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There are two specimens of the variety P. Mneme, Cramer (Pap. 

 Exot. 190) in the Banksian Collection. M. Mcelus, Hewits., seems 

 to be the tipper- Amazons form of the species. 



Genus 5. MECHANITIS, Fabricius, 



llliger's Magaz. vi. p. 284 (1808). 



1 . Mechanitis Polymnia, 



Papilio (H.) Polymnia, Linnceus, " alis oblongis, integerrimis ; 

 anticis maculis apiceque nigris, fascia flava ; posticis fasciis tribus 

 nigris, media serrata : habitat in America, meridionali." Petiver, 

 Gazoph. pi. 12. fig. 8. 



Var. Papilio (H.) Mopsa, Linnceus, " alis oblongis, concoloribus 

 fulvis, apice nigris albo punctatis : habitat in India oriental!." 



Fabricius, Syst. Ent. pp. 164, 460, n. 508, 572 (1775) ; Sp. Ins. 

 p. 28. n. 115 (1781) ; Mant. Ins. p. 14. n. 134 (1787) ; Ent. 

 Syst. p. 164. n. 508 (1793). 



Para, Lower Amazons. (Obtained 1849, collected by H. W. 



Bates, Esq.) B.M. 



Two specimens of Lycorea pasinuntia, Cramer, labelled " P. Poly- 

 hymnia" (sic), and an example of Tithorea Megara, labelled "P. 

 Mopsa," represent this species in the Banksian Collection. Pabricius 

 also refers (Ent. Syst.) to Cramer's figure of P. Harmonia. 



2. Mechanitis Lysimnia. 



Papilio (H.) Lysimnia, Fabricius, "alis oblongis, integerrimis, 

 fulvis, fascia flava, apice nigris ; anticis macula alba : habitat . . . ." 

 Donovan, Nat. Rep. iv. pi. 120. fig. 1, nee 2 (1826). 

 Fabricius, Ent. Syst. p. 161. n. 498 (1793). 



Rio Janeiro. (Obtained 1850, from the voyage of H.M.S. ' Rat- 

 tlesnake,' collected by Macgillivray) B.M. 



Genus 6. SAIS, Hubner, 

 Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 10 (1816). 



1. Sais Rosalia. 



Papilio (H.) Rosalia, Cramer, " alis oblongis, integerrimis, conco- 

 loribus fulvis ; anticis macula flava ; posticis strigis duabus nigris : 

 habitat Surinami." Pap. Exot. iii. pi. 246. fig. E (1782). 



Fabricius, Sp. Ins. app. p. 503 (1782) ; Mant. Ins. p. 15. n. 152 

 (1787) ; Ent. Syst. iii. p. 172. n. 533 (1793). 



Demerara. (From Mr. Bower's Collection) B.M. 



Genus 7. CALLITHOMIA, Bates. 

 I. Callithomia Lycaste. 



Papilio (H.) Lycaste, Fabricius, " alis oblongis, integerrimis, fulvis, 



