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12. Genus: Catliaeiuia Hb'^- 



The forms belonging here were until recenth' united with Ilesperocharis, but Radcl. Geote erected 

 the genus Cimizict for them. This name, however, must give way to the older one given by Hubnee. It is 

 true that the only difference in the neuration is that in Hesperocharis the upper discocellular of both wings 

 is angled and has a short spur running into the cell, in Cathaemia on the contrary these veins are only 

 slighlly curved and have no spurs, but the great difference in the st3'le of marking and the shape of the 

 wings confirms the generic independence of the two. 



C. hirlanda StoU., probably from Surinam, is distinguished from the better known ninguida Fiulist. hirlanda. <<i 

 (= hirlanda ^iijr^ \%\. f I, from Peru, by the broader black distal margin of both wings. — obnubila Fnthst., from ningmda. ,/^/J 

 South Peru, has the hindwing almost black, so that only the cell and a few postmedian spots remain white. " "" "^- •/</ 

 — fulvinota Btlv., trom Rio de Janeiro, is completely white above except for the yellowish basal part of fulvinota. ^-f^ 

 the wings and the black costal margin of the foi'ewing, the under surface is quite similar to that oi hirlanda 

 except that it has a red-yellow instead of a red marginal band on the hindwing. — praeclara Fnihst., from praeclara. <^^ 

 Espiritu Santo, is in the o'^ of a beautiful light yellow on the upperside of the forewing, on the hindwing 

 lemon-yellow with red band of the under surface showing through slightly, forewing with broad black distal 

 margin, which at the 1. median vein is united with a black band starting from the costal margin, hindwing 

 with narrow black margin, under surface similar to that of hirlanda, the black apical spot not joined to the 

 subapical band, but separated from it by a yellow band. In the ? the black margin of both wings is broader. — 

 apicalis Fruhsf., from Ecuador, is intermediate between ninguida and ohnidjila. — helvia Lair. (21 f), said to apicalis. ■<ii^<^ 

 be from Mexico (?), of which only specimens from Colombia are before me, generally regarded as a separate helvm. ^a/ 

 species, is in my opinion also a hirlanda form, because I have specimens which unmistakably form a tran- 

 sition. In this form the red marginal band of the hindwing beneath is wanting, yet most specimens have 

 traces of it. The aberration which is suffused with light yellow on the upperside of the forewing and on 

 the underside of the forewing coloured with yellow over the whole surface is named by Feuhstoefee ab. 

 serda; transitional forms, however, also occur. serda. •f^rt 



13. Genus: lieodoiita Btlr. 



The species of this genus were formerly classed with Pcreide. Although the two genera show no 

 essential difference in the neuration and in the organs, they are yet sharply separated by their external 

 appearance. But another character which is doubtless worthy of note consists in the formation of the anal 

 claspers of the cfcf , which are much smaller in Leodonta than in Pereute. So far seven forms have been 

 described, which have all been regarded as separate species, but I have only been able to recognise in them 

 two species, one of which forms local races. — The butterflies fly over foot-paths and are fond of drinking 

 at moist places on the ground. 



L. dysoni Doubl. (21 e), from Venezuela, is the form which has the most white markings on the dysoni. SSf 

 upper surface, the hindwing is white with obsolete yellow spots at the base and broad black distal margin, 

 which occupies about '/4 of the surface of the wing, at the distal margin are placed larger white spots, the 

 median band on the underside of the hindwing is white with one yellow streak in each marginal cell, and 

 the rest of the hindwing beneath is lighter than in the other forms. — zenobina tlopff- (21 e), from Peru zenobina. ^J< 

 and Bolivia, has a broader black distal margin on the hindwing above and darker distal and basal parts on 

 the hindwing beneath. — intermedia .swis;;. nor., from Northern Colombia (Cauca Valley), is smaller, the intermedia. */^ 

 black distal margin of the hindwing is somewhat narrower than in zenobina and the basal part darkened, 

 the median band on the under surface of the hindwing is broader and j'ellow, only the veins being very 

 nan-owly whitish, on the upper surface of the forewing in the cell at the point of origin of the 2. median 

 vein there is a white spot, which also beneath is much larger than in the preceding forms. — In chiri- dnriqaensis. « 

 quensis Styr., from Chiriqui, the black distal-marginal band of the hindwing reaches the discocellulars and 

 at the distal margin there are larger white spots, the white median band of the forewing is narrower. — ^. 



zenobia Fldr , from Colombia, is a smaller form with yellowish median band on the upperside, the basal zenobia. 

 part of the hindwing is black, the hght median band on the underside of the hindwing narrower, being 

 interrupted in the middle. — In tagas^e Fldr. (21 f), from Peru and Ecuador, the upper surface is for the tagaste. *^*^ 

 most part white, the hindwing has only a black margin. — marginata Schaiis, from Venezuela (Merida), has marginata. «^' 

 half the forewing white, and 2 rows of small white subapical spots, the hindwing being similar to that of dijsoni. 



L. tellane Hew. (22 a), from Colombia, is yellow above with broad black margins, in which are tetlane. ^^^ 

 placed yellow spots, the proximal part of the hindwing beneath is yellow, the base itself grey-brown. 



1-1. Genus: Cata^ticfa Btlr. 



The only apparently certain difference in the neuration of this genus from that of Archonias consists 

 in the second subcostal vein branching off either immediately at the upper angle of the cell or shortly be- 

 fore or after it. The external appearance of the representatives of this genus differs from that of Archonias 



