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9. P. Hippason, Cram. Local var. Paraensis. 

 P. Paracusis, Bates, Trans. Ent. Soc. n. s. v. p. 337. 

 Hippason, var. b, Gray, Cat. B.M. p. 58. pi. 10. f. 3. 

 P. Hippason is found at Para only as a local var. of the Guianian 

 species, figured by Cramer. The var. affects chiefly the 2 . 



10. P. Anchisiades, Esper. 

 P. Anchisiades, Esp. Ausl. Schmett. t. 13. f. 1, 2. 

 3 2 ■ P. Anchises, Cram. 318 a. b. c. d. (as Anchises, Linn.). 

 Local var. (4) Isidoncs, Dbld. ; Gray, Cat. B.M. p. 64. pi. 5. f. 1. 

 Common throughout the Amazon region, chiefly in cultivated 

 places, and inconstant in its specific characters. The larva feeds on 

 the orange-tree (imported). The var. Isidorus is Bolivian ; a near 

 appi-oach to it is found at Ega. 



11. P. Sesostris, Cram. 

 3. P. Sesostris, Cram. 211 f. g. 

 $ . P. Tullus, Cram. 277 c. D. 

 Found throughout the country in the forest. It is constant in its 

 specific characters within this range, but near the Andes produces 

 the magnificent form P. Children^, Gray. 



12. P. Vertumnus, Cram. 

 3. P. Vertumnus, Cram. 211 a. b. 



2. , Bates, Trans. Ent. Soc. n.s. v. p. 340. 



Var. 2- -P- Diceros, Gray, Cat. B.M. p. 48. pi. 11. f. 4. 



. P. Cixius, Gray, /. c. pi. 8. f. 6. 



. P. Ccelus, Bdv. Sp. Gen. Pap. no. 117. 



. P. Phronius, Lucas, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1852, p. 489. 



Local var. (5) Cutora, 3, Gray, Cat. B.M. p. 58. pi. 10*. f. 6. 



, 2 > Bates, Trans. Ent. Soc. n. s. v. p. 341. 



Found throughout the country. On the Lower Amazons it is con- 

 stant to the type Vertumnus, but on the Upper gives rise to the var. 



Cutora. 



13. P. Hierocles, Gray. 



3 . P. Hierocles, Gray, Cat. B.M. p. 55. pi. 10. f. 2. 



5 . , Gray, /. c. pi. 9. f. 9. 



Var. 2 • Cray, /. c. pi. 10. f. 6 (as Aglaope 2 )• 



. P. Thelios, Gray, /. c. pi. 10*. f. 7. 



. P. Cyphotes, Gray, /• c p. 49. 



Found only at Para ; flies in the forest in company with P. Echelus. 

 It is the Para representative of the series of forms of which P. Proteus 

 of Rio Janeiro may be considered the type. 



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