236 Mr. H. W. Bates on the Papilionidse 



wide range ; it is common at Rio Janeiro and Bahia : specimens from 

 those localities I find do not differ from those taken by mj-self in the 

 Amazon region. 



6. P. Lorena, He wits. 



J. P. Lorena, Hewits. Exot. Butt. Pi. 7. 



5. Size and shape of wings same as S- Fore wing black; a large 

 triangular spot in the middle of the base prolonged externally towards 

 the hind angle and a naiTOw stripe parallel to the hind margin orange ; 

 a short oblique belt between the end of the cell and the apex yellow ; 

 beneath the same. Hind wing black ; a short stripe parallel and near to 

 the costa and a broad stripe along the middle of the wing, very broad on 

 the abdominal edge and narrowing towards the apex, orange : beneath 

 black ; a stripe parallel and near to the costa and a narrow one along the 

 wing passing over the end of the cell and expanding into a patch near 

 the apex reddish-yellow ; between these a stripe from the abdominal 

 edge to the end of the cell bright red. Antennae black, whitish towards 

 the tip ; body above yellowish-bro-^m, beneath light yellow. 



This species has similar habits to P. Pyrrha ; it is nuich more local ; 

 it occurs on the Upper Amazons from Ega to the head waters of the 

 Napo, and also on the banks of the Cupari, an affluent of the Tapajos. 

 The female resembles in shape and colours species of Heliconidae ; 

 its habits also are very similar to those of the Heliconidoe. 



7. P. Leptalina, n. s. 



J . Small, 1" 10'" in expanse ; wings elongate. Fore wing with the 

 costa strongly arched, apex obtuse, and outer margin bowed outwards ; 

 pure white, the costal border broadly dusky to the end of the cell ; the 

 apical third of the wing and a narrow outer border thence to the hind 

 ano-le black ; a white oblique belt crossing the black part fi'om the costa to 

 the third median branch, not reaching the outer margin, leading a narrow 

 black stripe on the inner side : beneath the same, except that there is a 

 submarginal row of live white spots along the outer border ; base sulphur- 

 yellow. Hind wing short and rounded, white ; a broad border from the 

 anal angle to the costa, narrowest near the apex, black : beneath white ; a 

 stripe parallel to but distant from the costa, meeting at the apex a mar- 

 ginal border same in dimensions as that on the upper surfiice, black ; in 

 the middle of the black border is a stripe of orange-yellow extending from 

 the anal angle to the apex ; base sulphur-yellow. Body above blackish, 

 beneath white ; antennte black. 



This species resembles in colours, and in appearance on the wing, 

 Leptalis Eumelia. Found at St. Paulo, in the forest. I did not 

 meet with the female, which would doubtless be coloured like the 

 same sex in the two preceding species. 



