156 Mr. lUitlcrs Dcscriptium of 



Tlic aliove species evidently comes near to T. Cuixirina, 

 l)ut the secondaries of that insect are described as " i)re- 

 cisely as in T. Harmonia ; " it is parallel to IMiiicva Ethra, 

 Godt {H. Phasis, Feld.) 



13. Tithorea Egaensis, n. sp. 



Differs from the Lower Amazon type of T. Harmonia in 

 tlie almost ferruginous tint of the l)ase of primaries, and 

 the whole of secondaries, also in the greater Avidth of all 

 the l)lack l)ars, the somewhat wider yellow Ijelt of primaries 

 and the minuteness of the white marginal spots below : 

 expanse of wings, $ 2 inches, 8 lines, ? 3 inches. 



Ega {Bates). B.M. 



14. Tithorea Pavonii [Boisduval MS.] 



S, ? . Allied to T. Bonplandii ; above black; a streak 

 above median nervure of primaries, a spot below it, divided 

 by the first median branch, and a l)road band across cell of 

 secondaries subhyaline sulphur-yellow ; primaries with 

 three or four spots Ijeyond cell, hA'e towards apex and one 

 near anal angle subhyaline white ; secondaries with costa 

 and base pale brown ; a discal series of twelve subhyaline 

 white spots : l)ody as in T. Ponjdandii ; primaries below 

 with eight discal and thirteen submarginal cream-coloured 

 spots, between which is a waved streak of dull orange ; a 

 spot of dull orange half way between cell and apex ; other- 

 wise as above ; secondaries with discal series of spots as 

 above and a submarginal series of sixteen cream-coloured 

 spots, between whicli two series is an irregular macular 

 dull orange band ; a series of eight dull orange spots 

 between central yellow band and discal series of spots ; a 

 sulphur-yellow suljcostal streak at base : expanse of wings, 

 3 inches, 1 line. 



* Panama, Central America {Belcher). B.M. 



A connnon insect, mimicked by Helicojiius Peruvianus 

 of Felder, a species which doubtless has a tolerably wide 



From the voyage of the Herald. 



