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— thamyra Cr. (45 c) is a form of andromeda in -which the eye-spot in cellule 2 on each wing is not black but fliamyra.- 

 coloured like the others. From Surinam. — marginata Sigr. differs from true andromeda only in having marginata. 

 the extreme border of both wings grej' for a breadth of about 1 mm in addition to the grey fringes. It oc- 

 curs in Soiith Brazil (province of Sao Paulo) and in Paraguay. — leuctra Bih . (45 c) is also referred to andro- leucira. 

 meda by Godjiak and Salvin. The median area of both wings is broadly dark brown beneath, proximally 

 shading off into lighter, distally sharply bounded by a straight white band. Behind this in the marginal 



area are placed on a white ground on the forewing 5 small ocelli, on the hindwing 4 somewhat larger ones, 

 of which the 2nd and 5th on the forewing and the 1st and 4th on the hindwing are black, the others brownish, 

 but all have yellow rings and white pupils. Sometimes (as in the example figured) there is in addition a small 

 5th ocellus on the hindwing. Rare. Butlee kneAv no locality, the example figured is from Terapato in Peru. 



— uzza Btlr., a frrrther form of andromeda, in which on the dark brown upper surface of the forewing 2 uzza. 

 ochre-yellow bands are placed, one behind the middle, the other before the margin, the latter being prox- 

 imally margined with brown. On the under surface the basal area is light bluish grey to the middle of 

 both wings, where it gradually shades off into the narrow dark brown median band. The latter is distally 



not quite straight, but sharply defined. Next to it is placed the white-yellow band of the marginal area, and 

 then follows the almost ochre-yellow marginal area, which is only bluish grey in the inner-marginal half of the 

 hindwing, with 6 eye-spots on each wing, of which only the two last on the hindwing are black with red-yellow 

 rings, all the others being ochi'e-yellow. Described by Butler from a $ from St. Geronimo in Guatemala, 

 coll. Salvix. — elegia Stgr. i. I. (45 c) is a hitherto undescribed form of andromeda, which most nearly ap- elegia. 

 proaches vzza Btlr. Instead of the two ochre-yellow bands of uzza, elegia has only one, which extends from the 

 costal margin of the forewing to beyond vein 2 and decreases uniformly in breadth from 11 mm anteriorly 

 to 4 mm posteriorly. The hindwing has sharp angles at all the veins and is unicolorous dark brown with a fine 

 darker submarginal Hne. The under surface is similar to that of andromeda, basal and median area of both 

 wings dark, the proximal part of the marginal area of the forewing is dull ochre-yellow like the upper surface, 

 the 2nd eye-spot is removed somewhat distad as in andromeda. The hindwing has behind the middle a light li- 

 lac straight band, of the 6 ocelli the fifth is not darker than the others, but of the same colour. (J from 

 the Rio Songo (1200 m) and Yungas, Bolivia. Coll. Bang-Haas. — I give the name asterle to a new form asierie. 

 of andromeda in which the marginal area on the underside of the forewing is only a little broader at the 

 costal than at the inner margin, namely 14 mm. against 12. The light band in the proximal part of the mar- 

 ginal area, which is ochre-yellow and 4 mm. in breadth, is consequently much more vertical and is continued in the 

 same direction on the hindwing. The rest of the marginal area is brownish ochre-yellow, on the forewing 

 vsith five ocelli, on the hindwing with six, of which the first on the forewing and the first and last on the hind- 

 wing are only small, the others with the exception of the one in cellule 2 all measure 3 mm. in diameter, but 

 that in cellule 2 has a diameter of 6 mm. and hence immediately attracts attention by its size, moreover it is 

 deep black and' has an ochre-yellow and a brown ring and thick white pupil. The other ocelli are all yellow- 

 brown with ochre-yellow and brown rings. The light band of the underside shows through somewhat on the 

 otherwise unicolorous browm upper surface. From Colombia ($: coll. Weyme-r). — Cleopatra -f'ZfZr. (45 c) cleopatra. 

 should probably also be regarded as a form of andromeda, although the light under surface and the often 

 very indistinct eye-spots give it the appearance of an independent species. The upperside is brown, the ground- 

 colour of the underside everywhere light lilac. The lightest examples have the transverse bands between basal 

 and central areas and between central and marginal areas only narrow, but the latter transverse band is usually 

 the broader, so that it fills up the distal half of the median area with brown; on the forewing, however, the 

 whole of the median area is often brown, at least in its anterior half. The distal half of the marginal area is 

 likewise brown and shades off proximally on both wings into the lilac ground-colour. Here are placed on the 

 forewing five, on the hindwing six white dots in more or less distinct rings, which latter, however, are often 

 wanting. From Brazil (Rio Negro, Bahia, Espirito Santo). In the examples from Espirito Santo the mar- 

 ginal area of the forewing is much narrower, measuring anteriorly only 10 mm., posteriorly only 8. 



T. xenana Btlr. (46 b). Distal margin of the forewing straight, but rather oblique, the apex rounded, xenana. 

 the hindwing feebly dentate. Upper surface unicolorous dark brown, the apex of the forewing somewhat lighter. 

 On the under surface the base and middle of both wings are dark brown, distally bordered by a straight, light 

 lilac line. Marginal area lighter brown with a row of five white dots on the forewing and six on the hindwing, 

 which are indistinctly margined with ochre-yellow. From Cayenne and from Pebas in Peru. — sosis Hpffr. sosis. 

 (45 d) is quite similar to the preceding in markings, but the forewing is shorter and broader and its distal margin 

 more vertical. Moreover, the hindwing is more strongly dentate. On the underside the marginal area at the 

 costal margin of the forewing is much narrower, and hence its proximal boundary, i. e. the light lilac, distally 

 diffuse line^ runs almost parallel with the distal margin, whilst in xenana it converges strongly with the distal 

 margin. On the black-brown basal half of the hindwing beneath there is a strongly curved black transverse 

 line. The white dots in the marginal area are very distinct. Peru, Surinam, Brazil (Espirito Santo and 

 Bahia). — godmani Stgr. i. I. (46 b) is similar to xenana, but the forewing is narrower, more elongated and the godmani. 

 distal margin incurved in the middle. Upper surface brown. Under surface dark brown to beyond the middle. 



