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45. Hdiconius Biifolimhatus, n. sp. 



Allied to H. Tychc, but primaries with a large pale 

 oclireoiis patch across the end of the cell, shaped almost 

 exactly like the yellow patch of H. Tiinarcha or H. Mclete, 

 1)ut with a regular external red border of equal width ; a sub- 

 anal diffused lunate spot as in H. Timarcha ; secondaries 

 as in H. Tychc: wings below paler than above ; the internal 

 area of primaries whitish ; the basal half of costa of 

 secondaiiea yellow : expanse of wings, 3 inches, 6 lines. 



Tapajos (Bates). B.M. 



GENUS EUEIDES. 

 46. Euciilcs Unifasciatiis, n. sp). 



Closely allied to E. Mcrcani, but without the subapical 

 tawny band of primaries ; the central band being also 

 broader and more or less inclining to yellowish on upper 

 surface : expanse of wings, 2 inches, 11 lines. 



Ega {Bates). B.M. 



Probably the Upper Amazons representative of B. 

 Mcrcani. 



47. Bucidcs Hippolinus. 



Wings above tawny ; apical third of primaries, a sub- 

 cuneiform dash in discoidal cell, a large spot between the 

 first and second median l^ranches and an internal streak, 

 black ; secondaries with the margin, a subcostal streak and 

 six spots l)eyond the cell, black; an indistinct series of 

 submarginal white points ; primaries below with a small 

 yellow subcostal spot beyond end of cell, four apical 

 submarginal white spots ; secondaries with fourteen sub- 

 marginal white spots : Ijody dark brown, streaked and 

 spotted, wdtli ochreous : antennje ochreous, black at the 

 base : expanse of wings, 2 inches, 10 lines. 



E. Peru (jrMt%). B.M. 



Somewhat resembles Hclicoiiim Hippola and probably 

 mimics some Melintea allied to M. Ishka. 



