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when exposed to sunlight for any length of time. — amphitrite Riff., from Peru, has on the forewings the spot 
even larger and paler, orange-red. 
The last-named forms represent a transition to the group of H. phyllis in which we again trace 
quite a number of the most various Heliconid patterns, as f.1. of rosina, besckei, lindigii, theluiope, aglaope etc. 
— In eallycopis Cr. (= callicopis auet.) (78 ¢) from Guayana and Para the red spot in the forewings, which in 
hydara is compact, appears frayed out and broken up into a larger, upper curved spot and two smaller ones 
below it. — In callista Riff. (78c) from Guayana these spots are united into a sort of ring, the upper of the 
two posterior spots being uncommonly large. — dryope Riff. (78 b) from Surinam and the Amazon River, 
has the red spot broad and long, as in viculata, and in addition, the entire basal area of the forewings brillant 
red. — coralii Btlr. (= palantia Wéschl.) from Guayana and the Lower Amazon has on the forewing the dis- 
cal spot broken as in callista, but the basal area red as dryope. — In elimaea Hrichs., likewise from Guayana 
and the Amazon, the discal blotch of the forewing is broken up into a number of small red spots, and the basal 
area is red. — cybelina Sigr. (78 c) from Manaos, one of the loveliest Heliconius, has the entire inner half of the 
forewing, as well as the basal portion of the costa beneath, beautifully red; the discal spot replaced by a le- 
mon-yellow, slightly curved, oblique band. — amalfreda R7ff., from Guayana and Amazonas, resembles cybelina, 
but has a lemon-yellow spot at the end of the cell. — erythrea Cr. (78 c), from Guayana and the Amazon 
River, resembles on the forewing dryope, only the discal spot is somewhat smaller; but the hindwings with 
red rays in the anal half. — tellus Ref. from Cayenne looks like erythrea, but has the discal band yellow instead 
of red. — udalrica Cr. (= ubrica Hbn.) (78 c), one of the commonest forms, has on the forewing in the place 
of the minium-red discal spot a much cut-up, somewhat paler red blotch; basal area of the forewings ‘and 
some rays on the hindwing likewise red. From Guayana. — andremona Cr. (78 d), from Guayana and Amazo- 
nas resembles callycopis (78 c) in that the discal blotch is composed of a larger, horseshoe-shaped upper spot 
with 1—2 smaller ones below it; but all these are largely laved with yellow or may even assume a yellowish flesh- 
colour; base of forewings and rays on the hindwings light red with slightly brown-yellowish tone. — It is 
the extreme of this form from the mouth of the Amazon River, reproduced, as many of our figures of Heli- 
conius, from the beautiful illustrations of OBERTHUR’s, to which we give the Amazon name ab. androdaixa nom. 
nov. (78d). Ail the red markings are heavier, the rays on the hindwings twice as broad; all the spots and stri- 
pes brillant light red, only the spot at the end of the cell more dull. — leda Stgr. (78d) from Guayana 
closely approaches the preceding, but the lovely light red discal spots are replaced by 3—4 rather small, 
lemon-yellow spots, preceded by another curved spot at the end of the cell; occasionally even these may be 
reduced to mere traces, leaving the entire outer half of the forewing black: = ab. oberthiiri Riff. — In vesta 
Cr. (= cynisca Godt.) these yellow spots are greatly increased; the hindwing with red rays, but the forewings 
without any red at the base. Guayana. — amazona Stgr. (= vesta Hbn., philadelphus Ky. [in “HUBNER”’] 
(78d) from Para exactly resembles androdaixa (78 d) in colouring and markings, but has the discal spots not red, but 
lemon-yellow, otherwise unaltered in shape and size. — In etylus Salv. (78d) from Ecuador the group of discal spots 
is reduced to a lemon-yellow, obliquely oval subapical spot, — in estrella Bat. (— vestalis Sigr.), from Ama- 
zonas and Ecuador, to a lemon-yellow semifascia, which in ab. emma Riff., from Ecuador and Peru, is uncom- 
monly narrow. — If on the other hand, this sulphur-yellow discal band projects outwardly, with its lower por- 
tion cut off as a separate spot, we have palmata Stich. Peru. — aquata Stich., like the preceding from the 
Ucayali, resembles estrella, but has the subapical band lemon-yellow instead of red, and placed nearer the apex. 
— simplex Riff. differs but very little from aquata; unknown to me in natura, as is also ilia Niep., which is said 
to resemble estrella in its ochreous markings, but with the discal spot of notabilis; the apical band “reduced 
to one half of its length distally, somewhat concavely excised towards the apex’. Described from a 3 taken 
at Canelos (Ecuador). — feyeri Niep., likewise from Canelos and described from a 4, is intermediate between 
estrella and rosacea; the estrella-pattern brillant brick-red; the large semicircular apical band as in rosacea 
Riff., but clear white, feebly margined with red proximally. — ochracea Riff. has the spots uniformly ochreous; 
— rothschildi Niep. Like the preceding, but with the apical band white. — diva Stich. has the red markings 
gorgeously scarlet, but reduced, and widely separated by black, the oblique discal band yellow, dusted with blackish 
distally. — This dark shading is even more intense in demeter Sigr. (78 e) from Peru; but all the markings 
are here pale red, not scarlet; on the hindwing the rays coalesce at the base and unite with the red cell. — 
bouqueti Nold. (— buqueti Riff.). Like demeter, but with the lemon-yellow discal band reduced to a number 
of small yellow spots surrounding the black discocellular spot. Mentioned from “‘Cayana’’(?). — lativitta 
Btlr. (78 e), from the Amazon, Bolivia and Peru, has the red markings reduced, the lemon-yellow discal blotch 
large, almost enclosing the black discocellular spot; on the hindwing the rays well separated. — venusta 
Salv. (78 e). Forewing red from the base to the yellow discal band, which latter, being encroached upon by the 
black apical area, appears behind the end of the cell contracted, whereas in lativitta that portion is broeder. 
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amphitrite. 
phyllis. 
callycopis. 
callista. 
dry ope. 
coralii. 
elimaea. 
cybelina. 
amaljfreda. 
erythrea. 
tellus. 
udalrica. 
andremona. 
androdaixa. 
leda. 
oberthiiri. 
vesta. 
amazona. 
etylus. 
estrella. 
emma. 
palmata. 
aquata. 
simplex. 
ilia. 
feyeri. 
rosacea. 
ochracea. 
rothschildi. 
diva. 
demeter. 
bouqueti. 
lativitta. 
venusta. 
