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B. d- J. Similar to the next form; the four anterior spots of the band of the forewing small; band on the 



hind-wing narrower than in the next subspecies; submarginal spots on the under surface of the hindwing 



large, yellowish red. Antigua. — thyamus B. & J. Similar to polydamas ; submarginal spots on the under thyamus. 



siu'face of the hindwing much more yellowish than in the continental subspecies. St. Thomas. — lucayus lucayus. 



B. & J. Under surface paler than in P. polydamas ; the white transvei'se streak at the anal angle of the 



hindwing extending at least beyond the 2. median; the red submarginal spots as in the continental form, 



but larger. Bahamas. — polydamas L. (6b) is the continental form, which occurs from Georgia to polydamas. 



Argentina. It is also found on Cuba , but the Cuban specimens are usually distinguished by the deeper 



black marginal area on the under surface of the hindwing. The band on the upper surface varies much 



in breadth. The submarginal spots on the under surface of the hindwing are always narrow and red. — 



polycrates Hopf. (= hypodamas Guen.) differs from the preceding form on the upper surface principally polycrates. - 



in the more distal position of the spot before the 2. median on the hindwing, and on the under surface in 



the large silver spots wliich stand at some of the red ones. The harpe of the cf has only one tooth 



instead of the two of all the preceding forms. Haiti and probabty Porto Rico. — jamaicensis B. & J. is jamakensis. 



very similar to polycrates, but the submarginal spots on the under surface of the hindwing are larger and 



the silver spots connected with them smaller. Jamaica. 



P. philetas Hew. (6 b). Abdomen of the cf yellowish white above. Under surface of the hmAwmg philetas. 

 greenish A^eUow, with red submarginal spots. South Ecuador and North Peru. 



P. madyes. Similar to the previous species; submarginal spots on the under surface of the 

 hindwing yellow. The scent-scales chfFerent in the geographical forms, which is also the case in some of the 

 other species of the polydamas-grou]). Peru and Bolivia. — plinius Weyni. from North Peru. Forewing above pUnius. 

 with four smaU spots. Hindwing beneath ochre yellow (discoloured?); submarginal spots small. Onl}- one 

 specimen known; found by Stcbel between Moyabamba and Chachapoj'as. — chlorodamas Guen. (= marsyas dilorodamas. 

 Stgr.), the commonest form in collections. Bands of spots on the upper surface broad, on the forewing 

 white (cfcf, ??) or yellow (cfcf). In Huanuco and Junin, East Peru. — crJspus B. & J. Spots on the crispus. > 

 upper sm'face much smaller than in chlorodamas. South-East Peru. — madyes Doubl. Under surface of madyes. '-^ 

 the hindwing streaked with black on the veins. Bolivia. — tucumanus B. & J. (6 b), hke madyes, but the tucumanus. 

 apex of the forewing beneath not washed over with yellow; hindwing beneath smoky brown. Tucuman. 



P. polystictus (= protodamas auct.). Forewing above with three to seven submarginal spots; 

 hindwing with two rows of spots. Abdomen in the cf yellowish white above. Brazil, Argentina and 

 Paraguay. Lan'a similar to that of P. polydamas ; tubercles shorter, never red. Thoracic horn of the 

 pupa long, inclined somewhat forwards, dorsum of the pupa behind the horn more or less suffused with 

 yellow. Larva gi'egarious in its earlier stages. This common butterfly flies in open spaces in the forest 

 and on its borders, and is especially fond of feeding on the flowers of Lantana. The food-plant of the 

 lana grows in woods and on the banks of rivers. — In janira B. & J. the spots on the upper surface are janira. 

 large. Rio de Janeiro; Minas Geraes. — In polystictus Btlr. (6b) the spots are smaller and sometimes po/ystotos. 

 partly obsolete. Sao Paulo to Rio Grande do Sul; Paraguay; Argentina. 



P. eracon Godm. & Salv. (6 c). Forewing with a row of submarginal spots. Hindwing with a eracon. 

 uniformly curved band of spots, placed about midway between the cell and the outer margin. Under 

 surface of the hindwing with red submarginal spots, each with a yellowish white dot at the outer side. 

 West Mexico, hitherto only known from Golima and the province of Guerrero. 



P. belus. Forewing of the cf without white spots on the upper surface; hindwing with one to 

 seven white spots on the disc, the first of which is always large; the forewing of the ? is similar to that 

 of the cf or it has a large pale yellow area. Hindwing beneath in both sexes with white dots outside the 

 red submarginal spots. The cf is called by Bates a swift and bold flier; the ? with yellow area on the 

 forewing he found on flowers at the edge of the forest. The ?? of this, as also of the following species, 

 are much more rarely caught than the cfcT. — chalceus B. & J., from the province of Guerrero, West chakeus. 

 Mexico, has an almost straight band on the hindwing, and on the under surface there is before the sub- 

 costal nervure a red submarginal spot, which is wanting in the other subspecies. — varus Koll. cf : varus. 

 hindwing with a band of spots diminishing in width posteriorly. The ? occurs in two forms. The common 

 form is ?-f. latinus Fldr., it is similar to the cf, but the forewing has some submarginal spots and the first latinus. -■' 

 spot of the band of the hindwing is about as large as the second. The very rare form with large j^ellowish 

 area on the forewing, occupying the extremity of the cell and the adjacent part of the disc, is ?-f varus 

 Koll. Distributed from Guatemala to North-East Ecuador and North Venezuela; the cf common in Bogotti- 

 collections. — belus Cr. (6 c) is the form which inhabits the Guianas, the Amazons, East Peru and Goyaz. belus. 

 In the cf the hindwing has usually only one white spot, yet specimens occur which have a row of small 

 spots in the disc. Two forms of the ? are known; ?-f. belus Cr. (= caburi Kiuje) is similar to the cf and 

 has on the hindwing either only one spot or a complete row; in ab. amulius Esp. the spots on the under amulius. 



