cyane. 
reducta. 
burmeisteri. 
boliviana. 
seraphina. 
cherubina. 
parva. 
thalysia. 
lavinia. 
ornata. 
chlorotaenia. 
clothilda. 
vacunda. 
fluibunda. 
cretacea. 
pavon. 
subtunifor- 
mis. 
inumbratus. 
cuellinia. 
mentas. 
agathina. 
agathis. 
546 CHLORIPPE. By J. Ropnf. 
of a remarkably light structure and has 2 points, the valve is most peculiar by four skinny appendages. — 
According to the nomenclatural rules, this genus has to be denominated Catargyria Hbn. 
Ch. cyane Latr. (= lucasii Dbl. and Hew.) (110 Ba) from Colombia has beside the blue band of the 
hindwing, on the forewing only a blue spot at the inner margin, the blue reflection extends, however, not only 
over the greatest part of the hindwings, but also over the basal part of the forewings. The 2 has somewhat 
green reflection on both the sides of the white band of the hindwing, though only at the posterior part. The 
form occurring in Peru lacks the blue spot at the inner margin of the forewings: reducta subsp. nov. 
Ch. burmeisteri G. and S. (110 Ba) from Argentina (Tucuman) is smaller than cyane and has a more 
deeply cut out distal margin of the forewings. The blue median spot exhibits a pure blue (without a greenish 
shine) and proceeds further towards the anal angle. The under surface of the forewings has more sharply deli- 
mited dark spots and the hindwings show sharper bands and much violet colouring. The form from Bolivia 
was denominated boliviana by OBERTHUER. 
Ch. seraphina Hbn. (= laurentia Godt.) (110 B a) from South Brazil and West Colombia (Cauca Valley) 
has greenish-blue bands on the fore- and hindwings, appearing in lateral exposure almost of a pure green. The 
very intense blue reflection extends almost upon the whole surface of the hindwings and on the basal half of 
the forewings. The 9 resembles the 3. of lauretta occurring likewise in South Brazil. The gd from Colombia 
have somewhat narrower blue bands on all the wings. According to voN BoENNINGHAUSEN the butterfly occurs 
only in single specimens. 
Ch. cherubina Fidr. (110 Ba, b) from Central America and the western part of South America as 
far as Bolivia, has broader and longer, as well as greener bands of all the wings. The @ differs above and 
beneath rather much from the @ of seraphina. The form from Bolivia is smaller, darker and has somewhat 
narrower and bluer bands: parva subsp. nov. — thalysia Fruhst. from Ecuador (Balzabamba), of which only 
the ¢ is known, has narrower blue median bands and a bright distal part in which the black submarginal band 
is especially prominent. Hindwing with two subanal long narrow red spots standing vertically below each 
other. On the under surface all the black basal and median spots are more prominent, the shape of the very 
strong anti- and submarginal moon-spot-bands resembles cyane. 
Ch. lavinia Stir. (110 Bb) from Peru and Bolivia has a marvellous green reflection. The white 
parts of the median band, in lateral exposure, exhibit a reddish shine. The aberrative form ornata Fruhst. (110 b) 
has a more or less large brownish-yellow subapical spot of the forewings. The 9 has been discovered by Mr. 
A. H. Fassu; it varies in the colouring of the light forewing-band similarly as the 9. There occur gg among 
lavinia (in ornata also?) in which the band on the upper surface, except a white spot at the costal margin of 
the hindwings, is completely green: chlorotaenia ab. nov. (Hastern Colombia, Villavicencio, 400 m, A. H. Fasst). 
Ch. clothilda F/dr. (110 B b) from Colombia has short and broad bands of bluish gloss. The blue reflec- 
tion is not so intensive as in the preceding species. 
Ch. vacuna Godt. (110 Bc) from South Brazil and Paraguay has deep-blue reflection of which only 
the apex of the forewing is free. The 99 have a full brown oblique band and resemble the agathina-99. The 
brown oblique band varies greatly in the gg. According to VON BOENNINGHAUSEN vacuna is not rare at 
its flying-places. — The Paraguay-form fluibunda FruAst. has the forewing-band dissolved into isolated, roun- 
dish maculae; in the 9 the inner submarginal band on the upper surface of the hindwings is placed more pro- 
ximally; specimens in which the subapical spots are above and beneath white or whitish, have been denominated 
ab. cretacea by STICHEL. 
Ch. pavon Latr. (= pavonii Ky.) (110 Be) is distributed from Mexico to Bolivia. The g¢ have but 
little violet reflection. The 2 has a brown median band of all the wings. Specimens with a grey under sur- 
face of the hindwings are circulating by the name of subtuniformis Stgr. 7. 1. — inumbratus Fruhst. from 
Paraguay has smaller subapical spots; beneath, all the wings have more prominent and broadened. violet, red 
and black spots and bands; median band of the hindwings of a lighter whitish-violet; all the wings with two 
rows of large submarginal moonspots. — cuellinia Fruhst. from Mexico is described as follows: 3g reddish- 
yellow apical spot of the forewings smaller than in pavon, with two nice white proximal dots. Median band 
more pronounced. Under surface: darker, forewing with 3 distinct whitish-grey, small subapical dots; hind- 
wing with intensive reddish-brown median bands. 2 very large; under surface: forewing with extensive yellow- 
ish subapical spot. Hindwing whitish-grey. 
Ch. mentas Bsd. (110 Bc) from Central America (Honduras, Chiriqui) is smaller than pavon and 
has an indistinct brownish-yellow subapical spot of the forewings. The under surface, especially of the hind- 
wings, exhibits much more pronounced markings. The 2 above and beneath resembles extraordinarily an 
Adelpha. 
Crain. 
Ch. agathina 4. (110 Bd) from Surinam and the Upper Amazon has only little blue reflection. The 
under surface of all the wings has often very few markings. The 9 has a very broad yellowish-brown oblique 
band behind the middle of the hindwings. — The North Brazilian form being slightly different has been denomi- 
nated agathis Godt. 
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