nyctimus. 
salacia. 
sabrina. 
antinoé. 
chromis. 
columbana. 
godmani. 
salambria. 
numilia. 
esile. 
penthia. 
fulva. 
neogerma- 
nica. 
acontius. 
exquisitus. 
480 CATONEPHELE. By J. R6opEr. 
C. nyctimus Westw. (98 c) is distributed from Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador and apparently not rare. 
C. salacia Hew. (98 c) from the Upper-Amazon (and Brazil?) differs from the preceding in both the 
sexes by another shape of the wings, in the 3 by the median band of the forewings running almost rectilinearly, 
in the 9 by the absence of the rusty red spot near the apex of the forewings and by the rusty yellow colouring 
in the anal angle of the hindwings and beneath by the exterior bands having the same shape as on the upper 
surface. 
C. sabrina Hew. (98d) from Brazil and Southern Brazil is remarkable for the style of colouring 
in the 2 which does not repeat itself in this genus. i 
C. antinoé Godt. (98d) from Brazil and the Amazon region is considerably larger, the 3 having far 
protracted apices of the forewings. Although the Q is very similar to the 9 of acontius, it has in the middle 
of the discocellularis of the forewing, close to the subcostal, a rusty red spot which is missing in the Q of 
acontius, whereas the latter shows more rusty red markings near the apex of the forewings. Beneath the 99 
of the two species are very different, as in the Q of antinoé the brown colouring is prevalent. 
C. chromis Db/. and Hew. (= pierreti Dbl. and Hew.) (98 d, e) from Honduras to Bolivia is more stoutly 
built and has narrower golden-yellow bands. The 9 has a broader yellow median band of the hindwings. — 
ab. sex. 2 columbana Stich. (from Colombia) has yellow spots on the forewings and white spots on the hind- 
wings. 
C. godmani Stich. (98 e) from Northern Colombia and Central America (specimen before us from 
Chiriqui) has a similar shape as chromis, but a broader and shorter golden-yellow median band. In our Q the 
markings on the hindwings and the two spots in the middle of the costal margin of the forewings are yellow, 
the other markings of the forewings, however, are white. The figure shows that, compared with the 2 of 
chromis, the median band of the hindwings is considerably narrower, while the submarginal spots are broader. 
C. salambria Fidr. (98 e) from Colombia, Peru and Bolivia has still more broadened golden-yellow 
bands which fill up the whole interior area of the hindwings, except a black spot at the base of the wings. 
The 2 resembles the Q of godmani, but has in the apex of the forewings larger and more strongly expressed 
spots all of which are yellow; the submarginal yellow spots of the upper surface of the hindwings are nar- 
rower, something like in the 9 of chromis. 
Of C. numilia 4 forms are described. The typical form numilia Cr. (98 b) occurs in Surinam and on 
the Amazon; it is chiefly characterized by the Q which shows a short and broad yellow median band of the 
forewings and yellowish-red discus of the hindwings. — In esite Fldr. from Mexico to Colombia the golden- 
yellow spots are reduced in size in the 3, and the 9 has black hindwings and a narrower, but longer yellow 
spot of the forewings. — penthia Hew. from Brazil (to the south of the Amazon) is smaller, the gg have some- 
what less blue spots at the distal margin of the hindwings and the. 99 have yellow instead of greenish blue 
submarginal markings of the hindwings (like the @ of eszte). But there are also 99 occurring that have the 
hindwings similar to those of nwmilia, only the brown-red colour being darker; we denominate this form ab. 
fulva. — neogermanica Stich. from Paraguay is the smallest form; the golden-yellow spots are more subdued 
and the bluish markings at the distal margin of the hindwings are only suggested. The 9 has a strongly cornered 
apex of the forewings, a concave distal margin rounded behind and a straight inner margin; the hindwings 
are rounded, at the anal end a little angular. — The larva of penthia is in the last stage bright green, at the 
black head there is above the mouth a large red spot, so that only lateral stripes remain of the black colouring, 
the whole animal is as if overstrewn with white glass beads, the ground of the dorsal and subdorsal spines is 
of a bright red, the other spines being pale yellow, above them all the spines as far as the middle of the acces- 
sory spines are green, then follow a black point or a black transversal band and a white point. The larva has 
similar habits as the larva of Myscelia orsis, but it does not cover itself with faeces; when at rest, it is about 
S-shaped, in which position its body and head are lying flat on the leaf. The pupa on the whole resembles 
that of MW. orsis and is something less flattened out; ground colour green, above preponderantly whitish green, 
especially on the 6. to 9. segment, between the edge of the wings and the margin of the wings there is a brown 
stripe which is continued forward and, enclosing the upper part of the horns and the base of the antennae, unites 
itself there with the other side; on the 6. and 7. segment there are little black dots as remainders of the spines. 
The pupa is fastened to the upper surface of the leaves and raises itself under the effect of light, or rather 
turns towards the light. 
C. acontius ZL. (98c) from Colombia, Guiana, Brazil and Paraguay exhibits, together with the 
following, very closely connected species, in the 3 a special shape of the wings; the figures make a further descrip- 
tion dispensable. The ¢ is distinguished from the following orites by a brown-coloured scent-organ on the 
upper surface of the hindwings and, besides, by the golden-yellow band of the forewings being semicircularly 
bordered in front. — exquisitus Stich. is a larger form from the Upper Amazon distinguished by a strongly 
