98 Mr. W. W. Saunders on the 



anterior margin, about one-third the length of the wing from the 

 base, and terminating just within the posterior angle, of the same 

 colour. Posterior wings somewhat elongated, transparent, with 

 the internal and external margins margined with black, and a 

 black band in continuation of the transverse band of the anterior 

 wings crossing the wing and running nearly parallel with the exte- 

 rior margin, terminated with diverging, slender, strap-shaped tails 

 about .half the length of the wing, black, with the tips margined 

 with white, and having at their base a large somewhat triangular 

 crimson patch crossing the wing nearly from side to side. Under- 

 side of wings of the same colour and markings as the upper, 

 except that there appears one or two small white specks on the 

 crimson patch at the base of the tails. Head, antennae, body and 

 legs black. The females resemble the males, except that they 

 are rather larger, with the anterior wings less pointed ; the abdo- 

 men more globose and massive, and the anterior legs made for 

 walking. 



Expansion of wings, males 1|, females 1^ inch» 

 In my own Collection, and that of the British Museum and INIr. 

 Hewitson. 



The species was sent from the Upper Amazon region in some 

 numbers by Mr. Bates. It is very closely allied to P. Octav'ms, 

 Fab., but differs in its larger size, the shorter diverging tails and 

 in the abdomen not being tipped with yellow at the apex. 



Zeonia Bogota, W. W. Saunders. 



The anterior wings are transparent ; above, with the base, 

 nervures, anterior margin, exterior margin, and a transverse 

 band crossing the wing from near the centre of the anterior 

 margin to just within the anal angle, black. Posterior wings 

 are rather full, rounded on the exterior margin, contracted 

 towards the apex, and thence spreading backwards in a straight 

 direction for a distance equal to one-third their length, and termi- 

 nated by a long narrow rather diverging tail, transparent, above 

 with the nervures, interior and exterior margins, the produced por- 

 tion of the tail, and a longitudinal narrow band arising from under 

 the band of the anterior wings, and directed towards the apex of 

 the abdomen, black, excepting a crimson somewhat oval elongated 

 transverse spot, with a white speck at the external margin, which 

 crosses the end of the produced part of the wing; wnngs below 

 nearly as above, the crimson spot only being margined posteriorly 

 by a white interrupted line. Head, antennse, legs and abdomen ' 

 black. 



Expansion of wings l-^^ inch. 



