Ncio S'pecics of Le,pido2'>tcra. 1C9 



45. HdiconiuH Bufoliuibatns, n. sjj. 



Allied to IT. Tijchc, but primaries with a large pale 

 oclireous patch across the end of the cell, shaped almost 

 exactly like the yellow patch of H. Timarclia or H. Mcletc, 

 but with a regular external red border of equal width ; a sub- 

 anal diffused lunate spot as in H. Timarclia ; secondaries 

 as in H. Tychc: wings below paler than al)ove ; the internal 

 area of primaries whitish ; the liasal half of costa of 

 secondaries yellow : ex] )anse of wings, 3 inches, G lines. 



Tapajos {Bates). V>M. 



GENUS EUEIDES. 

 40. Eucidcs Unifasciatits, n. sp. 



Closely allied to E. Mcrcani, but without the suliapical 

 tawny band of primaries ; the central Ijand l)eing also 

 broader and more or less inclining to yellowish on upper 

 surface : expanse of wings, 2 inches, 1 1 lines. 



Ega {Bates). B.M. 



Probably the Upper Amazons representative of E. 

 Mcrcani. 



47. Eucidcs Hip)polinus. 



Wings above tawny ; apical third of primaries, a sub- 

 cuneiform dash in discoidal cell, a large spot between the 

 tirst and second median Ijranches and an internal streak, 

 black ; secondaries with the margin, a sulicostal streak and 

 six spots l)eyond the cell, black; an indistinct series of 

 sulnnarginal white points ; primaries Ijelow with a small 

 yellow sul)costal spot beyond end of cell, four apical 

 sulnnarginal white spots ; secondaries with fourteen sub- 

 marginal white spots : 1 )ody dark 1 irown, streaked and 

 spotted with ochreous : antennae ochreous, black at the 

 base: expanse of wings, 2 inches, lU lines. 



E. Peru {Whitehj). B.M. 



Somewdiat resem))les Hclicoiiius Hippola and proliably 

 mimics some Melintca allied to M. Ishka. 



