phylaca. 
trinita. 
phylacides. 
saranda. 
georgias. 
goyama. 
barnesia. 
phliassa. 
520 ADELPHA. By H. FRUHSTORFER. 
A. phylaca resembles above an A. erotia (106 e) with narrowed yellow zone of the forewings. The 
white hue of the submedian part advances almost to the middle median and stays likewise more reduced than 
in the white-dotted erotia and delphicola. Tegumen strong with robust, broad and relatively short uncus. 
Valve anteriorly tapering, clunicula broader than in A. boeotia. Valve compared to A. erotia narrower, longer, 
clunicula, however, very similar so that by means of the valval appendage the species of the whole group of 
A. erotia cannot be distinguished. Only when considering the total number of all the characteristica, we may 
ascertain differences, though not easily. The great affinities of the species are not only expressed in the 
markings, but also in the sexual organs. phylaca has a greater range than was known hitherto. phylaca Bat., 
described from Guatemala and advancing to the north as far as Mexico, has very large light-yellow preapical 
spots and an extensive median area with nearly double as broad white zone of the hindwings as A. leopardus 
(106 d). A diminutive form of it is trinita Kaye from the Isle of Trinidad in which the whole yellow area of 
the forewings appears most reduced. — phylacides subsp. nov. (106f). g: the yellow longitudinal band much 
narrower than in phylaca, proximally deep indented. Under surface darker reddish-brown with sharply defined 
bluish-violet spots. Alto Amazonas, Peru, also in the central part of the Amazon. — sarana subsp. nov. (106 c). 
Habitus smaller than the preceding form, the yellow anterior half of the forewing-band broader, lighter. Under 
surface; very much brightened, with faded yellow, instead of distinctly defined reddish-brown bands, the spots 
being dark violet in phylacides are almost white, the submarginal bands subdued, with grey, instead of metallic 
blue lustre. Bolivia, from the Province of Sara. — georgias subsp. nov. was recently discovered in Mato-Grosso 
(Brazil); it beats the phylaca-forms so far known by the size of the strongly darkened orange-coloured zone 
of the forewings. Median stripes of the hindwings, however, strangulated, under surface faded, most similar 
to that of A. goyama, preponderantly greyish-brown. 
A. goyama Schaus is perhaps also only a phylaca-race; but since the clasping-organs are somewhat 
different, we provisionally mention it here as a species of its own. Before I knew the description by ScHavs, 
I denominated the form leopardus by which i. 1. denomination we figure it fig. 106d. Smaller, with narrower 
wings than sarana, the anterior yellowish half of the median band of the forewings running more rectilinearly, 
the white median bands considerably narrower. The under surface still more monotonous than in sarana, 
almost without any violet marking being replaced by a monotonous grey. The brown postmedian line of the 
hindwings being narrow in sarana is more than double as broad. We repeat here the original diagnosis of 
Scuaus *): ,,Adelpha goyama Schaus. Forewing with a white band from the inner margin to above the second 
vein, surmounted by a large yellowish space growing narrower at the fifth vein. Near the apex three narrow 
yellowish spots. Hindwing with a broad white band from the costa to the anal angle, a yellowish spot in the 
anal angle. Under surface of the forewings: costal striped in grey with some white and reddish at the base; 
cellule at the base whitish lilac with a reddish streak from the median vein, 4 reddish transverse lines. Base 
beneath the cellule greyish-brown. The white median band extended as far as the costal margin, but with a 
reddish-brown hue above the third vein, distally likewise bordered by a reddish-brown line being replaced at 
the costa by a square dark brown space. Then follow 3 whitish spots, furthermore a subterminal grey line and 
a marginal reddish-brown one, apex and terminal area reddish brown. Hindwings greyish-white at the base. 
The white median band extensively bordered by reddish-brown. The submarginal zone greyish-brown, tra- 
versed by’a thick brown line. The distal margin greyish-white, in front of it 2 reddish lines. Two small black 
crescents with reddish-brown cap in the anal angle. Expanse of wings: 43 mm. Brazil: Castro (Parana). — 
Nearly allied to erotia, also known from Paraguay. In the collection of FRUHSTORFER there are also speci- 
mens from Espiritu Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sa. Catharina and Cochabamba (Bolivia). Uncus somewhat thicker 
and the valve broader than in A. phylaca sarana from Bolivia. 
A. barnesia Schaus **). Forewing with a white median band from the inner margin to the third vein. 
A broad yellow spot above this, distally accompanied by 2 small yellow spots near the costa. Hindwings with 
a broad white median band. Anal angle very prominent. A yellowish spot near the anal angle. Under 
surface with a white median band, the yellowish zone, however, replaced by a dull white margin divided by 
reddish veins. My specimen differs from the name-type by the white submedian spot of the forewings reaching 
hardly the third resp. posterior median. The upper surface of barnesia entirely resembles erotia, the caudi- 
formly extended elongation of the hindwings distinguishes it, however, from erotia and all the vicarious types. 
The under surface of barnesia harmonizes with A. delphicola Fruhst. and A. aethalia Fldr. (106 d), the hind- 
wings, however, differ from these 2 species by an uncommonly extensive reddish-brown submarginal zone. 
Bolivia, very rare. Beside the fype there is only one ¢ of the Coll. FrunsToRFER known. 
A. phliassa has entirely the scheme of markings of A. plesaure (107 a) except that insome forms the white 
hue at the reddish-brown median zone of the upper surface of the forewings is absent. The under surface resem- 
bles that of A. delphicola and A. euboea. The yellow preapical spots are absent in phliassa like in A. plesaure, 
whereby these two species are easily distinguishable from all the types of the A. erotia-group. phliassa Godt. (107a), 
*) Proc. Un. Stat. Nat. Mus. 1900 p. 395. 
**) Proc. Un. Stat. Nat. Mus. 1900 p. 396. 
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