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Fabricius, Sp. Ins. p. 57. n. 252 (1781) ; Mant. Ins. p. 28. n. 



291 (1787) ; Ent. Syst. iii. p. 53. n. 164 (1793). 

 Brazil, (Obtained 1842, from Mr. Stevens) B.M. 



The type specimen of P. Numilius, Fabr., is in the Banksiaa 

 Collection ; this species appears to be the male of Mr. Hewitson's 

 E. Penthia. 



4. Epicalia Micalia. 



$ . Papilio (N. P.) Micalia, Cramer, " alis dentatis atris, flavo 

 maculatis, posticis medio fulvo nigro maculato : habitat in America 

 boreali." Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 108. figs. C, D (1779). 



Fabricius, Sp. Ins. p. 103. n. 453 (1781) ; Mant. Ins. p. 56. 

 n. 551 (1787) ; Ent. Syst. iii. p. 60. n. 188 (1793). 



Ega, Upper Amazons. (Obtained 1857 ; collected by EL. W. Bates, 



Esq.) B.M. 



The male of P. Micalia, if rightly determined, agrees with that of 

 the preceding species. 



5. Epicalia Obrinus. 



cJ $ . Papilio (D. E.) Obrinus, Linnaeus, " alis integerrimis supra 

 nigris fascia cyanea ; subtus viridibus fascia caerulea." Clerck, Icon. 

 pi. 31. figs. 2, 3 (1764) ; Donovan, Ins. Ind. pi. 37. fig. 3 (1800). 



5 . Papilio (D. F.) Ancaeus (part.), Linnceus ; tf , Fabricius, " alis 

 dentatis atris ; primoribus fascia caerulea, posticis lutea : habitat 

 in India." 



cJ , Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 485. n. 186, 187 (1775) ; 

 rf, Sp. Ins. p. 62. n. 276 (1781) ; Mant. Ins. p. 30. n. 317 

 (1787) ; Ent. Syst. p. 154. n. 475 (1793). 



Pernambuco, Brazil. (Presented 1845, by Mrs. J. P. G. Smith) 



B.M. 



This species is abundant in swampy parts of the forest at Para ; 

 its flight is exceedingly rapid (see Mr. Bates in ' Journ. Entom.' 

 no. x. 1864). 



In his * Mantissa/ Fabricius applies the description of Aganisthos 

 Orion to this species, quoting, however, Cramer's figure of P. Anccea 

 ( = P. Obrinus}. 



6. Epicalia Ancaea. 



cJ . Papilio (D. F.) Ancaea, Linnceus, " alis integerrimis, supra 

 fuscis fascia caerulea maculaque ferruginea, subtus viridibus fascia 

 albicante: habitat in India." P. Obrinus, Walch, Naturforscher, 

 pt. 6. p. 128, pi. 6. figs, la, 16 (1775). 



Fabricius, Sp. Ins. (part.) p. 62. n. 275, 276 (1781) ; Ent. Syst. 

 iii. p. 154. n. 474 (1793). 



Demerara. (Obtained from Messrs. Bowers & Co.) B.M. 



This species, though subsequently confounded by Linnaeus, Fabri- 

 cius, and others with P. Obrinus, is well described by Linnaeus in 



