82 TERIAS. By J. Robek. 



I cases a black distal-marginal line. ? much paler. Under surface uniformly 3?ellow with slight brownish 



constantia. markings on the hindwing. — constantia J'klr., from Venezuela, is i3aler yellow in both sexes and has 

 somewhat reduced black distal margin to the forewing. The under surface of the hindwing has larger and 

 more reddish spots and the apex of the forewing margined with dark rose-red. 

 '' graduata. T. graduata Bth. Forewing above saifron-yellow, base blackish, distal margin rather broadh' and 



irregularly black, more than in constantia, but the irregularities less pronounced ; liindM'ing on the abdominal 

 half white, apical half saffron-yellow, at the apex gold-yellow; distal margin with distinct black liorder. 

 ©em. — Only known to me from the description. 

 '■^- westwoodi. T. westwoodi -Bci?i'. (24b), from Mexico, Costa Rica, Texas and Arizona, is above lemon-yellow, with 



orange-j-ellow tinge at the distal margin of the hindwing, or else entirelj' orange-yellow. The dark brown, 

 dentate margin of the forewing is moderately broad, the border of the hindwing very narrow or only in- 

 dicated. The under surface is yellow with slight orange-yellow tinge at the distal margin and two black 

 dots at the discocellular of the hindwing; sometimes the hindwing shows slight, indistinct orange-yellow 

 \^r citrina. markings. — citrina Poeij, from Cuba, is a small form with strongly orange-yellow colour at the distal 



margin of the hindwing. 



\, reticulata. T. reticulata i^^/r. (24b), from Peru, is a conspicuous species, one of tlie largest of the genus. The 



"^ upper surface is canary-yellow with black-brown apex to the forewing and small black dots at the distal 



margin of the hindwing at the extremities of the veins. The under surface of the forewing is somewhat 



paler than the upper, at the costal and distal margins somewhat darker, and with a black spot on the 



, discocellular. The hindwing has dark 3'ellow ground-colour and thick red-brown reticulate marking, also 



6 inarmorata. some large spots of the same colour. — marmorata Ponj., from Ecuador, has beneath less distinct reti- 



jl culate markings. 



t^Jf doris. T. doris Btgr. i. I. (24b), from Bolivia, is perhaps only a gigantic form of the following species. It 



is vivid yellow above with broad black-brown apical markings. The under surface is likewise vivid j^ellow, 



with red apical margin on the forewing and some large red-bro^vll spots on tho hindwing. 



l^il deva. T. deva Dhl. (24c), from South Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, is above paler yellow than the 



i preceding species and has narrower apical marking. The less vivid yellow upper surface has on the hind- 



4" cliilensis. wing much more red-brown macular marking, — chilensis Blanch., from Chile, is smaller than deva and the 



apical spot is straight on the proximal side. It flies in two broods: in November and again February to 



hahnelL April. The larva lives on Cassia. — hahneli N/'/r., from the Upper Amazon, is somewhat larger than deva 



and the black marginal marking of the forewing extends almost to the inner angle. 



leuce. T. leuce Bdv. (24 c), from South Brazil and Uruguay, differs from deva by the narrower but longer 



apical and distal-marginal marking of the forewing and the fuller yellow ground-colour. The under surface 



has no red-brown markings on the hindwing, bul sometimes slight blackish ones. 



1]t^ dina. T. dina Bdv. Upper surface beautiful chrome-yellow, orange at the margin of the hindwing. The 



forewing has a straight black distal margin, wliich extends to the inner angle and the costal margin. The 



hindwing has the black distal margin before the fringes more than usually narrow. Under surface of the 



forewing of a beautiful yellow -with a small black median spot, under surface of the hindwing uniformlj' yellow 



with a blackish dot near the base, two small blackish median spots, then an obhque row of irregular brownish 



ij4' athalia. spots of scales. ? somewhat larger, with broader margin. Cuba, common. — athalia Fhh:, from Colombia, 



is larger, costal margin of the hindwing more convex. 

 44 calceolaria. T. calccolaria Bth: & Dnice. (f alaove deeper yellow than dina, black distal margin almost obsolete, 



in the ? the black apical area almost as in dera, triangular, hindwing with a golden 3'ellow apical spot. 

 Honduras. 

 J hccabeoides. T. hecabcoides Mm. (24c), from Haiti, is so hke the extraordinarily variable Indian hecabe L. that 



according to Mexetrie's figure scarcelj' an}' distinguishing characters can be found. Upper surface yellow 

 with broad, deeply sinuate distal margin of the forewing and narrow black margin of the hindwing. Under 

 , surface j'ellow with blackish markings. 



l\n^ aesiope. T. aesiope Men. (24) has the forewing marked quite similarly to that of the preceding species, but 



the hindwing instead of the black distal margin has onh* black dots^at the extremities of the veins. The 

 yellow under surface shows irregular red-brown spots. — Haiti. (l^'^^ ' , 



T. jaegeri Men. (24c), from Haiti, is very similar to the Indian and Japanese taeta Bdv. Upper 

 jaegeri. surface yellow with broad black apical and distal-mar-ginal border, sharply cut off at the first median, under 

 surface grey with darker mai'kings, proximal part of the fore'wing yellow. 

 thymetus. T. thymetus F. {= perimede Prittiv.) (24 c, d), from South Brazil (also recorded from Haiti), is above 



verj' similar to Icuce, only somewhat lighter yellow, and has at the distal margin of the hindwing brov\nish 

 spots, but is sharpty distinguished by the stj-le of marking of the underside. This is yellow with slight 

 blackish markings in the middle of the hindwing and a large brownish spot at the apex of the forewing 

 and at the distal margin of the hindwing. 





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