HELICONIDH—ITHOMIA. 
ITHOMIA EGRA. 4. 
Urrersipg. Anterior wing black. A triangular patch at the base, a large oblong 
spot across the cell, a curved band commencing on the costa beyond the middle and 
reaching to nearly the anal angle, deeply sinuated inwardly, outwardly taking the bend 
of the outer margin, divided by the nervures into six unequal oblong spots, the fourth 
from the costa not half the length of the rest, all transparent tinged with purple. Poste- 
rior wing transparent tinged with purple, with a broad border of orange, edged with black. 
Unversipe. Anterior wing with a curved line at the end of the cell, and a belt 
parallel to the outer margin rufous. Posterior wing with the orange border extending 
along the upper margin. Both wings with two or three white lunules, each on the 
margin below the apex. 
Expan. 1-2 in. Hab. River Amazon. 
In the Collections of W. W. Saunders and W. C. Hewitson. 
This butterfly is nearly allied to Cramer’s Flora, and is possibly only a variety of that species. 
ITHOMIA GALITA. 5. 
UprersivE transparent, tinged with purple. Anterior wing with the upper and outer 
margins, the space between the median nervure, its first nervule and the inner margin a 
broad, triangular, oblique band at the end of the cell, and the second and third median 
nervules (which are much thicker than the rest) black. Posterior wing with a broad 
rufous border, edged with black. 
Unversipz. Anterior wing rufous, where black above. Posterior wing with the 
rufous border extending along the upper margin. Both wings with the white lunules on 
the margin below the apex. 
Expan. 1°, m. Hab. Amazon. 
In the Collections of W. W. Saunders and W. C. Hewitson. 
ITHOMIA SISERA. 6. 
UprersibE transparent, ferruginous. Anterior wing with the upper, outer, and part 
of the inner margin black, a narrow triangular belt across the end of the cell, and the 
second and third median nervules (which are slightly thickened and curved) black. 
Posterior wing with a very broad border of orange, edged with black. 
Unpersipz. Anterior wing with the centre of the triangular belt and of the black 
margin at the apex, rufous. Posterior wing with the rufous border extending along the 
upper margin. 
The usual white spots near the apex of both wings. 
Expan. 1;°>1n. Hab. Amazon. 
In the Collections of W. W. Saunders and W. C. Hewitson. 
