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redaish-brown cellular spot of the upper surface of the forewings, which exists as an insignificant white spot 
in some Brazilian specimens at most. The upper surface of ¢phthime exhibits besides subdued blue longitudinal 
bands. The hindwings show a more sharply defined black median band and more pregnant white-tinged ocelli. 
— Larvae according to MasripE black with lateral blue dots, on a creeper with broad leaves which has no 
popular name. Palpi dark green with white ribs, pupa’s rest lasting two weeks. — iphthime Bates (105 a) has 
the most distinctly prominent and largest white spots of the forewings. The upper surface of the hindwings 
distinguished by a light brown median band not existing in the more southern forms. The reddish-brown fra- 
ming of the under surface of all the wings deeper and more prominent than in the allied races. From Mexico 
to Panama, also reported from the Upper Amazon by Bares. — gervasia subsp. nov. is the eastern continental 
branch founded upon specimens occurring from Bahia throughout the whole Brazilian Provinces as far as Rio 
Grande do Sul inclusively. The bands, being of a light blue in iphthime, are replaced by greyish-blue ones, the 
white transcellular spots of the forewings remain smaller and are veiled by grey, just like the spot before the 
cell-apex. The under surface is of a less bright reddish-brown, but more extensively spotted in black. —ater- 
nia subsp. nov. approximates the Central American iphthime by very large white spots on the forewings, though 
it differs from them by deeper and darker bluish-grey places on the upper surface. Bolivia. 
A. epinome seems to inhabit exclusively Brazil and Paraguay and differs from A. iphthime by its 
large habitus, rounder wing-contours and a darker, but still more varied and more variegated upper surtace. 
The black median spots of both the wings are more prominent, the single specimens more variable. The basal 
part of the forewings without blue admixture. epinome F/dr. (105 b) seems to be the most common species 
in the South Brazilian Provinces, occurring most anywhere where magnificent trees in the neighbourhood of 
large townships give the butterflies opportunity to pursue their favourite habit in resting on the grey bark 
of the trees, with their wings spread out and after having been rattling energetically. There exist 2 forms of 
the 3 as well as of the Q. I have at hand: a) $3 in which the black median zigzag-band of the hindwings is 
distally overshadowed by grey, and b) jg in which this longitudinal band is distally set with 2 to 4 distinct 
white spots. On the other hand, there exist 99 specimens which a) have the same light greyish-white 
spotted forewings as the $¢ and also otherwise general 3 similarity (form of the rainy period ?), and b) such 
exhibiting more uniform, sombre, hazy brownish-grey (form of the dry period ?). — Specimens being especially 
extensively covered with brownish-grey have been denominated fallax Stgr. (105 b). From Espiritu Santo 
to Rio Grande do Sul and in Paraguay. — florentia subsp. nov. is the form of the northernmost branch known 
distinguishable from the South Brazilian epinome by remarkably large almost white subapical spots of both 
the wings. On the under surface the white spots are predominant, the black grates are reduced as well as the 
brown framing of both the wings. Bahia. 
A. fornax resembles above somewhat A. feronia and A. epinome, the under surface, however, is 
immediately distinguishable from all the other species by the ochreous area of the hindwings exhibiting only 
a series of white marginal and submarginal spots. Q scarcely differing from the 3, but with roundish wing- 
contours. There are but two areal forms: fornax Hbn. (105 c), forewing with distinctly projecting apical part, 
the median spots of the forewings relatively small. From Rio de Janeiro to Paraguay, besides in Venezuela. — 
fornacalia Fruhst. is larger in the habitus, the discal spots of the forewings more extensive, the hindwings darker 
than in fornax. From Texas and Mexico to Bolivia. In Guiana and the Amazon Valley, as well as in North 
Brazil, fornax seems to be absent. 
A. alicia Bates (105 e) combines the scheme of markings of A. chloé on the upper surface and of 
A. fornax on the under surface. The forewings of alicia are nearly black, with three rows of white beautifully 
shaped spots being united to oblique bands, hindwings being bordered in black, without white intramedian 
dots, otherwise almost like in A. fornax. Upper Amazon, from Pebas, Sao Paulo and Iquitos. 
A. rosandra spec. nov. Smaller by about one third compared to A. alicia beside which it occurs. 
3 set with more prominent and lighter grey spots of the forewings than even the Q of A. alicia. Ocelli of 
the hindwings not elliptic or nucleiform, but roundish with white pupil. Under surface fo the forewings 
analogous to that of A. alicia, hindwings, however, decorated with small blue ocelli and provided with a black 
square spot at the costal margin, both of which are missing in alicia. Sao Paulo do Olivencia, type in the 
Coll. STAUDINGER. 
A. amphinome. One of the most common species of the genus with a range from Mexico to Bolivia, 
Rio Grande do Sul and Paraguay. The 9 has rounder wing-contours and a somewhat broader and mostly 
also lighter transverse band of the forewings. Its habitat in the lowlands, in Central America found in altitudes 
ranging up to about 1000 m. — mexicana Luc. This rather insignificant local form has been described by 
Lucas as a species in’a diagnosis of 50 lines. In short, comprehensive words mexicana differs from amphinome 
L. by darker-powdered, somewhat narrower bands of the forewings and by the appearance of a second subapical 
greyish-white spot which also attracted Lucas’ attention, presenting itself together with the upper spot on 
the under surface as a larger and purely white macula. The hindwings are of a somewhat paler red tinge than 
iphthime. 
gervasid. 
atlernia. 
epinome. 
fallax. 
florentia. 
jornax. 
Jornacalia. 
alicia. 
rosandra. 
mervicand. ~ 
