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band crosses the middle of the cell, extending beyond the median 

 nervure ; a fourth covers the end of the cell, nearly touching the 

 black border. Posterior wings tailed, with a broad fuscous black 

 margin marked with a series of whitish lunules between the ner- 

 vules, less defined towards the anal angle, where they are mar- 

 gined with bluish, the abdominal margin black; the termina- 

 tions of the two transverse bands marked by four yellowish 

 lunules, bordered with black, of which two are placed outside the 

 second band, two between these and the abdominal margin ; tails 

 black, bordered with whitish. 



Below, all the wings with the markings nearly as above, but 

 there is an indication of a second pale line in the dark margin 

 of the anterior wings, and on the posterior wings two additional 

 red lunules outside the second band near the costa. 



Head brown, white anteriorly ; antennse black. 



Thorax brown above, with two white lines anteriorly, below 

 grayish white. 



Abdomen fuscous above, grayish white below. 



In the collections of the British Museum, H. G. Harrington, 

 Esq. and W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



This species represents in Australia P. Nomius, P. PodaliriuSj 

 and their allies. 



Pap. Branchus. Pap. antennis brevibus, alis omnibus nigris, anticis 

 supra macula discoidali albida, posticis fascia rufa, subtus posticis 

 maculis quatuor basalibus, lineaque marginis interni coccineis. ? 

 Exp. alar. 3£ unc. vel 85 mill. 



Hab. Honduras, 



Above, anterior wings black, the disc with a large whitish 

 spot divided by the median nervure, below which is a spot com- 

 posed of scattered whitish scales, outer edge with indistinct 

 whitish spots between the nervules. Posterior wings dentate, 

 crossed beyond the cell by a broad band composed of six spots 

 of a dull crimson, externally paler and tinged with buff, the first 

 roundish, the second, third, fourth and fifth somewhat wedge- 

 shaped, the sixth nearly square; outer margin dentate, cilia 

 between the teeth whitish. 



Below, anterior wings as above ; the posterior wings with four 

 spots at the base and a line along the abdominal margin bright 

 crimson ; the transverse band paler than above. 



Head black, with two red spots behind ; antennse short, black. 



Thorax black, spotted with red below ; prothorax with two red 

 spots above. 



Abdomen black, with two lateral red spots at the base. 



In the collection of the British Museum. 



This species is closely allied in form to P. Ilus, but is at once 



