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the 2. submedian vein, the 6. band 2 to 3 mni distant from the lower angle of the cell, not nari'owed before 



the 2. radial, the transparent submarginal band at least twice as broad at the .5. subcostal as the black 



mai'ginal band. Panama; Colombia, with the exception of the province of Gauca, perhaps also in North 



Venezuela. — melaenus B. d- J. The black bands broader than in the preceding form, the transparent melaenus. / 



submarginal interspace of the forewing usuallj- onl}^ little or not at all broader at the 5. subcostal than the 



marginal band, in some specimens, however, much broader, in which case the interspace between bands 5 



and 6 is narrowed correspondingly. West Colombia and upper Gauca Valley. — leucas />'. & J. Wings onlj' leucas. 



distinctly green towards the base; postdiscal band of the forewing narrowed near the lower angle of the 



cell and usually before the 2. radial. Hindwing more obtusely dentate than in protesilans , the submarginal 



spots tinged with brown, 2. band of the forewing from the cell backwards narrower above than beneath, the 



side of the fi'ons white. The harpe of leucas more obtuse than in glnucolaus, the dorsal tooth narrower and the 



central process longer. Orinoco, Guiana, the Amazons, East Ecuador, East Peru and Matto Grosso; common. 



P. molops. The 1. and 2. black band of the forewing broad and both or at least one of them 

 extending to the hindmargin, the 4. band usuallv reaching quite across the cell. The denticulate, deflexed 

 doreal margin of the harpe rounded-dilated. ? unknown. Tropical South America, widely distributed, but 

 onl}- singly among the white butterflies of this group. — tnolops B. rf- J. Antenna brownish j^ellow; the molops. J 

 black lateral stripe of the abdomen as broad as the yellow-white stripe placed at its dorsal side; 1. and 2. 

 band of the forewing broad, the 1. not extending to the hindmargin, the other bands likewise broad, the 

 6. especially is broader than in all the other forms of the profesilmi:s-gvoii\:i, being at least as broad as the 

 intei-space between bands 5 and 6 ; this 6. band close to the lower angle of the cell. Dorsal margin of the 

 hai-pe abiniptty dilated. North-West Ecuador and West Colombia. — hetaerius B. d: J. (15 b). Easy to hetaeiius. 

 differentiate from the preceding form by the thinner black bands; it is so similar to the profesilans forms 

 occurring together with hetaerius as to be easilj- mistaken for them, but is much smaller than the Colombian 

 prote-^laus and has a much less sharplj* dentate hindwing. Sides of the frons always white; 1. and 2. band 

 of the forewing extending to the hindmargin, or the 2. band very little abbreviated; the white submarginal 

 lunule between the 1. and 2. radial of the hindwing narrower than the corresponding marginal lunule; the 

 interspace between the subbasal and median band on the under surface of the hindwing longer than in 

 protesUaus. Hai-pe somewhat chfferent from the harpe of moloiK, dorsal and ventral edges more denticulate, 

 the ventral process longer and curved towards the ventral edge of the clasper. Guiana, Amazons, Colombia, 

 Ecuador (except the western side), Peru and Bolivia. — megalurus B. & J. Antenna black as in the megalums. 

 Brazihan protesilau.<: frons lateraUj' white; the white subdorsal line of the abdomen thin; 1. and 2. band of 

 the forewing extend to the hindmargin, 6. band separated from the angle of the cell; the black markings 

 of the hindwing somewhat more developed than in hetneirus, the red anal spot longer; tail long and broad. 

 Dorsal edge of the harpe less dilated than in the other forms of molops. Brazil: Leopoldina, but probablj' 

 more widely distributed. 



P. protesilaus. Submarginal spots of the hindwing white, rarely shghtly yellowish, hindwing more 

 strongly dentate than in f/laucolaiis, the 1. and 2. band of the forewing on the whole shoiier than in molops. 

 Frons sometimes entirety brown-black. The scent-scales very long and thin. The dorsal edge of the harpe 

 deflexed, h'ing flat on the harpe, stronglj- dentate. Larva not known. Mexico to South Brazil. — penthe- penthesilaus. 

 silaus Fldr. Large; dorsal streak of the abdomen very narrow; 1. band of the forewing extending to the 

 2. submechan vein, 2. band a little beyond it; 4. band short, triangular, rarely reaching to the 2. cell-fold; 

 6. band separate from the angle of the cell, somewhat narrowed before the 2. radial, posteriorly almost 

 always separated from the marginal band; i-ed anal spot of the hindwing large, marginal teeth partly 

 strongly projecting, fringes white except a the extremities of the veins. Apex of the harpe pointed, dorsal 

 edge rounded. Mexico, the only form of this group which occurs so far north; it is found in Vera Cruz, 

 Yucatan, Atoyac, Oaxaca etc., in wooded districts, and in the South intergrades completely with the next 

 form. — macrosilaus Graij from Guatemala, British Honduras, Honduras and Nicaragua. 1. and 2. bands macrosilans. 

 of the foi'ewing narrow, the 4. is absent or is only represented by a costal spot, the 6. somewhat angled 

 at the 2. radial and narrowed costad, posteriorly connected with the marginal Ijand; the latter less sharplj- 

 defined and somewhat paler than in penthesilaus, transparent, submarginal band with hairy scales; red anal 

 spot of the hindwing narrower than in 'penthesilaus. Apex of the harpe truncate, central process shorter 

 than in the Mexican form, spatulate, strongly dentate at the apex, ventral process not extending to the 

 clasper, curved backwards. — leucones B. & J. Black dorsal line of the ajjdomen absent or thin; 1. band leucones. 

 of the forewing thin, 2. extending to the hindmargin or nearly to it, the interspaces between 1. and 3. of 

 equal breadth at the median vein; the white marginal and submarginal spots of the hindwing large, the margin 

 onlj' black at the extreme tips of the veins, but the fringes from the costa to the 2. radial partly black; 

 red anal spot large. Harpe similar to that of macvosihms, some of the teeth of the ventral edge enlarged, 

 ventral process non-dentate, not extending to the lower edge of the clasper, the teeth of the spatulate 

 central process more or less curved dorsal. Manaure, at the foot of the Santa Marta in North Colombia; 

 probably this form inhabits the north coast of Colombia. — dariensis B.. & J. Dorsal hue of the abdomen danensis. ., 



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