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is on both surfaces distally somewhat dentate, proximally more strongly angled and more chestnut-browii. 

 The spots at the apex of the hindwing are larger and continued to beyond the middle of the distal margin. From 

 Bolivia and Peru. — confusa Stgr. (56 d), a further from belonging here, is smaller than the preceding two. confusa. 

 The markings of the upper surface are different, especially on the hindwing, and the ground-colour in the 

 basal half lighter brown. From Ecuador. 



L. persepolis Hew. (56 e). May be recognized by the strongly dentate dark brown median band on persepolis. 

 the upper and under surface, which interrupts the chestnut-red submarginal band on the 2nd median vein 

 of the fore'wing. The basal part of both wings is chestnut-brown to the inner angle. Ecuador. 



L. hewitsonia Btlr. Above chestnut-brown, the distal half of both wings dark brown with 2 rows hcwitsonia. 

 of chestnut-brown spots, the distal row on the forewing not reaching the apex. The under surface is like 

 that of phalaesia. Bolivia. — neda Thieme is probably to be regarded as a form of heiuitsonia, with the two neda. 

 rows of spots golden chestnut-red and both reaching the costal margin of the forewing. The separate spots 

 are also narrower and longer and the dark bro\^Ta ground-colour extends somewhat further basad at the 

 costal margin of the forewing. From Limbani in Peru. 



L. circe Fldr. (= Pronoph. praeneste Hew.) (56 e) has the dark brown distal margin narrower than circe. 

 in hewitsonia and only traversed by one row of chestnut-red spots. The under surface is nearly as in the 

 allied species and has a row of M'hite dots in the disc of the hind^ving. The $ only differs from the ^ in the 

 lighter red-brown colouring above and beneath. Colombia (Bogota and East Cordillera). — cnephas Thieme cmphas. 

 is a form of circe in which the distal part of both wings is entirely darkened, so that all the red-brown spots are 

 scarcely perceptible. From Salento (Colombian Csntral Cordillera). 



L. palades Heic. (57 a) is a species similar to circe, which differs in the darker, but at the same time palades. 

 brighter browni-red ground-colour and the smaller, lighter golden-brown and differently placed spots in the 

 distal margin. The spot in cellule 2 of the forewing is long, bipartite, the inner part widely removed 

 prosimad, also the anterior spot is placed nearer the base. Beneath the forewing is brown-red with a row 

 of red-j'ellow spots. From Ecuador. Rare. 



L. zarathustra Thieme. Wings broad, forewing somewhat truncate at the apex. The outer tail of the zamthusfra. 

 hindwing broad and spatulate. All the markings very indistinct, the chestnut-red of the base and spots is 

 scarcely distinguishable from the black-brown distal margin. The spots of the forewing are large and broad 

 and proximally extend into the basal part. Somewhat more distinct is a triangular spot below the apex. 

 The spots of the hindwing resemble those of circe. From Papallacta on the Ghimborazo. 



L. behemoth Thieme is the shape of zarathustra, but the inner tail of the hindwing is wanting. Mark- behemoth. 

 ings and colouring on the other hand similar to those of circe Fldr. Before the distal margin only one 

 row of spots, which do not extend into the basal part. Only the spot in cellule 2 of the forewing is larger 

 and accompanied by a small browTi spot. This spot and also the costal spot of the forewing and two in cellules 

 4 and 5 of the hind\nng are brilliant light red. Colombia. Rare. Coll. Maassbn in the Zoolog. Museum, Berlin. 



L. parthyene Heiv. Above dark brown with red-brown submarginal band, which on the forewing is partliyene. 

 narrow and bears a black spot before the apex. Before the latter, close to the costa, a white spot. On the 

 hind^ving this band is broader and bears 5 black spots. Beneath the forewing is red-brown at the base, 

 the band is red-yellow, the white spot somewhat larger. Hindwing beneath much as in the allied species. 

 Galgalan in Ecuador. 



L. zapatoza Westv:. (56 e). The smallest and the first published species of the genus. The spots zapatoza. 

 in the brown distal margin of the forewing are more yellowish than the red-brown basal part. On the 

 under surface almost the whole of the apex is yellowish and the hindwing bears a straight row of 4 small 

 white spots. Venezuela. 



L. sombra Thieme (57 a) approaches za2Mtoza, but differs so much in the larger size and darker colour- somhra. 

 ing that it may probably be regarded as a good species. Above dark chestnut-brown, apex of the fore- 

 A\ing broadly, distal margin narrowly black-brown. The marginal spots but little lighter than the basal part. 

 Beneath the forewing is somewhat lighter than above, the apex marbled with grey and brown. The base and 

 inner margin of the hindwing are similarly marbled ; the distal part is for the most part filled up with brown, 

 with a row of 4 white spots. Cordillera of Bogota, Colombia. 



L. orbifera Btlr. (57 a). Above bright brown-red. Forewing with broad black-brown distal margin, orUfera. 

 which reaches to the cell, with 5 rather large, bright brown-red spots in a curved row. The hindwing 

 with narrow margin and 5 brown spots before it. Under surface as in zapatoza. Bolivia. — intercepta Thieme intercepta. 

 is a form of orhifera in which the brown-red spot in cellule 2 of the forewing is absent and on the hind- 

 wing the 3 anterior black-brown spots are confluent with the distal margin. From Banos in Ecuador. 

 In the form munda Thieme the ground-colour is brilliant chestnut-red, the dark distal margin is narrower and nmnda.. 

 the red spot in cellule 2 is absent as in intercepta. Huancabamba (Peru), 3000 m. — pura Thieme, a fur- pura. 



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