IHfi Mr. Butler's Dcscri'pfions of 



distance lietween the yellow band and the three subapical 

 spots double as wide ; three subanal yellow spots ; the 

 basal discoidal black streak and the basal half of the 

 internal black streak alisent ; secondaries black ; the costa 

 and a central subcostal spot tawny ochraceous ; a narrow 

 l)and crossing the cell and a spot on abdominal margin, 

 tawny ; two subapical yellow spots ; the wings below paler 

 and duller than aljove ; primaries with four geminate 

 suljniarginal white spots towards apex ; secondaries with 

 twelve submarginal white spots ; two of them sul)apical, 

 replacing the yellow spots on upper surface : expanse of 

 wings, 3 inches, 9 lines. 



Demerara. B.M. 



This is t\\Q " Medianitis Numata" of Doubleday's List, 

 it mimics an undescribed Melincea from Demerara, allied 

 to M. Mcelus. 



39. Hdiconins Badiosus, n. sp. 



Closely allied to ff. Pardalinm, differs above in the 

 tint of the wings, the chestnut or dark mahogany of the 

 ground colour being replaced by tawny; the black spots 

 are also smaller ancl the yellow band of primaries rather 

 different in outline ; below paler, the secondaries with a 

 marginal series of eight geminate white spots ; otherwise as 

 abo^'e : expanse of wings, 3 inches, 4 lines. 



Villa Nova (Bates). B.M. 



Mimics McHiuca Mcdas, just as H. Pardcdinns does M. 

 Bardalis, 



40, Hcliconius Vittatus, n. sp. 



Intermediate between H. Eucoma and H. Mcsscnc ; 

 primaries above much like H. Eucoma, but the yellow 

 band more oblique and narrower ; the discoidal black 

 streak broader; the median black spots smaller; the ex- 

 ternal third of the internal black streak and the black sub- 

 marginal spot between first and second median l)ranclies 

 wanting ; only one minute, indistinct, subapical yellow 

 spot ; secondaries tawny the costal area brown with pale 

 greyish-brown central streak ; a central transverse macular 

 black band ; the outer margin and a spot at apex black 

 dotted with yellow ; primaries below nearly as above, two 

 indistinct squamose yellow spots placed obliquely on each 



