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situated along the external edges ; they have also three blue crescents at the roots of the tails, and above 

 them a square yellow spot on the abdominal edges, and three small red ones placed above it. 



Under Side. Palpi not observed. Legs black. Breast and abdomen yellow. Wings paler brown 

 than on the upper side, marked in the same manner as above, the yellow colour being here of a paler 

 and greener hue. The posterior wings having the same marks here as above, with the addition of a row 

 of short straight red lines placed along the external edges, but at a little distance from them. 



HIPPARCHIA NEREIS $. 



Plate XXXV. fig. 2, 3. 



Order ; Lepidoptera. Section : Diurna. Family : Nymplialicl», Sicains. 



Genus. Hipparchia, Fabr. Satyrus, Latr. God. Papilio (Helie. Parn.), Drury. 



HiPPARCHiA Nereis. Alls fuscis subliyalinis, vitta communi alba; posticis ad apicem fulvis, ocellis duobus 

 atris. (Expaiis. Alar. 3 unc.) 



Syn. Papilio (Hel. Parn.) Nereis, Drury, App. vol. 3. Herhst. Pup. tab. 84. f. 1. -2. Stoll Suppl. Cramer, pi. 



•>e./.3. Fabr.Ent.Syst. 111.1.184. Sic. 3/(<<A. ix. /j. 483. (Satyrus N.) 

 Habitat: Brazil, " Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1776" (Drm-y's MSS.). 



Upper Side. Antennae black. Head, thorax, and abdomen grey-brown. Anterior wings grey- 

 brown, thin, and slightly diaphanous, with a small light-coloured bar running from the anterior edge 

 near the tips to the posterior. Posterior wings having one-third next the body grey-brown, divided by 

 a line drawn across the wings from the anterior to the abdominal edges ; next to this is an angulated 

 white patch, the rest of these wings being orange-coloured, with two black eyes, having white centres, 

 placed one at the upper, the other at the abdominal corners, the former having a small white spot joining 

 to its upper part. The edges of these wings are bordered with dark brown. 



Under Side. Palpi, legs, breast, and abdomen cream-coloured. Anterior wings next the tips tinged 

 with red-brown ; the remainder of the wings being of the same colour as on the upper side. Posterior 

 wings next the body pale clay, which occupies half the wings ; below which i.s a white bar, the remainder 

 of the wings being dark orange : the two black eyes are very small on this side, and the white spot above 

 them not so distinct. These wings are larger than is generally observed among insects of this tribe, 

 and are dentated, the anterior ones being entire. 



PAPILIO ASIUS, 



Plate XXXV. fig. 4. 



Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diurna. Fa.vily : Papilionidte, Leach. 



Genus. Papilio, Anct. Papilio (Eq. Achiv.), Drury, Fabr. 



Papilio Asius. Alls nigris fascia communi flavescenti-alba ; posticis caudatis, his subtus basi anguloque ani 

 chermesino maeulatis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc.) 



Syn. Papilio (Eq. Troj.) Asius. Fabr. Spec. Ins. 2. p. o. No. 17. Ent. Syst. 111. 1 . ;^. 8. No. -21 . Em:. Meth. 

 ix.p.bb. iVo. 84. Boisduv. Hist. Nat. Lepid. I. p. 309. 146. 

 Papilio (Eq.Tr.) Astyagas, Drury, App. vol. 3. 

 IPapilio Maulius, Perty Bel. An. Art. Braz. Ins.pl. -29./. 1. 



Habitat: Brazil, " Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1776'' (Drury's 'USS.). 



