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6. Phareas Busiris. 



Hesperia (U.) Busiris, Fabricius, " alis oblongis, integerrimis, 

 atris ; anticis maculis punctisque duobus flavis ; posticis disco flavo : 

 habitat in Indus." Donovan, Ins. Ind. pi. 52. fig. 2 (1800). 

 Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 345. n. 310 (1793). 



Not in the collection of the British Museum ; possibly allied to 

 P. Phorcas. 



Genus 15. PYTHONIDES, Hubner*, 

 Verz. belc. Schmett. p. 110 (1816). 



1. Pythonides Jovianus. 



Hesperia (U.) Jovianus, Fabricius, " alis concoloribus atris ; pos- 

 ticis caeruleo alboque radiatis : habitat in Indiis." Donovan, Ins. 

 Ind. pi. 50. fig. 1 (1800). 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 348. n. 324 (1793). 



Brazil. (Obtained 1848) B.M. 



2. Pithonides Tertullianus. 



Hesperia (U.) Tertullianus, Fabricius, " alis integerrimis, rotun- 

 datis, ca3rulescentibus, nigro maculatis, anticisque albo punctatis : 

 habitat in Indiis." 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 341. n. 295 (1793). 



We have a species from Brazil agreeing in its markings with P. 

 Tertullianus ; the latter, however, according to Donovan's figure 

 (Bibl. Hope, Oxf.), differs in being uniformly blue above and with 

 red spots on the hind wings. 



3. Pythonides Cerealis. 



Hesperia (U.) Orcus, Fabricius [P. Cerealis, Cramer], " alis rotun- 

 datis, fuscis ; anticis flavo maculatis ; posticis subtus caerulescen- 

 tibus : habitat in Indiis." Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 392. figs. N, (1782) ; 

 Donovan, Ins. Ind. pi. 52. fig. 1 (1800). 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 341. n. 296 (1793). 



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



Esq.) B.M. 



Genus 16. ACHLYODES, Hubner, 

 Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 108 (1816). 



1. Achlyodes Mithridates. 



Hesperia (U.) Mithridates, Fabricius, " alis rotundatis, atris, ma- 

 cula fasciaque postica purpureis, lunulis pallidioribus : habitat in 

 Indiis." Donovan, Ins. Ind. pi. 49. fig. 3 (1800). 



* The species of this genus are now generally described as Leucochitonea. 



