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5. Ceratinia Pluonia, Hewitson. 



Ithomia Fluonia, Hewits. Exot. Butt. Ithomia, fig. 26. 



In this species the hind-wing upper radial nervnre in the female is always connected 

 with the cell by means of an upper disco-celMar. It is a distiact, well-marked form, 

 closely allied, however, to C. Ninonia, and appears to be confined in its range to the 

 region of the Upper Amazons. 



6. Cebatinia Anastasia, n. sp. 



S ? . Expanse 2" 9'". A very large broad-winged species, haviag very much the 

 appearance of Mechcmitis Maelus, Hevrits. Exot. Butt. Mechanitis, fig. 9. Dark orange- 

 tawny. Fore ioing broad, rounded at the apex : above, with a transverse zigzag belt 

 after the end of the cell, from the costal to the second median branch, and a submarginal 

 row of seven large, rounded spots, bright yellow ; it has the following spots and marks 

 of black colour :— a streak along the base of the costa, a large triangular spot mthin the 

 base and a double spot at the apex of the cell, two large spots between the 1st and 2nd 

 median branches, and a broad stripe on the hind margin, not reaching the median 

 nervure or the hind angle : the transverse belt and the submarginal spots are also 

 margined with black. Beneath, the same. 



Smd icing nearly oval in shape : above, with a broad stripe crossing the hind part of 

 the cell, the apical margin, and a row of large elongate marginal spots black; the 

 marginal spots towards the apex are smaU, the others blend more or less with the central 

 stripe. Beneath, the same, except that there is a broad' black subcostal stripe and two 

 small marginal yellow spots near the apex. 



This very large and remarkable species is found only on the Upper Amazons, at Ega 

 and St. Paulo, where it flies in company with Melincea (or llechanitis) Maelus, to which 

 it is assimilated in colour. Both inhabit the shades of the lofty and humid forest, and 

 are slow flyers. 



7. Ceratinia Manaos, n. sp. 



d . Expanse 2" 5'". Resembles much in shape and colours C. Bowena (Hewitson, 

 Exot. Butt. Bhomia, fig. 123). It differs in the yellow transverse belt extending over 

 the terminal part of the cell. The hind wing has a central black stripe composed of five 

 subquadrate spots passing behind the cell, and a marginal row of six semicircular dull 

 black spots. Beneath, all the wings have a submarginal row of white spots, and the 

 hind wing has the usual black subcostal stripe. 



This species, together with C. Bowena, cited above, have the appearance of small 

 examples of Mechanitis Poltjirmia ; their neuration, however, shows that they belong to 

 Ceratinia. C. Manaos was taken on the banks of the Eio Negro, at the Barra. 



