ROTHSCHILDIA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
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the greyish pink subterminal band is but very little prominent and does not extend so far to the costal margin; 
the reddish crescent behind the black subapical spot almost linear, the white subapical line above it notched, 
the submarginal crescentifoun bows reddish or loamy brown. Brazil. In the Berlin Museum e Coll. Maassen 
by the manuscript name of: — imitator f. n. a large form very similar to hesperus with a less produced apex imitator. 
of the forewing, smaller hyaline spots and a somewhat more notched postmedian line, from Cayenne. Larva 
black, on each ring with 2 narrow red belts, without any tubercles. 
R. morana Schs. (102 b) is somewhat like betis, of a more cinnamon reddish colour, the collar white morana. 
like the anal end; transverse lines broad white, antemedian line broader rounded, veins 2 and 3 broad white; 
hyaline spots very large, with obtuse points, on the forewing triangular, the lower sides at most very slightly 
concave, on the hindwing only the side towards the costal margin straight, the two others forming a single 
demi-bow; the postmedian line is strongly notched, the subterminal area, especially the inconspicuous feebly 
notched pinkish-grey band narrow; submarginal bows fine, brown, between the veins receding to the sub- 
terminal area, on the veins only as far as the centre of the olive brownish marginal area, in its deepest concavity 
bordered with white. On the hindwing the uppermost submarginal spots are red, the others deep black, the 
anal spot is the largest. Guatemala and Mexico (Misantla). 
R. lebeau Guer. (= lebeaui auct., bolivar M. & IT.) (102 a). Basal and subterminal areas red-brown, lebeau. 
median area darker, more or less tinted olive, costal margin dusted with white, transverse lines very broad 
white, antemedian line in its upper and lower portions slightly convex, at the lower cell-edge it forms but one 
point distally; hyaline spots especially in the $ very large, the distal point projects far beyond the postmedian 
line which is slightly undulate in its upper portion, towards the margin concave, in its lower portion particularly 
between 2 and 3 more notched; the greyish-pink subterminal band only extends to the centre between veins 
3 and 4, above it only marked by darker brown dusting; submarginal line similar to morana, but darker 
blackish-brown. On the hindwing the pinkish-grey subterminal band hardly extends beyond vein 3 and, at 
the anal angle, it mostly leaves free a red-brown spot of the ground-colour. In the $ the hyaline spots are 
pear-shaped, oval; the submarginal lunular line is sometimes inwardly filled with black spots also on the 
forewing as on the hindwing: catenigera ab.n.\ type: 1 $ in Coll. Draudt. Mexico to Venezuela and catenigera. 
Colombia. At once separable from the very similar Orizaba by the entirely white collar. Walker’s speculifer 
var. 3. probably belongs hereto since the patria is stated to be Mexico. The larva is yellowish green or of a 
pure yellow with black torn transverse bands and red tubercles between. — aroma Schs. (101 c) is probably also aroma. 
a form of lebeau ; in the $ the forewing is more falcate, the colouring more variegated, lighter and brighter 
reddish-brown; hyaline spots triangular, extending to the postmedian line, the transverse lines broad white; 
the pinkish-grev subterminal band extends up to beyond vein 5. In the $ the hyaline spots are especially large, 
oval, on the forewing pear-shaped. Honduras. 
R. arethusa Wkr. (= speculum M. & W .) (102 c) resembles lebeau , the ground-colour is lighter yellowish arethusa. 
brown, the median area darker, narrower, the hyaline spots narrower, the hyaline spots narrower, too; the black 
subapical spot is pointedly triangular, the two black spots on the outside of it powdered with yellowish grey; 
postmedian line less undulate, in its upper and lower portions it forms one marginally concave bow each. 
Hindwing relatively short and rounded. Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. — In rhodina Jord. the postmedian rhodina. 
line is still deeper indented between the costal margin and the hyaline spot, the white and brown scaling behind 
it is more extensive, the hindwing slightly concave between the apex and vein 4, in the $ only feebly roundish. 
Amazons (Obidos). Larva black with yellowish green belts across the centre of each ring, and narrower similar 
segmental indentations; it pupates in an oblong cocoon forming a thick pupa hued with blue. 
R. aricia Wlcr. ( = arethusa M.& W.) (102 c) is distinguished by the broadly rounded falcate apex aricia. 
of the forewing. Abdomen in its anal half above more or less white; ground-colour reddish-brown, often with 
a somewhat greenish tint, otherwise marked like arethusa ; on the triangular hyaline spot of the fore wing the 
lower slightly convex side is the longest, the proximal point touches the antemedian line; subterminal area, 
especially the pinkish-grey band is narrow, the latter distinctly darker blackish-brown, and widening towards 
the costal margin; the black subapical spot is not so pointedly triangular, the accompanying spots forming a 
yellowish-grey crescent. The hyaline spot on the hindwing is especially large. Colombia, Brazil. xanthina xanthina. 
Rothsch. has more extensive white on the abdomen, the wings much more suffused with yellow, the submarginal 
area between veins 1 and 4 almost purely yellow or at least with 3 large orange spots. South-Eastern Peru. 
R. Orizaba Westw. (102 a) is of a most variable ground-colour, but invariably discernible from its allies orizaba. 
by the brown collar being only in front and behind narrowly white-edged as in the aurota-iorms ; hyaline spots 
longer triangular than in lebeau, postmedian line more notched, the greyish-pink notched band more distinct, 
extending farther upwards and mostly outside bordered by a darker colour; the ground-colour varies extra¬ 
ordinarily even at the same habitats, the median area is mostly olive brown, the basal and marginal areas more 
chestnut brown. Chiefly distributed in Mexico and extending in the north as far as Arizona. At the same 
