642 MR. H. DRTJCE ON THE GENUS VAPHIA. [JlUie 19, 



briglitest at the base, a submarginal row of small greenish-white 

 spots. Underside dark brown, thickly irrorated with grey scales. 



Exp. 2^ inches. 



Hub. Bolivia {Buckley). Rio (Bes/ce). Mus. Hewitson & Druce. 



Also in the collection of Dr. Staudinger : his specimen is rather 

 more blue than ours on the upperside. This species is near P. iphis, 

 but quite distinct. 



51. P. CEREALiA, n. sp (Plate LXI.fig. 6.) 



Upperside dull greenish black, brightest at the base cf the anterior 

 wing, two green spots close to the apex, the first the largest. Under- 

 side bright chestnut-brown thickly speckled with white scales ; 

 anterior wing crossed from the apex to the middle of the inner mar- 

 gin by a whitish band, becoming wide and yellowish in colour near 

 the anal angle ; posterior wing with three white spots across the 

 middle, all the wings with a submarginal row of minute white spots, 

 and the outer margins greyish. 



Exp. 2\ inches. 



Hab. Chanchamayo {Thamni). Mus. Staudinger. 



.52. P. pniLA, n. sp. (Plate LXL fig. 7.) 



On the upperside this species is like P. ates, but rather more 

 blue ; and on the underside it is the same as P. odilia with tails, but 

 rather darker in colour. 



Exp. 2 inches. 



Hab. Bogota (Nofc/cen). Mus. Staudinger. 



A most curious species. 



5.'^. P. BOLiviANA, n. sp. (Plate LXII. figs. 1, 2.) 



Upperside {male) deep bluish black, palest at the base of the an- 

 terior wing, a band of three small spots crossing the wing near the 

 apex from the costal to the inner mtirgin. Underside dark shining 

 brown irrorated with a few greyish scales. Female. Upperside dark 

 brown, with the base of all the wings bright violet-blue, the spots 

 near the apex the same as in the male. Underside, the same as the 

 male, but much paler brown, with three greyish spots between the 

 tail and the anal angle. 



Exp. ,7 21, 5 3 inches. 



Hab. Bolivia ( Buchley). Mus. Hewitson, Smith, and Druce. 



A very distinct species ; the spots on the anterior wing vary slightly 

 in size. 



54. P PSAMMis, Feld. {Nymph, p.) Reise Nov. Lep. iii. p. 448 

 (1867). 



Hab. Amazons and New Granada. Mus. Hewitson and B.M. 



55. P. STHENO, Prittw. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1865, p. 142. 



Hab. S.E. Brazil. Mus. S. & G., D. 



I am indepted to Dr. Staudinger for kindly sending me the type 



of this species to compare with our specimens. The specimens from 



