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ground-colour of a browner tint than in that species. 

 Below^ markings the same as in the male, but ill-defined, 

 the hind-wings whitish. 



Expanse of wings, 3:^ inches. 



Hub. — Singapore (Lieut. Roberts) . Coll. Roberts. 



Sub-fam. Nymphalin^. 



Genus Terinos, Boisduval. 



Terinos Lucilla, n. sp. 



c?, ? . Nearly allied to T. Clarissa, differs in its 

 darker colour above, the hind-wings with more restricted 

 and more ruddy external area, crossed by two continuovis 

 series of brown lunules. Wings below, deeper coloured 

 than T. Clarissa, reddish- violaceous with yellowish-brown 

 bandings. 



Expanse of wings, 3| inches. 



Hah. — Luzon, Philippines (Semper) . B. M. 



The above species forms a good link between the Cla- 

 rissa and Ahisares groups. 



Sub-fam. Heliconiin^. 



Genus Melin^a, Hiibner. 



1. Melincea yhasiana, n. sp. 



$ . Wings above, orange-tawny with black markings, 

 as in M. Marsoius, of Hewitson, the yellow band wanting ; 

 body brown, with collar, apical half of pterygodes, and 

 median line on head, ferruginous; metathorax and base 

 of abdomen orange-tawny ; antennae pale ochreous, black 

 at base. Wings below, as above; thorax pale tawny, 

 legs black. 



Expanse of wings, 3^ inches. 



Hah. — Peruvian Amazons (Degand). B. M. 



Reminds one of Mechanitis Mazceus, He wits. 



2. Melincea Islilta, n. sp. 



Mechanitis MenopMlus (part), Hewitson, Exot. Butterf. 

 i. Helic.pl. i. fig. 3 (1855). 

 Hah. — Bogota. B. M. 



