ignita. 
ferens. 
quadruplex. 
corax. 
gig as. 
metallicus. 
tiburtus. 
irinitatis. 
phlegmon. 
chalcipleu- 
rus. 
hoffmannsi. 
triplagus. 
108 CALONOTU8. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
The marginal area is black, the hindwings black with a metallic green antemarginal band. Expanse of wings: 
50 mm. Ecuador (Loja). 
Ch. ignita H.-Schdff. (17 i). On the bluish-black body the collar, shoulder-covers and mesothorax 
are copper-coloured. The forewings exhibit at the base a metallic grass-green spot distally bordered by a 
straight black stripe, behind it a coppery lustre is spread. The middle of the cell, distal margins, and hindwings 
blackish-blue; two hyaline spots are in the middle and at the end of the cell. Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil. 
Ch. ferens Schaus (17 i) initiates a small group of species without any hyaline spots with unicolorously 
metallic green wings. The body is black, palpal base, forehead, collar and shoulders spotted white. The abdomen 
exhibits dorsal, lateral and ventral rows of bluish white spots, the 2nd and 3rd ring small, unsealed, cchreous- 
yellow subdorsal spots. Bolivia, Peru. — subsp. quadruplex Dogn. is somewhat smaller and shows on the fore- 
ancl hindwings below the median one small, triangular hyaline spot and, according to Hampson, does not differ 
from ferens with respect to the species. Described from Colombia. 
Ch. corax Hmps. is a very large species with jet-black, velvety hairs on the body. The wings, and 
abdomen laterally and beneath are metallic dark bluish-green. Forehead and vertex with a blue lustre. Expanse 
of wings: 54 mm. Peru. 
Ch. gigas Rothsch. (17 h) is considerably larger than the preceding from which it differs besides by 
white posterior tarsi; as for the rest, the legs are blackish-brown, hips and tibiae metallic blue; head and collar 
black with metallic blue spots; the black abdomen exhibits lateral metallic blue spots. Peru, Ecuador, Colombia. 
58. Genus: Calonotus 
Medium-sized species with black wings with or without hyaline spots and the abdomen striped metallic 
golden or green, the with doubly combed antennae. On the forewings the upper median vein rises from the 
lower cell-corner; both the lower radial veins are, in their proximal course, very near to each other; the two 
uppermost subcostal veins rise separately from the cell. The cell of the hinclwing is large; from its upper angle 
the subcostal and 1st radial veins rise unpetioled. — The species greatly approximate each other, owing to their 
condderable variability, so that we are not yet able to exactly define the species and subspecies by means of 
our present knowledge. 
C. metallicus Druce (17 i) is recognizable by the concavely indented distal margins of all the wings. 
The black body exhibits orange golden spots on the meso- and metathorax, the abdomen similarly coloured 
broad dorsal and lateral stripes. At the base of the forewing an orange golden spot, behind it a minute hyaline 
spot; a large, round hyaline spot is behind the cell, the hindwings exhibit one hyaline spot. Costa Rica, Panama. 
C. tiburtus Cr. (17 i). The bluish-black body exhibits metallic coppery spots on the meso- and meta- 
thorax, similarly coloured dorsal and lateral stripes on the abdomen. The blackish-blue forewings exhibit 
below the middle of the cell and behind the cell one hyaline spot each, the $ has besides a third spot between 
the median veins. The hindwings exhibit a posted!ular hyaline spot. Distributed in Costa Rica, Panama, 
Venezuela, Surinam. —■ A form from Trinidad, without any white spots on the thorax and palpal base, has 
been established as trinitatis Strand. 
C. phlegmon Cr. (17 k) differs from the similar species by its considerable size and the presence of 
a mostly small hyaline spot below the base of the cell of the hindwing, beside the spot behind the cell; the fore¬ 
wings exhibit at the costal-marginal base likewise a small hyaline spot. Surinam, Para, Sao Paulo. 
C. chaicipleurus Hmps. (17 k) greatly resembles tiburtus, but it is at first sight discernible by the 
golden green colour. The wings are broader, the white hyaline spots smaller, the antennae of the $ longer combed; 
the spot between the median veins of the forewings is present also in the A; beside the green basal spot below 
the median there is also one at the costal margin; the first abdominal ring exhibits only 2 dorsal spots, 
no lateral ones as in tiburtus. 
C. hoffmannsi Rothsch. (17 k). A small, insignificant species which, according to my opinion, is identical 
with Paramya chrysonota ; the blackish-brown, very narrow forewings exhibit below the median a hyaline 
spot with a much smaller one below it, at the cell-end 2 hyaline dots, as well as above and below the lower 
radial vein a hyaline spot, the hindwing near the base one and in the disc 2 hyaline spots. The black 
abdomen is striped in a dull coppery colour on the dorsum and sides. The head is metallic green, the black 
thorax is spotted white on the collar and shoulders. Amazon (Itaituba). 
C. triplagus Hmps. (= tripunctatus Hmps. pt.) (17 k) is black; forehead, collar, sides of thorax, 
ends of femora, hips and first abdominal ring with small white spots; beginning from the 2nd abdominal ring 
there are broad, goldengreen, longitudinal stripes on the dorsum and sides, on the venter a white median stripe. 
