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darker than in the former, yet both are easil}^ distinguished from geryon by the large bluish white pupils. 

 Ecuador (Sarayaku and Makas); Colombia (Eio Toche at the Quindiu, 2200 m, in September, and Canon 

 del Tolima, 1700 m., in December). 



o) Apex of the forewing as if truncate, the distal margin obtusely angled at the upper radial. 

 The inner margin of the forewng in the o o deviating 4 — 6 mm. from the rectilinear. Otherwise as in b. 



A. phasiane BtJr. (43 c). Size about the same as in the preceding species, pattern also similar, but plumane. 

 the apex of the forewing is as it were truncate, so that the distal margin forms an obtuse angle below 

 the apex. The inner margin of the fore^uing in the ^ deviates 4 mm. from the rectilinear; ground-colour 

 reddish brown. Forewing with 3 large, white-centred ocelli, of which the anterior one has 2 pupils (one 

 near to the edge). Hind wing with 4 round black spots in place of the ocelli. On both wings the ocelli 

 and spots are sm-roimded by brownish red-yellow. The under surface is almost like that of geryon, but 

 the ground-colour is reddish brown, the distal margin is not darker and before it stand out distinctly on 

 each wing 4 white spots, which correspond to the pupils and spots of the upper surface. The sexes do 

 not differ in colouring and markings. Venezuela (Maracaibo); Peru (Chanchamayo). 



A. pterocopha Godm. & Salv. The shape of the wings and the scheme of markings on the underside 'pierocopha. 

 is very similar to that of phasiane. But the upper surface is widely different and much more brightly 

 and finely coloui-ed. Moreover, the two sexes differ considerably above in the markings. ^ 95 mm. in ex- 

 panse. The inner margin of the forewing is more strongly excurved than in phasiane, deviating 6 mm. 

 from the rectUinear. Forewing above dark brown with 3 grey dots in cellules 3, 5 and 6, and with an 

 oval patch of flattened scales close above the submedian, which is widely curved posteriorly. Hindwing 

 •w^th a large, orange-yellow, horse-shoe-shaped spot at the apex, a large blue spot, 20 mm. in length, at 

 the anal angle, which occupies almost the entire distal half of the inner margin as far as the lower median 

 vein, and with 2 smaller blue spots in cellules 2 and 3, of which the latter is a mere dot. The 

 under surface is similar to that of geryon and phasiane, yellowish brown, finely strigulated with dark 

 brown, with brown, somewhat ciu'ved median band on both wings, 2 brown half-bands on the forewing 

 in the cell and a brown basal band on the forewing, which is posteriorly divided into several parts. 

 All these bands are accompanied at the distal side by lilac-coloured stripes, which fade off into the ground- 

 colour. In the marginal area 3 white dots on each wing. $ 100 mm. in expanse. The inner margin of the 

 forewing is not straight as in the other species of Antirrhaea, but somewhat excurved, yet the curvature 

 only amounts to 3 mm., thus oidy half that of the ^. Ground-colour dark brown; forewing behind the 

 middle with a lilac transverse band, which, gradually narrowing, extends from the costal to the inner 

 margin, is interrupted in cellule 4 and on which white dots are placed in cellules 2, 3, 5 and 6. The 

 hindwing has the anterior half of the distal margin red-yellow for a breadth of 11 — 12 mm. with a brown 

 submarginal stripe. From the upper median vein to the anal angle the red-yellow distal margin is only 

 4 mm. in breadth. In cellule 3 there is a larger, in cellule 5 a smaller lilac spot, the former on a brown, 

 the latter on a red-yellow ground, both with a white centre. Costa Rica, Panama (Santa Fe, Calobre). 

 Very rare. 



d) Apex of the forewing rounded, inner margin of the forewing in the (SS so strongly excurved that it 

 de\iates 7 to 10 mm. from the rectilinear. Hindwing at the upper median vein produced into a point, at the 

 lower obtusely angled. 



A. philoctetes L. (= mornaF.) (43 c). Forewing unicolorous brown with a white dot before the apex, philodeles. 

 The patch of flattened scales does not differ from the ground-colour, is large, oval, 12 mm. long and 7 mm. 

 broad and stands out rather distinctly. Hindwing brown, at the costal margin lighter, distally and poste- 

 riorly darker, a blue spot at the anal angle, followed by 2 large oval spots of the same colour, which 

 have a thick black centre, then a blue dot in cellule 4 and two white dots in cellules 5 and 6. On the 

 under surface the fore-wing is grey-brown with 2 straight brown transverse lines in the cell and a straight 

 white stripe behind the middle, which is only bent on vein 2 and terminates before the scent-organ. 

 On both sides of this stripe the ground-colour is somewhat darker. The scent-organ is circular, the hairs 

 placed at the edge of the circle are directed towards its centre and the tips touch one another. Even 

 when the wings are not set very far forward the anterior part of it remains free. Through the middle 

 of the hindwing runs a dark brown band 1.5 mm. in breadth from the costal to the inner margin, in the 

 marginal area in cellules 2 and 3 there are two black spots margined with light brown and in each of 

 cellules 4, 5 and 6 a white dot. A brown undulate line before the distal margin. Guiana, Lower Amazon, 

 Tapajos. — scoparia Btlr. only differs from philoctetes in that the forewing has above a lighter brown scoparia. 

 ground-colour, the markings of the underside showing through distinctly, and that on the hindwing basally 

 to the blue macular band of philoctetes there is a second band consisting of 4 spots. On the underside 

 of the hindwing ths 2 dark spots in the marginal area are nearly joined to the brown median band. 

 Described from an example from the Kaden collection, now in coll. Godman, of which the locality 

 i.s not known. 



