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from one another, the spot before the 1. median being the largest. Bohvia. — bolivar Heiv. (2 a) inhabits bolivar. 

 the Upper Amazon and the Orinoco. The red area on the hindwing of the cf is small, and is whitish yellow 

 on the under surface. Forewing of the $ black , with white spots on the fringes ; hindwing with a whitish 

 yellow area. 



P. dardanus Fahr. (= tros Fahr.\ opleus Godt) (2 c). Tailed. Forewing in the cf with a green dardanus. 

 spot before the hindmargin; the red area of the hhidwing not opalescent. ? with a white area on the 

 forewing, with obsolete margins. — An exclusively Brazilian species, which hitherto is onlj' known from 

 the provmce of Rio de Janeiro. 



P. orellana Hew. (2 c). The most beautiful species of the ffereeas-group. Forewing in both sexes orellana. 

 black, bluish in a side-^aew, with Avhite spots on the fringes. Hindwing in the (f with a verj' large red 

 area, not opalescent; in the ? with a broad red band. — Upper Amazon, from Ega to Iquitos. 



P. sesostris. Forewing in the & with very large green area which touches the cell; hindwing either 

 black or with a red spot before the hindmargin. Forewing of the ? with at least two white spots; the red 

 band on the hindwing generally broad. Scent-organ of the cf with white wool, except at the base, which 

 is black. Mexico to the Amazon, in tlii'ee subspecies. — The northern form is zestos Gray (3a). The cf zestos. 

 has always a red spot on the hindwing. In the ? the l^and on the upper surface of the hindwing is bright 

 red. South Mexico to Costa Rica. — tarquinius Boisd. occurs from Panama to Ecuador and North Venezuela, tarquinius. 

 The upper sm-face of the hindwing of the cT has mostlj- a red spot as in zestos, but the band on the under 

 sm-face is more obhqnely placed. In the ? the second white spot on the forewing is somewhat larger than 

 in zestos, and the band on the under surface of the hindwing is nearer to the cell. — sesostris Cr. sesostris. 

 (? ^= tullus Cr.) (2d) has verj' rareh' a red spot on the upper surface of the hindwing of the cf, and the 

 spots on the under surface are placed somewhat nearer to the margin. In the ? the two white spots on 

 the forewing are widely separated from the cell. Orinoco ; Guiana ; Para to Peru ; Bolivia ; Goyaz. 



This species is a strong flier, which appears never to leave the woods. 



P. childrenae. The green area of the cf is larger than in P. sesostris, covering also a part of the 

 cell. The ? has a transverse row of spots before the apex of the forewing, as well as two spots on the 

 disc posteriorly. Distributed from Guatemala to Ecuador in two subspecies. — childrenae ' Gray (3 a) is the childrenae. 

 Central American form, which is found from Guatemala to Panama. Forewing of the cf with a white spot 

 before the apex. Band on the hindwing of the ? bright red. — oedippus Lnc. has in the cf no white spot oedippus. 

 before the apex of the forewing, or only a very small one. In the ? the band on the hindwing is a some- 

 what yellowish red on the inner side. Colomloia and Ecuador. 



P. erlaces. Palpi alwaj-s black. Fringes of both wings spotted with white. Forewing of the cf 

 with a gi'ay-gi-een spot before the' hindmargin; hindwing with three red, strongly opalescent spots. In the 



2 the margin of the 8. abdominal segment red all round; forewing with large cell-spot and 2 or 3 discal 

 spots. Ecuador to Bolivia. — lacydes Hciv. (? =r equestris Ohertli.) (3 b) has rarely a white spot on the lacydes. 

 forewing of the cT, the spots on the under surface of the hindwing small, almost entirely white. In the $ 



the ceU-spot of the forewing large; band of the hindwing white. In Eastern Ecuador. — xanthias R. & J. xanthias. 

 (3b). Forewing of the cT almost always with one or two white spots; spots on the under surface of the 

 hindwing varying from white to red. Cell-spot of the ? triangular, second discal spot larger than the first; 

 band on the hindwing pale j'ellow. North-east Peru, southwards to Hu^nuco. — erlaces Graij (3aj is the erlaces. 

 most southerly form. It inhabits South-east Peru, Bolivia and North Argentina. Forewing of the cf rarely 

 without large white spots ; hindwing on the underside with 5 — 7 red spots. Forewing of the ? usually with 



3 white spots besides the ceU-spot; band on the hindwing red. 



P. burchellanus Westw. (= socama Schaus). Sexes similar. Palpi black. Foi-ewing black, only with burchellanus. 

 fringe-spots. Hindwing with a row of separated red discal spots. Resembles P. panthonus Cr. (3 b), which 

 however has red marginal spots. — In the interior of Brazil: Farinhapodre , Goyaz; rare in collections. 

 On pi. 3 a specimen of panthonus is figured by oversight as burchellanus. 



P. drucei Bflr. (? = opalinus Btlr) (3 b). Palpi generally black, sometimes red. Forewing in the cf drucei. 

 with a green spot, separated from the cell ; in the ? unicolorous, but the fringes spotted. Hindwing in the cf 

 with 3, occasionally 4, opalescent spots; in the ? with a band composed of 5 — 7 spots, sometimes rather 

 strongly opalescent. Eighth abdominal segment of the ? edged with red all round. — Upper and Middle 

 Amazon, and the eastern slopes of the Andes from Ecuador to Bolivia. 



P. cutorina Str/r. (? =r mazeppa Grose-Smith) (3 c). Palpi red. Forewing of the cf with a green cutorina. 

 spot; in the 2 without spot, the fringes spotted with white. Hindwing in the cf with two contiguous red 

 spots on the upper surface, the spots on the under surface yellowish white; in the ? the wing has a 

 yellowish white band on both surfaces; 2. and 3. radials close together, the transverse vein between them 

 not oblique. — Upper Amazon and slopes of the Andes of Ecuador and Peru. 



P. phosphorus. Palpi red. Forewing somewhat transparent distally; cf with dirty-green spot; hind- 

 wing rather strongly dentate, the red spots remote from the cell. Tibiae ar-med with spines, not thickened. 



