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that there are two similar spots at the apex of the 

 posterior wing, and four from the middle of the outer 

 margin to the anal angle. 



Female like the male, except that the wings are of 

 diflFerent form : that there is a larger space of yellow on 

 the anterior wing: that the inner margin, except near 

 the base, is orange ; that the posterior wing is all opaque 

 orange, and that the outer margin is very narrow. 



Exp. 2^ inches. 



Hab. — Churuyaco. 



Belongs to the Dircenna group. Both sexes have the 

 neuration of I. Epidero. 



Ithomia Pr axilla. 



Female. Upperside. Transparent white : the nervures 

 black : the margins (except at the anal angle of the 

 posterior wing, which is rufous orange) dark brown, 

 broad ; the outer margins traversed by a series of white 

 spots. Anterior wing with an oblong transparent spot 

 on the costal margin at the end of the cell. 



Underside. As above, except that there is a blue- 

 white spot at the base of the posterior wing. 



Exp. 2^ inches. 



Hah. — Churuyaco. 



This large and beautiful species has the neuration of 

 I. Cceno, but differs both in form and the position of the 

 nervures from those species, I. Apulia and Adelinda, 

 which have the anal angle rufous. 



Ithomia Ozia. 



Male. Upperside. Transparent yellow - white ; the 

 margins and nervures (which are slender) black. An- 

 terior wing with a triangular band at the end of the cell ; 

 a small oblong spot on the costal margin. 



Underside. As above, except that the outer margins 

 are traversed by a rufous band forming sagittate spots 

 at the ends of the nervures of the posterior wing-. An- 

 terior wing with three minute apical white spots. Pos- 

 terior wing with a marginal series of five white spots. 



Exp. 2 inches. , 



Hab . — Granadillas . 



Neuration, form, and size of I. Zerlina, ("Exotic 

 Butterflies," Ithomia, fig. 96), but of very different 

 colour. 



