, Lloyd's natural history 



Acrcea viola, white, with some black lines, and a dorsal series 

 of five black spines." (Doubleday.) 



The following species represents another section of the 

 genus : — 



ACTINOTE SODALIS. 

 {Plate XXX VII., Fig. 4.) 

 Actinotc sodalis, Butler, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4), xx., p. 119 

 (i877). 

 " Allied to A. amida, but the basal half (almost to external 

 angle) of primaries rose-red ; the sub-apical band shorter, more 

 oblique, and considerably narrower ; secondaries jet-black to 

 the base ; abdomen spotted with orange ; primaries below with 

 the red area precisely as above, the band being coloured like 

 the basal area, the ground-colour yellowish instead of reddish, 

 and the veins black. Expanse of wings, 2*2 inches." (A. G. 

 Butler.) 



Hab. — River Ucayali. 



11 A. soda/is is a very distinct species, allied to A. amida 

 (Hew.), A. griseata (Butl.), A. callianira (Hiibn.), and one or 

 two other named forms ; but it differs considerably from all of 

 them. Mr. Davis obtained eight examples." (A. G. B.) 



The types which are in the British Museum were collected 

 by Mr. Walter Davis on the Peruvian Amazons. As mentioned 

 by Dr. Butler, there are several other species which resemble 

 this ; but the shape and extent of the red markings wi.l be 

 sufficient to distinguish the insect figured. 



SUB-FAMILY HELICONIIN.E. 



Ejg. - -Cylindrical, higher than broad, a little flattened at 

 top. 



