia Hew.) (134 e). Larger than the preceding; the spot of the forewing is 



shortened to a more transverse oblique spot. Peru and Bolivia; La Merced in August and September. 



65. Genus: Astraeodes Schatz. 



A comparatively large butterfly deviating entirely from all the other Erycinidae in its exterior, but 

 distributed over a great part of South America, forms this genus. The vems do not differ essentially from 

 those of Baeotis and the other allied groups. The bodj' is delicately and gracefully built, the wings are very 

 broad, with a metallic line in front of the border. Nothing has become kno^^Ti to me with respect to its habits. 

 areuta. A. areuta Ww. (128 i). Orange-yellow, with 3 dark transverse stripes, a golden line before the border 



and a row of dots in front of this. From East Brazil through the Amazon Valley to Peru and Bolivia. The 

 variation of the different finding-places refers to the more lemon-coloured or pale ground-colour, to single 

 dark spots before the border of the hindwing beneath, and the thickness of the transverse stripes. Every- 

 where rare. 



