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side of third subcostal branch ; a squamose tawny spot at 

 origin of fourth and fifth branches ; a submarginal series 

 of ill-defined whitish spots, becoming larger and diverging 

 from the margin towards costa ; secondaries w^th the costal 

 area tawny with two black streaks, the inner one abbre- 

 viated : marginal spots more distinct than above, white ; 

 otherwise as above : expanse of wings, 3 inches, 6 lines. 



Bogota {Stevens). B.M. 



Mimics Melincca IshJca. 



41. Hcliconius hicoloratus 



sp. 



Intermediate between H. Messene and H. Aristione ; 

 differs from H. Messoie above in the uniform tawny colour 

 of the broad band in primaries and in the inward extension 

 of the tawny ]^atch at apex of secondaries ; below, in 

 addition to the preceding characters, it diffei's in the tawny 

 colour of the subcostal area of primaries and in the 

 presence of a small tawny subcostal spot towards apex of 

 secondaries : expanse of wings, 3 inches, 8 lines. 



E. Peru (Degand). B.M. 



Mimics Melitiwa Mcthone S : I thought at one time tliat 

 it was the male of H. Aristione (which mimics the supposed 

 female of M. Mcthone) but H. Aristione is represented by a 

 male example in the Collection of the British Museum. 



42. Hcliconius Mctalilia, n. sp. 



Wings above tawny, primaries with an elbowed black 

 streak in the cell ; a broad curved tapering internal l)lack 

 streak terminating in a more or less well defined liastate 

 spot at external angle ; costa to beyond middle black ; 

 apical half of wing somewhat as in H. Pardalinus ; the 

 yellow spots being similar in shape and position, but the 

 whole of the l)lack markings between the median branches 

 connected together, so that the fourtli division of the 

 oblique yellow band is distinctly separated ; this band is 

 also tinted with tawny and there are no yellow spots at 

 the external angle ; secondaries almost precisely as in H. 

 Vittatus (described above) but the central band is con- 

 tinuous : below paler than above, the primaries with seven 

 apical sul)marginal white spots ; the secondaries with two 



