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INSECTS ABROAD. 



" Beneath, the fore wing ochreous at base, the rest of the wing 

 dark brown, with tliree belts of white spots. Hind wing, clear 

 saffron yellow; outer margin black, with ochreous spots between. 



" This fine and large species was met with only at S. Paulo, 

 Upper Amazons. It has the same habits as its congeners, but it 



Pio. 346. — Agerouia Alicut. Uuilur surface. 

 (Slaty green ami black.) 



is much swifter in flight. Although I saw several, I was able to 

 capture only one example." The expanse of wing is three inches 

 and three-quarters. 



Another of the Butterflies brought by Mr. Bates from the 

 Amazons is here given. Its name is Timctes Egina. The figure 

 represents the male insect. This rare and curiously coloured 

 insect is marked as follows. 



Above, both the wings are tawny brown, darkening into black- 

 brown towards the tip, and having several whitish grey spots on 

 the upper pair. Both wings have a number of narrow streaks 

 of dark black brown, looking as if i\\i\y had been drawn with a 



