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species of the iphicla-series, ventrally hardly noticeably convex, the point slightly rounded. The whole valve 
set with long hair, the clunicula narrowly triangular, the uncus covered with little warts. The habitus of attica 
somewhat resembles davisi (106 c) except the dark loam-coloured tint also passing over on the white median 
stripes of the hindwings. The under surface is specialized throughout and has the prominent white spot encircled 
by black before the cell-apex of the forewings in common with the A. serpa-group (107 ¢). On the hindwings 
there are brown or black or violet bands. — attica Fldr. (110 Aa). Type in the Tring-Museum, as well as a 3 
from the beginning of the rainy period at the end of March or in the beginning of April 1897, collected 400 to 
1300 m between Villavicencio and Monteredondo by Dr. BURGER. Ground-colour of the under surface light 
yellowish-brown. Ochreous band of the upper surface of the forewings somewhat narrower than in carmela 
subsp. nov. This is, as to the habitus, larger than the preceding form; under surface with broader white, and 
with more extensive dark brown, longitudinal bands. Colombia, without exact habitat in the collection of 
FRUHSTORFER, but presumably from the Rio Dagua, since it was obtained by W. Rosensere. — lesbia Stgr 
With broader and somewhat lighter ochreous bands of the forewings than aética, band of the hindwings costally 
bordered with fainter yellow. Patria: Alto Amazonas, 1 3, STAUDINGER’s co-type, captured by A. Banc-Haas, in 
Coll. FRuHSTORFER. — serita subsp. nov. (110 Aa) 3: light ochreous band of the forewing much narrower than 
in the mentioned races, just like the white longitudinal band of the hindwings which is costally only less tinged 
in yellow than Jesbia, instead of it the anal spot of the upper surface of the hindwings is enlarged. Under 
surface: is very closely allied to carmela by the dark brown bands, but differs from it by the more extensive 
and light whitish-violet submarginal spots and strigae of all the wings. Bolivia, Province of Sara, end 
of February till the beginning of April. 
A. gavina spec. nov. is most closely allied to calliphane (p. 526) by the very similar upper surface (109 b) 
The shape of the wings is, however, more compact, the reddish-yellow apical spot of the forewings shorter 
and considerably broader. The white median band more of the character of A. abia Hew. (109 a). Subanal 
spot of the hindwings uncommonly large, beating in extent that of calliphane, epizygis (109 a), and falcipennis. 
Under surface: remarkably similar to that of A. plesawre, showing, however, also certain analogies with A. 
calliphane, but immediately distinguishable from it by the white zone of the forewings terminating already 
at the base of the anterior median, whereby the under surface comes in connection to epizygis, albia, falcipennis. 
Oceurring from Rio de Janeiro and Espiritu Santo to Blumenau, Santa Catharina. 2 33, 4 99 in the Coll. 
FRUHSTORFER. 
A. melona is to be numbered among the largest species of the genus. The Q generally excels 
A. archidona (107 b) in the dimension of the wings. The yellowish-brown zone of the forewings more compact, 
more homogeneous than in A. nea (110 Ab). Under surface with only one black-bordered white spot before 
the cell-apex, the brown bands of the hindwings darker and broader than in serpa (107 ¢). The nomenclatural 
form melona Hew. has remained unknown to me, it is absent in the Tring-Museum and also in my collection 
Very likely it resembles Peruvian specimens the 33 of which exhibit a somewhat darker under surface than 
the 33 from Surinam. — thesprotia F/dr. has a lighter and more extensive reddish-yellow zone of the forewin 
than the Peruvian race. © with light ochre-yellow band which is overhued in whitish as far as to the posterior 
median. The white area of the under surface in the ¢ distally light coffee-brown, in the 9 bordered by nearly 
greyish-brown. Surinam, Cayenne. According to Kaye, a vicarious form is found in the Isle of Trinidad. — 
leucocoma subsp. nov. (110 Aa) is found at the Upper Amazon. The 3g also shows traces of a white hue at the 
submedian and a more extensive white median band of the hindwings. The under surface more faded with 
paler bands. — meridionalis swbsp. nov. (110 Aa) 9: distinct local form, distinguished by the uniform broad 
dark ochre-yellow longitudinal band of the forewings somewhat tinged in white at the submedian, and by the 
median area of the hindwings, being also anally very much broadened, the hindwings exhibiting a nearly double 
as broad yellow subanal spot. Under surface remarkably lacking blue spots of silvery lustre, but with large 
white spots in the cell of the forewing and very broad and light Follow: brown bands of the intiaeb ings. Patria 
Brazil, Santa Catharina, 9-type in the Tring-Museum. Whether this habitat is correct ? — I should presume 
similarly coloured 99 in Southern Peru or in Bolivia. 
A. arete, a magnificent species hitherto known only from Brazil. Upper surface very similar to 
A. melona, but the forewing shows a purely white sharply limited zone advancing as far as to the posterior 
and sometimes even to the middle median. Under surface at once recognizable by 3 broad brown bands covering 
the whole upper surface of the wings and leaving only two pregnant white stripes. arete Men. (110 Ab) from 
Central Brazil: forewings with a bipartite white stripe reaching as far as to the last median. Espiritu Santo. 
— cibyra subsp. nov. is based upon a & of the Geneva Museum, nearly without any traces of a white hue on 
the forewings and with a uniform yellowish brown band, habitat unknown. — pseudarete subsp. nov., likewise 
of an uncertain habitat, differs from arete by the white spot on the upper surface of the forewings advancing 
as far as to the wing-centre. Anatomically A. arete which was examined in the form pseudarete deviates 
from A. attica by the boldly curved, ventrally distinct valve with a distal part tapering off rather suddenly. 
The clunicula may be considered the narrowest one among all the species examined. It is digitiform and rather 
uniformly covered with spinules placed in almost regular rows. The end of the valve is sharply armed. Uncus 
narrower than in A. attica Fldr. 
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atlica. 
carmela. 
. lesbia. 
serita. 
. gavina. 
. melona. 
gs thesprotia. 
lewcocoma. 
meridiona- 
lis. 
arete. 
cibyra. 
pseudarete. 
