556 MR. H. W. BATES ON THE HELICONIDE LEPIDOPTERA 



5. IIeliconius Aktiociia, Linna;us. 



Papilio Antiocha, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. add. 1068. n. 12. 

 , Cramer, Pap. Exot. t. .58. f. E, F. 



A widely distributed species ; found in Venezuela, Guiana, and throuiyhout the Amazon 

 region, with the exception of the district near Para. 



G. Heliconius Clytia, Cramer. 



Papilio Clytia, Cram. Pap. Exot. t. CG. f. C. 



This species is very abundant at all the places 1 visited on the banks of the Amazons. 

 In many places a variety occurs in company with the ij^Q, in which the first yellow belt 

 of the fore wing is narrow, and similar in shape to the first white belt of JI. Antiocha. 

 The colour of the belts in Cramer's figures of P. Chjtki is given as white, probably by 

 error of the colourist. 



7. Heliconius Euea, Cramer. 



Papilio Rhea, Ci'am. Pap. Exot. t. 5 1. f. C, D. 



Also a generally distributed and abundant species througbout the Amazon region. 



8. Ueliconius Leucadia. 



(S . Expanse 2" (5'". Similar in size, shape, and general colours to H. Rhea ; differs 

 chiefly in having a series of eight large geminated whitish spots on the posterior margin 

 of the hind wing. The first yellow belt of the fore wing is in the form of an oval spot, 

 divided in two by the median ner\aire. The hind wing, beneath, is considerably different 

 from the same part in H. lihcn ; the red streaks and spots at the l)ase are as follows : — 

 there is an elongated streak along the basal part of the costa, a shorter one lictween the 

 basal parts of the costal and subcostal nervures, a round spot within the base of the cell, 

 another similar one at the base, l)etween the median and post-median nervures, and a 

 macular vitta running in a cvu've from the base of the abdominal edge to the third median 

 branch. The marginal geminated spots of the upper surface are represented l)y large 

 elongated white spots, one between each nervure. 



One example, taken at St. Paulo. 



1). IIeliconiu.s IlERMATnENA, Ilcwitson. 



Hi'l/conia Ilermathena, Ilcwits. Exot. IJutt., Ilelicoiiia, tig. .'>. 



This wvy beautiful s])ecies was found only on thi' l)anks of the Ta])ajos, in scattered 

 woods on the campos opposite Aveyros. It is not closely allied to any known species ; 

 as Mr. ITewitson observes, it partakes of the characters of //. Ffn/ll/s (of liio Janeiro) 

 and II. C'//ii/-ii(ji/i(i (of the AVest India Islands), wliich are tlie two extreme forms ol" tlie 

 "■enus. 



