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tion was not a Melinaea such as was to be found northwards but 

 an Ilirsutis, viz. H. pinthias. It was true that Melinaea imitaia 

 and Melinaea scylax both occurred together with the accom- 

 panying forms of Heliconius telchinia and clarescens, as well 

 as one or two others of the common members of the Northward 

 Association, such as Mechanitis doryssus and Dismorphia 

 praxinoe, but numerically Hirsutis pinthias was far commoner, 

 and with the two Heliconius species zuleika and formosus 

 together exerted a strong influence for the general scheme 

 of colour of these three insects. It was further pointed out 

 that the two actually closest species in outline and coloration 

 were Heliconius jWmosus and Dismorphia sororna ?, and these 

 two species were both usually found in the heavier, darker 

 forest, while all the other members of the group frequented 

 the more open places. Besides the species already mentioned, 

 the following were also shown : Mechanitis isthmia, Ceratinia 

 decumana, Dircenna klugii, Ithomia heraldica, Napeogenes 

 amara, JV. tolosa, Callithomia hezia, Hyposcada adelphina and 

 Thyridia melantho. 



A number of specimens, both set and unset, of the principal 

 Miillerian group from Caracas, Venezuela, were also shown, 

 to exhibit the far closer resemblance of the undersides than 

 the uppersides, as was pointed out to be the case by the 

 exhibitor in the Trans, Ent. Soc. 1907, p. 434, when dealing 

 with the British Guiana group. The species exhibited were : 

 Lycorea atergatis, Heliconius anderida, H. metalilis, Melinaea 

 lilis, Tithorea furina, Eueides htiebneri, Mechanitis doryssus, 

 Dismorphia broomeae and Charonias eurytele, n. sub-sp.* In all 

 of these, save in the Dis^norphia, where it was only rudimen- 



* Charonias eu7-ytcle car oca, u. sub-sp. 



Forewing rich fulvous, with a marginal row of large yellow spots, 

 which become smaller and more fulvous towards the inner margin. A 

 large rectangular fulvous })atch at end of cell, margined with black, 

 except inwardly at centre where the black is formed into triangular 

 patches. Beyond the cell a large square black patch, succeeded by a 

 fulvous row of spots forming a band. Between veins 2, 3 and 3, 4 are 

 two large fulvous spots surrounded with black. Hindwing fulvous, with 

 a fulvous row of marginal spots set in a black band. An elongated black 

 mark above cell. Underside of hindwing as above, but the marginal 

 spots are white and much larger than above. Black patch above cell 

 very large. Underside of forewing as above. 



Habitat, Caracas, Venezuela. 



