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interrupted, sub-marginal pale blue line, and between it and the margin 

 a row of light brown lunulas. Beneath : light brown ; belt same as 

 above ; two rows of pale blue spots cross the fore-wing ceU ; the fore- 

 wing outer border has a row of brownish-white lunules not reaching 

 the apex, and the hind-Aving has a similar row placed between two 

 lunulated red streaks, b^th edged on each side with dusky. 

 Guatemala, central valleys. 



62. — PAPHIA NOBILIS. 



(^ . Expans. 3'". Fore-wing costa somewhat angularly arched, 

 apex acute, outer margin slightly incurved to within a short distance 

 of the hind angle, and thence running straight to the angle, hind 

 margin simple. Hind-wing outer margin faintly waved, tail long and 

 slightly dilated at the apex. Pore-wing above : rich deep purplish-red, 

 with the apical and outer borders, two bent lines from the costa 

 (beyond the cell) to the hind margin, and all the nervures blackish. 

 Hind-wing blackish, wath the base deep purplish-red, gradually blending 

 with the dusky limb of the wing ; near the tail is a row of whitish 

 specks tipped with black. Beneath: reddish, glossy, minutely irrorated 

 throughout with dusky-brown ; hind- wing with two dusky and indistinct 

 transverse streaks. 



$ . Expans. 3" 2'". Similar in form and colour to the male, but 

 the fore-wing has two transverse bent rows of brownish-white spots 

 which lie behind the two dusky streaks respectively, and correspond to 

 them in direction. The limb of the hind- wing is of a paler and dingier 

 brown hue, and the sub-marginal specks are larger, and form a con- 

 tinuous series. Beneath : same as in the male, but much paler. 



Guatemala, central valleys. 



63. — PAPHIA EXCELLENS. 



^ $ . Expans. 3" 6'". Eore-wing costa arched, very strongly so 

 towards the apex ; apex itself prolonged into a hooked point ; outer 

 margin deeply incurved behind the apex, and thence slightly waved 

 but straight to the hind angle ; hind margin straight. Hind- wing with 

 the outer margin dilated behind the apex into a broad angular pro- 

 jection ; tail very long, broad, and curved, and dilated at the tip ; anal 

 angle produced into a short broad lobe ; abdominal edge deeply and 

 regularly incurved before the anal angle. Wings above : ochreous, 

 deepening into fulvous towards the base ; outer limb of both wings 

 and the veins of the anterior pair blackish, the limb traversed from 

 the costa of fore-wing to anal margin of hind- wing by two rows of 

 large oclu'eous spots ; the outer half of the liind wing is irroi'ated with 



