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Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 494. n. 222 (1775) ; Sp. Ins. p. 76. 



n. 336 (1781). 



Deganira (sic), Fabricius, Mant. Ins. p. 38. n. 393 (1787) ; Ent. 

 Syst. iii. p. 230. n. 719 (1793). 



cf , Germany. (Obtained 1841, from Herr J. J. Becker) B.M. 



Two specimens of P. Achine in the Banksian Collection in the 

 British Museum. 



6. Pararge Canthus. 



Papilio (D. F.) Canthus, Linnceus, " alis integris, supra fuscis ; 

 posticis subtus ocellis sex : habitat in America boreali." 



Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 486. n. 191 (1775) ; Ent. Syst. iii. p. 157. 

 n. 484 (1793). 



Canada West, Coldwater near Orilla. (Obtained 1856, collected 



by Mr. Bush) B.M. 



The ocelli of this species are quite visible upon the upper surface, 

 so that the description supra fuscis immaculatis is not characteristic. 



Genus 21. AMECERA, Butler, 

 Ann. $ Mag. Nat. Hist. xix. p. 162 (1867). 



1. Amecera Megsera. 



Papilio (N. G.) Megaera, Linnaeus, " alis dentatis, luteis, fusco fas- 

 ciatis : anticis ocello, posticis supra quinis, subtus sex : habitat in 

 Europse graminosis." 



Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 492. n. 213 (1775) ; Sp. Ins. p. 73. 

 n. 324 (1781) ; Mant. Ins. p. 36. n. 380 (1787) ; Ent. Syst. 

 iii. p. 94. n. 292(1793). 



England. (Obtained 1840, from Mr. Children's Collection) B.M. 



There are two specimens of P. Megcera in the Banksian Collection 

 in the British Museum. 



2. Amecera Msera. 



Papilio (N. G.) Maera, Linnceus, " alis subdentatis, fuscis : utrinque 

 anticis sesquiocello, posticis ocellis supra tribus : habitat in Europae 

 gramine." 



Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 491. n. 211 (1775) ; Sp. Ins. p. 71. 



n. 319 (1781). 



*Var. Petropolitana, Fabricius, Mant. Ins. p. 36. n. 373 (1787); 

 Ent. Syst. iii. p. 227. n. 711 (1793). 



cJ , Italy. (Presented by Dr. Leach) B.M. 



There are two specimens of P. Mcera in the Banksian Collection 

 in the British Museum. 



* " Duplo minor alis anticis supra absque disco fulvo, tcmpore vernali voli- 

 tans." Possibly identical with P. Hiera. 



