118 RHOPALOCERA. 
fuscis griseo (presertim ad margines exteriores), griseo marmoratis; anticis tribus, posticis quoque tribus 
ocellis ornatis. 
© major marginibus exterioribus late fuscis, anticis maculis sex serie submarginali albis notatis. 
Hab. Nicaracua, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica (Van Patten?); Panama, Chiriqui 
(Arcé), line of railway (1/‘Leannan).—Cotomsta 1, 
It seems open to question whether this insect is really separable from M. menelaus 
(L.), with which Boisduval seems to have placed it?; but, on the whole, we think we 
can trace the following differences between them. The primaries of JZ. amathonte are 
rather longer and more falcate, the costa and outer margins in IZ. menelaus are blacker, 
and the black of the apex rather more extensive ; the abdominal margin is also blacker. 
The general tint of the blue of the wings is of a rather greener hue in MZ. menelaus 
and bluer in MM. amathonte. These differences are slight and unsatisfactory, and point 
to the disintegration of a species rather than to an established specific difference. 
There is considerable diversity in the colour and markings of the females of the two 
race. 
M. amathonte does not appear to be common in Central America; for though we 
have received specimens from various points as far north as Nicaragua, it has never 
been sent us in any numbers. 
é. Wings blue, with a black or brown border, or with a blue band leaving the base 
of the wings brown. 
6. Morpho granadensis. (Tab. XI. fig. 3.) 
Morpho granadensis, Feld. Reise d. Nov., Zool. ii. Lep. p. 458*, 
Morpho polybaptus, Butl. Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser. 4, xv. p. 338 . 
Morpho candelarius, Staud. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xxv. p. 101°. 
Alis cyaneis, marginibus externis nigris, anticarum apicibus albo sparsim maculatis; subtus fuscis, lineis 
pallidis subparallelis regulariter marginatis ; anticis ocellis tribus permagnis ultra cellulam ornatis, posticis 
triente basali lineis undulatis griseis bene notata, fere sicut in M. deidamia, ocellis quatuor notatis, 
uno ad coste medium, reliquis conjunctis apud angulum analem, omnibus fulvo circumcinctis et albo vix 
pupillatis. 
Q mari similis, sed major et margine nigro pagine alarum superioris multo latiore. 
Hab. Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica (Gabb?); Panama, Veraguas (Arcé), 
Rio Candelaria (42b0e ?).—CotomB1a 1. 
At first sight the appearance of this species on the upperside recalls I. peleides ; but 
the very definite marks on the underside seem rather to place it with /. deidamia and 
its near ally M/. neoptolemus. The most striking feature, as will be seen by reference 
to the figure, is the size of the ocelli beneath, which far exceed those of either 
MM. peleides or M. deidamia. These ocelli are nearly uniform black, and have a con- 
spicuous fulvous ring, which is yellower in its allies. The shape of the secondaries is 
