18 Mr. A. G. Butler on several new 



anticae fascia (vel potius plaga) disco- discoidea ocbraceo-flavida 

 abbreviata ad nervulum primum medianum extensa, a venis nigris 

 interrupta et a macula cuneiforrai nigra in discocellulares dis- 

 rupta ; pnnctis tribus apud apicem oblique positis albidis, aliisque 

 subanalibus cinereis squamosis : posticae fascia costali ocbracea, 

 punctis tribus squamosis subapicalibus squamisque nonnullis ana- 

 libus inter venas marginalibus cinereo-albis : corpus nigrum albido 

 prae punctatum. 



Alas anticae subtus area disco-costali fusca ; area interna tricolorata, 

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

 lide fusca, deinde pallide cinerea ; plaga superna permagna sericeo- 

 alba, maculis punctisve octo marginalibus increscentibus et qua- 

 tuor decrescentibus submarginalibus apicalibus niveis : posticae 

 fuscae costa basali sericeo-fiava ; fascia indistincta costae sub- 

 parallela alteraque undata magis distincta margini anali subparal- 

 lela, ferrugineis ; maculis tribus subapicalibus lunularibus niveis, 

 quatuorque marginalibus analibus squamosis cinereis : corpus 

 nigro-fuscum, palpis ad basin albis ; thorace flavo maculato ; 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. Heliconius primularis, sp. nov. PI. IX. fig. 2. 



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

 qua media alteraque abbreviata obliquis sulpbureo-flavis a venis 

 nigris intersectis, externa extus diffusa, intus bidentata : posticae 

 area basali caerulea nitida, apicali sulphureo-fiava a venis nigris 

 intersecta ; margine externo anguste albicante, margine costali 

 late fusca : corpus fuscum albo prae punctatum. 



Alae 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. 



Exn. alar. unc. 3, lin. 1. 



Hob. Guayaquil and Rio Napo. B.M. 



Purchased of Mr. Stevens. 



Most nearly allied to H. 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. Heliconius Zobeide, sp. nov. PI. IX. fig. 3. 

 Alae supra nigerrima? omniuo cinereo nitentes ; fasciis duabus anticis 



