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dusky, and the ochreous spots are confused towards tlie anal angle. 

 Beneath : very similar to P. Electra (Hewitson, Exot. Butt., Paph. 

 f. 2) ; but darker and the costal border of the hind- wing, in the middle, 

 marked with a reniform silvery spot. 

 Guatemala, central valleys. 



64. — PAPHIA XENICA. 



^. Expans. 3" 3'". Fore-wing strongly arched, apex obtusely 

 pointed, outer margin of great length and curved outwards, the hind 

 angle being greatly prolonged in connection with a very deep incision 

 of the hind margin. Hind-wing tailed (tails broken) . Above : the 

 base of the fore-wing and nearly the whole surface of hind-wing steel 

 blue, outer part of the wings blackish ; fore-wing beyond the middle 

 crossed by a broad orange-tawny belt, beginning on the costa, and 

 passing a little above the hind angle to the apical border of the hind- 

 wdng. Hind-wing outer margin with a row of pale bluish specks 

 tipped with black. Beneath : rusty brownish-red clouded with blackish, 

 and sprinkled with minute whitish specks ; the black colour forms an 

 obscure streak on fore-wing, stretching from the apex to the middle 

 of the hind margin, and two similar transverse streaks in the hind- wing. 



Guatemala, Polochic valley. This is one of the most interesting 

 discoveries made by Mr. Salvin, being a species of an appearance quite 

 foi'eignto Tropical America, and resembling Eastern forms. In colours 

 it resembles closely Kallima ParaJcleta of Horsfield, an inhabitant of 

 Java. 



65. — MORPHO OCTAVIA. 



^ ? . Expans. 5". Closely allied to M. AcMlles, Lin., and es- 

 pecially to the Mexican form M. Montezuma, Guenee. Eore-wing 

 obtuse, outer margin not incurved. Above : light metallic blue, much 

 lighter than in M. Montezuma and the allied forms ; outer limb of both 

 wings pallid brown, with two sub-marginal duskj^ lines which enclose 

 ashy lunules in the fore-wing, and pale rosy-red lunules in the hind- 

 wing, these lunules in some specimens being extended into a continuous 

 streak. Beneath : pale brown, very pale on the outer borders. Cells 

 crossed by grey streaks, a similarly coloured streak also borders the 

 inner side of the rows of ocelli on each wing. Ocelli three in number 

 on the fore- wing and four on the hind-wing ; they are round, and have 

 purplish pupils with white centre specks, and yellowish irides edged on 

 each side with black, the whole encircled by a pale greyish ring. 



This was the sole species of its stock, found on the Pacific slopes 

 of the Guatemala highlands. In all the central valleys M. Montezuma 

 alone was found of the forms allied to M. AcMlles. 



