HELICONINAE. Additions. By Dr. A. Serrz. 593 
Additions 
tothe American Nymphalidae. 
The American Nymphalidae s. s. are the most favourably classified into 4 subfamilies: 1. Acraeinae, 
2. Heliconiinae, 3. Clothildinae, and 4. Nymphalinae. Thus they would have to be enumerated: 
P. 358 Acraeinae (1. subfamily). P. 402 Clothildinae (3. subfamily). 
P. 375 Heliconiinae (2. subfamily). -P. 403 Nymphalinae (4. subfamily). 
Heliconinae. 
Mr. H. Nevsrerrer (Vienna) has subsequently denominated some additional Heliconies and, besides, 
most kindly sent me some corrections to the Chapter of Heliconius : 
To A. narcaeus (p. 378) we must remark that the extreme specimens of narcaeus are all 3g, whereas 
the specimens denoted as ab. connexa with a broad black oblique band, distal to the yellow band of the fore- 
wing, are always 2°. The name ab. connewa is, therefore, to be eliminated. — The specimens exhibiting the 
band of connexa tempered or narrowly interrupted, may be ¢¢ as well as 99. — ab. phystea occurs particularly 
in the 3, but not exclusively, so that the name may remain. — ab. brunnescens Neuwst. from Rio de Janeiro brunnescens. 
exhibits the oblique band of the forewing and the median band of the hindwing dusted with red-brown. 
To A. ismenius we must add: ab. albofasciatus Neuwst. differs by the confluency of the discal white 
spots of the forewings forming a broader median band; presumably from ,,Bogota‘‘, which is undoubtedly 
a mistake. 
To numata (p. 379) we must remark that Rirrarru describes the 9 of the form guwiensis with such a 
broad median band of the hindwing that it is in the middle confluent with the costal margin, whereas in the 
33 of numatus it does not touch the costal margin. Guiana. — RirrarTH denominates as sincerus a form like 
superioris Btlr. in which the small yellow apical spots of the upper surface of the forewings are altogether absent, 
thus creating a resemblance with hippola Hew. (72 ¢) in which, however, the median oblique band of the hind- 
wing is not yellow, but rusty brown like the ground-colour. Venezuela. 
silvana: According to NEUSTETTER (i. |.), his hopfferi is not identical with ethra Hbn.; it corresponds, 
however, to our figure of ethra (72 e), but not to HUEBNER’s figure which is identical with our figure of silvana 
(72¢). NeustTeTTerR (i. |.) confines the name silvana to those specimens in which the yellowish spots in the 
distal part of the forewing are larger than in our figure of silvana, so that they almost touch each other; in 
typical silvana the hindwings are also more blackened before the middle of the border. 
— brasiliensis Newst. is a form of ethra from Espiritu Santo in which the median band of the hind- 
wings is brown, instead of light yellow, about the same difference as between satis and narcaea. 
As a synonym add to the form silvana-diffusa: (= divisius Kaye). Insert behind mentor (p. 380), before 
numismaticus : 
— orchamus Weym. Similar to mentor, larger with entirely black unspotted apical part of the fore- 
wing; the basal half darker, more red-brown; on the hindwing the red-brown bands of the under surface extend 
only from the inner margin to the middle of the wings. Villavicencio. 
To novatus (p. 381) we have to add artemis Riff. which stands between typical novatus (72 f) and lenaeus 
(78 e). The darker dots of the row beyond the middle of the hindwings are enlarged to small spots, but scar- 
cely half as large as those in novatus; the cone extended proximally between the median veins by the black 
distal margin, does not cohere with the apical black in artemis; the sulphur-yellow oblique band is yellower 
than in novatus, but not so extensively yellow as in lenaeus. Bolivia. 
To the 18 forms enumerated of aristiona (p. 381) we have to add yet: 
ab. lepidus Riff. from Ecuador which, however, flies also in Colombia with other forms of aristiona, 
greatly resembles ewphrasius (73 b); the forewings are almost exactly as in the latter, though lighter, brighter, 
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albofascia- 
tus. 
sincerus. 
brasiliensis. 
orchamus. 
artemis. 
lepidus. 
