702 METACHARIS. By Dr. A. Seitz. 



domina. H. doitiina Bat. is just as large a species, above the (^ likewise red-brown and similarly spotted; the 



$ before the apical part with a whitish-yellow macular band. Under surface marked somewhat different^; 

 the species has hitherto only been known from Central America. 



aurinia. H. auritiia Hew. (141 a) resembles the preceding species, being also about the same size, but blackish 



above; the forewings white and with rusty-red spots, recognizable by the brown, not white-spotted under 

 incana. surface of the hindwings. Brazil. — incana Stick, from Peru is larger, the hindwing above lighter ochreous, 

 beneath we see instead of insignificant black transverse markings in the brown, in the 5 light-clouded disc, 

 gauchoana. distinct black, oval rings. — gauchoana Stick, from Uruguay is not before me; it is said to be smaller, on 

 both surfaces lighter, with a red-yellow ground-colour of the forewings, the hindwings with smaller sub- 

 marginal spots, otherwise nearly one-coloured, only in the basal and costal areas somewhat darker. Transitions 

 of it also in Rio Grande do Sul. 



colchis. H, colchis Fldr. (140 h). This species is on both surfaces considerably darker than aurinia; the spots 



in the (J cJ are above sparse, also the under surface of the forewings very sparsely spotted at the apex 

 and distal margin; the hindwings beneath dark brown with smaller eye-spot markings. Brazil. 

 albinus. H. albinus Fldr. (140 h, 141a). Very variable, deviating at every habitat, particularly Panama- 



specimens (our figure of the under surface) differ entirely from those from Sa. Marta (141 a, upper surface) 

 which are by far larger and beneath marked rusty-yellow instead of dark brown. Recognizable by the almost 

 white upper surface of the disc of the wings. Not rare at its habitats; Panama to Venezuela. 



ochracea. H. ochfacea Mengel (141 d). Our figure exhibits specimens from Sapucay. Beneath the wings are 



cancellated in black almost like Melitaea; a median macular band of the hindwings is bone- white in the i^, 

 in the $ rusty-yellow. Paraguay; the butterfly seems not to be common; it flies in the company of certain 

 Stalachtis (sontella) which it apparently imitates. 



theodora. H. thecdora Godm. (142 g), described as a probable Riodina, is inserted here by Stichel. The 



(J differs from the figured $ by an oblique stripe being above yolk-colomred, beneath bone-white and running 

 from the middle of the costa of the hindwing to its proximal margin. From Chapada in Brazil. 

 alhofasciata. H. albofasciata Godm. (142 g) resembles the preceding, but the spots of the forewings are white also 



in the (^, the discal ones placed more medianly, the oblique streak on the hindwing above distinct only in 

 the costal part, beneath, however, running broadly to the middle of the inner-margin. Smaller than the 

 preceding species. Corrientes and Cordoba in Argentina; Paraguay. 



cinericia. H. cinericia Stick. Described according to a single $ from Argentina, is neither figured nor compared 



with a noted form. ,, Shape like that of the preceding" (notialis and albinus); the size seems to approximate 

 that of ep'ulus. Upper surface dark ashy-grey, forewing with 3 small black spots in and behind the cell, 

 between the distal ones the ground-colour is brightened up by whitish ; distally from the cell a strongly angled 

 row of whitish spots. Hindwings almost one-colo\ared, only at the border somewhat lighter and with a row 

 of indistinct black dots. Beneath grey, forewings partly somewhat dull ochreous-yellow, the spots as above, 

 more distinct. Hindwings with indistinct dark transverse lines, median area lighter, distal area costally 

 somewhat grey, otherwise greyish-brown, gradually shaded lighter with a fine black marginal line and in- 

 distinct submarginal dots. — Unknown to me. 

 guttata. H. guttata Stick, according to a single $ from Mendoza in Argentina. Seems somewhat to resemble 



the $of ejmlus, but is said to have conspicuously short palpi. Scheme of markings similar to that of epulus. 

 — Unknown to me. 



83. Genus: Metacharis. 



Like in Ematiirgina, also in Metackaris the anterior radial vein most peculiarly branches off only 

 from the 3rd subcostal vein, instead of from the anterior cell-end, its basal part being grown together for 

 some distance with that of this subcostal vein. Remarkable is the very long costal margin of the forewing; 

 also that of the much smaller hindwing is relatively long. The ends of the veins are in nearly all the forms 

 marked with greasy-lustrous pencil-streaks. The species mostly are common; in day-time they sit on the under 

 surface of leaves with their wings spread out and the palpi stretched straight forward; on being chased 

 away by beating they only fly for some paces following the forest-road, and are thus easily taken. 10 species 

 are kno\^n. 



nigrelki. M. nigrclla Bat. (= sylves Hew.) (137 c). Above blackish olive-coloured (cJ) or dark olive-grey ($) 



with small black transverse streaks and marginal dots. The dot in the apex of the forewing is the thickest 



and often (in the $) on a rusty-red cloud. Venezuela, Colombia to Peru. Not rare. 



cuparina. M. cuparina Bat. (137 c) is smaller, above deep red-brown, beneath in the ^ uniformly lustrous blue. 



vicirix. Colombia to Peru. — victrix G. and S. (137 c) are cJ(J from Central America, the almost black upper surface 



