MECHANITIS. III. 
MECHANITIS MACRINUS. 11. 
Uprsrsipr. Male. Anterior wing black. The base and the inner margin, to 
the first median nervule, orange. ‘The costal margin, a spot in the cell, and a band 
near and parallel to the inner margin, black ; followed (touching it) by a broad band 
of pale yellow, a small oblong spot beyond the middle, and a transverse band near the 
apex, also yellow. Posterior wing orange, with a longitudinal band, and the outer 
margin (which is broad) black. Two minute white spots near the middle of the outer 
margin. 
Unpersipe as above, except that the posterior wing has the base yellow; the 
base of the subcostal nervure black, and a small black spot near the apex; that it 
has no longitudinal band, and that both wings have a submarginal bana of distinct 
white spots. 
Expan. 2;% m. Hab. New Granada. 
In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 
There is a variety of this species without the longitudinal black band of the posterior wing. 
MECHANITIS MANSUETUS. 12. 
Uprersipg. Female orange. Anterior wing with the base of the costal margin, 
a band near the base of the inner margin, a spot in the cell, a spot below it, two spots 
at the end of the cell connected by a black line, all black ; followed (touching the two 
black spots) by a transverse band of pale yellow, broad above, narrow and linear on 
its approach to the outer margin. From this band to the apex black, with three mi- 
nute yellow spots near the outer margin. Posterior wing, with part of the costal margin, 
a broad band from the inner margin to the middle of the wing crossed by rufous 
nervures, aud a band of triangular spots on the outer margin, black. 
Unprrsipr as above, except that there are some white spots on the black of the 
outer margin of the posterior wing. 
Expan. 2,8 in. Hab. Amazon. 
In the Collections of W. W. Saunders and W. C. Hewitson. 
