18 Mr. A. G. Butler on several new 



anticse fascia (vel potius plaga) disco- discoidea ochraceo-flavida 

 abbreviata ad nerviilum primum mediamim extensa, a venis nigris 

 interrupta et a macula cuneiformi nigra in discocellulares dis- 

 rupta ; punctis tribus apud apicem oblique positis albidis, aliisque 

 subanalibus cinereis squamosis : postica^ fascia costali ochracea, 

 punctis tribus squamosis subapicalibus squamisque nonnullis ana- 

 libus inter venas marginalibus cinereo-albis : corpus nigrum albido 

 prae punctatum. 



Ala3 anticfB subtus area disco-costali fusca ; area interna tricolorata, 

 in cella grisea, infra venam medianam et nervulum primum pal- 

 lide fusca, delude pallide einerea ; plaga superna permagna sericeo- 

 alba, maculis punctisve octo marginalibus increscentibus et qua- 

 tuor decrescentibus submarginalibus apicalibus niveis : posticse 

 fuscae costa basali sericeo-flava ; fascia indistincta eosta) sub- 

 parallela alteraque undata magis distincta margini anali subparal- 

 lela, ferrugineis ; maculis tribus subapicalibus lunularibus niveis, 

 quatuorque margijialibus analibus squamosis cinereis : corpus 

 nigro-fuseum, palpis ad basin albis ; thorace flavo maculate .; ab- 

 domine linea media squamosa ochraceo-albida. 



Exp. alar. unc. 3^. 



Hob. West coast of America. B.M. 



Presented to the Collection by Capt. Kellett and Lieut. 

 Wood. 



This species is allied to H. fornarina, Hewitson (from 

 Guayaquil), but differs from it in many important particulars. 



2. Heliconms primularis^ sp. nov. PI. IX. fig. 2. 



Alae anticse supra fuscae, area basali nitide caerulescente, fascia obli- 

 qua media alteraque abbreviata obliquis sulphureo-fiavis a venis 

 nigris intersectis, externa extus diffusa, intus bideutata : posticae 

 area basali caerulea nitida, apicali sulpbureo-flava a venis nigris 

 intersecta; margine externo anguste albicante, margine costali 

 late fusca : corpus fuscum albo prae punctatum. 



Akc subtus pallidiores, maculis in anticis una, in posticis sex coccineis; 

 area basali fusca ; anticis linea subcostali flava, fasciaque externa 

 ad marginem fere externum abrupte extensa, aliter velut supra : 

 corpus fuscum, fronte nivea, palpis pedibusque primoribus late- 

 raliter niveis. 



Exp. alar. unc. 3, lin. 1. 



Ilab. Guayaquil and Rio Napo. B.M. 



Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 



Most nearly allied to //. Eleuchia, Hewitson (from Bogota), 

 but differing in the form and width of the bands in the front 

 wings, and in having the apical area of the hind wings brim- 

 stone-yellow in place of the narrow snowy border of Eleuchia. 



3. Ileliconius Zoheide^ sp. nov. PI. IX. fig. 3, 

 Aloe sixpra nigerrima) omnino cinereo nitentes ; fasciis duabus anticis 



