N YMPHALID M. 



TIMETES. 



TIMETES BERANIA. 1, 2. 



Ufperside orange. Both wings crossed from the costal margin of the anterior to 

 the anal angle of the posterior wing by three linear bands and a submarginal line of 

 black. Anterior wing with three lines across the cell near the base, a short band near 

 the apex, and most of the outer margin, black ; the third band across the wing indistinct. 

 Posterior wing tailed with a line near the base, some short lines at the base of the tail, 

 a narrow margin and two lunular spots at the anal angle, black. The anal angle and tip 

 of the tail, white. 



Underside of a glossy, cream colour, with all the bands as above, and the tail 

 rufous. The submarginal line and the spots near the anal angle of the posterior wing 

 black. 



Female. Upperside brown. Both wings crossed by four bands of black. Anterior 

 wing with the outer margin broadly bordered with black, the band next to it marked 

 near the apex of the wing with four small spots of light brown. Posterior wing with 

 two submarginal lines, and three lunular spots near the anal angle, black. A lunular 

 spot at the anal angle, and the tip of the tail white. 



Underside scarcely differs from the male. 



Exp. 6 2 t -- ? 2^ in. Hab. Quito, and Paver Amazon. 



In the Collections of W. W. Saunders and W. G. Hewitson. 



This beautiful species is very closely allied to Nymphalis Harmonia of Klug from which it is how- 

 ever abundantly distinct. N. Harmonia has the tip of the anterior wing much more pointed and the 

 underside of both win<rs of a brilliant silver. 



TIMETES NORICA. 3, 4. 



UprERSiDE of a purple-brown. Anterior wing almost black. Both wings crossed 

 by four bands, and two submarginal lines of black. Posterior wing with three lunular 

 very black spots near the anal angle. The tip of the tail and two or three spots at the 

 aual angle white. 



Underside red-brown, glossy, and tinged with purple. Both wings crossed by two 

 broad bands of darker colour. The margins of the basal band deeply dentated, and 

 edged with black. The inner side of the second band marked by a row of triangular 

 brown spots, the outer edge by a black line which separates it from a band on the outer 



