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beneath reaches the base in the cell, leaves the hindmargin of the wing free and encloses a black discocellular 
spot; under surface of the hindwing in the basal area striped with orange-red, the stripes sometimes partly 
grey-yellow, gradually disappearing distally. Q larger and paler, the median area of the forewing orange or 
pale yellow, in the latter case proximally washed over with red-brown and above not reaching the base; 
underside of the hindwing almost uniformly striped with orange-red, on the disc often grey-scaled. Earlier 
stages unknown. Distributed from the Sierra de Mérida in Venezuela to Ecuador. — meridana Jord. g: meridana. 
the orange area of the forewing extends nearly to the base above also, the stripe of this area below the lower 
median vein is continued basad beyond the base of this vein, but is usually interrupted by a black patch. 
Beneath the area is grey-yellow with orange-red base; distal half of the hindwing almost entirely without 
stripes. 9: the median area of the forewing pale yellow, the basal area as far as the lower median black, 
washed over with brown-red, the stripe of the median area placed between the two median veins not inter- 
rupted, the spot below the second median about 6 mm. in length. Mérida, Venezuela. — marthae Jord. marthae. 
3S as the preceding, but the stripe of the area of the forewing below the lower median vein more strongly 
interrupted and hence the distal part of the stripe shorter; the underside of the hindwing is also more uni- 
formly striped. In the Q the black spot, which projects from the hindmargin obliquely towards the cell at 
the proximal side of the pale yellow area, extends as a band beyond the lower median as far as the cell, 
the basal area proximally to this black band brown-red. Sierra de Sta. Marta, North Colombia. — acipha acipha. 
Hew. (82a, b). g: the orange area does not extend so nearly to the base as in the preceding forms, in parti- 
cular the proximal part of the stripe below the cell is wanting, and beneath the base of the forewing is 
somewhat less extended brownish orange. In the @ the brown-red scaling proximally to the pale yellow 
median area on the forewing above is merely indicated, and on the underside also the red-brown is more 
restricted than in the preceding forms. East Cordillera of Colombia, rather common in “Bogota collections” ; 
from 400 m. upwards. — stratonice (82a). On the whole larger than the preceding forms, the sexes almost. stratonice. 
alike in colour, and the orange area beneath but little paler than above and on both surfaces larger and dark- 
er than in acipha, etc. Central and West Cordilleras of Colombia. In the only 9 before me from the West 
Cordillera the area of the forewing on the underside is nearly as pale from the apex of the cell onwards as 
in acipha 2; our two gd from the same locality (Rio Dagua, collected by W. F. H. Rosrnsere) agree with 
the specimens from the Central Cordillera. The 9 forms a transition to the next subspecies. — diversa diversa. 
subsp. nov. Two 33 and one 9 from East Ecuador in the British Museum, type from Batios (Rio Pastaza). 
The 39 are very little paler than stratonice, but the hindwing above has very distinct traces of an orange 
colour in the basal half. © larger, paler, area of the forewing distally yellow, this colour proximally not 
sharply defined on either surface, hindwing with traces cf orange stripes before the cell; under surface 
paler, hindwing striped with grey, in the cell and at the distal margin blackish. — aereta Jord. One ¢ from aereta. 
Zamora, South-East Ecuador. The discocellular spot of the forewing very large and joined to the costal 
margin; the orange area reaching tc the base and quite near to the hindmargin, beneath paler distally 
than proximally. Cell of the hindwing beneath striped with yellow-grey. — carica Weym. Not known to me carica. 
in nature. Quite similar to aereta, perhaps identical with it, though according to WeymeEr the stripes on the 
underside of the hindwing are red. 5 3g were found by Stipe in North Peru between Tambo Almirante 
and the Rio Negro at altitudes of 860 to 2000 m. The figure, however, certainly represents a Q. 
A. adoxa Jord. This small species is based on a single ¢ from “Bogota”, which cannot be referred to adoaa. 
any known species. Black, with very faint blue gloss, the markings yellowish salmon-colour (similar in tone 
to those of A. callianthe). Forewing with the distal margin more uniformly rounded than in A. stratonice; 
a large area, fading out at its margins, extends from the anterior edge of the cell to the lower submedian, 
commencing about 5 mm. from the base and widening to a little beyond the apex of the cell; a black disco- 
cellular spot adjoins the black costal margin. Beneath the area of the forewing is larger, better defined, 
and the discocellular spot is entirely enclosed by it; hindwing in the basal half rather strongly striped 
with reddish, the stripes distally weak, distal part of the forewing almost without stripes. Length of the 
forewing 23 mm. — Resembles A. diceus diceus, but the hindmargin of the forewing is much shorter. 
A. callianthe. One of the most beautiful species. gj above velvety black; on the forewing a yellowish 
salmon-coloured or ochre-red area, which does not reach the base or the hindmargin and anteriorly terminates 
at the subcostal; the berdering of this area (except the costal margin) and also the hindwing from the base 
to the disc strongly glossy blue, this colour rather sharply defined. Under surface of the hindwing likewise 
characteristically coloured; the basal area is greenish yellow (dark wax-yellow) to the apex of the cell and 
usually also nearly to the anal angle, whilst the rest of the wing is of a reddish brown colour. The 2 quite 
unlike the 3; above brown-black, with rather strong blue gloss from the base to the band of the forewing 
and to far beyond the cell of the hindwing; forewing with dirty white oblique band, which enters the lower 
angle of the cell, does not quite reach the costal margin and hinder angle and is broader beneath than 
above. On the under surface of the hindwing the basal area is of a similar yellow to that of the g, but not 
so sharply defined, as the distal area is light-striped; abdomen of the 2 for the most part red. Distributed 
from Venezuela to Ecuador. — alla Jord. The red area of the forewing narrowed into a band, which is-prox- alla. 
imally cut off by the base of the lower median, so that the part of the band placed in the cell is al- 
most quadrate.~ Beneath, however, the area almost reaches the base of the wing. Mérida, Venezuela; only 
1 3 known to me. — callianthe Fidr. (81d, 82b). ¢: the area of the forewing paler than in alla, extending callianthe. 
