556 MR. H. W. BATES ON THE HELICONIDE LEPIDOPTERA 



5. Heliconius Antiocha, Linnseus. 



Papilio Antiocha, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. add. 1068. n. 12. 

 , Cramer, Pap. Exot. t. 38. f. E, F. 



A widely distributed species ; found in Venezuela, Guiana, and tliroughout the Amazon 

 region, with the exception of the district near Para. 



6. Heliconius Clttia, Cramer. 



Papilio Clytia, Cram. Pap. Exot. t. 6G. f. C. 



This species is very abundant at all the places I visited on the banks of the Amazons. 

 In many places a variety occurs in company with the type, in which the first yellow belt 

 of the fore wing is narrow, and similar in shape to the first white belt of R. Antiocha. 

 The colour of the belts in Cramer's figures of P. Clytia is given as white, probably by 

 error of the colourist. 



7. Heliconius Ehea, Cramer. 

 Papilio Rhea, Cram. Pap. Exot. t. 54. f. C, D. 



Also a generally distributed and abundant species throughout the Amazon region. 



8. Heliconius Leucadia. 



<S . Expanse 2" 6'". Similar in size, siiape, and general colours to H. Bliea ; differs 

 chiefly in having a series of eight large geminated whitish spots on the posterior margin 

 of the hind wing. The first yellow belt of the fore wing is in the form of an oval spot, 

 divided in two by the median nervure. The hind wing, beneath, is considerably different 

 from the same part in H. Bhea ; the red streaks and spots at the base are as follows : — 

 there is an elongated streak along the basal part of the costa, a shorter one between the 

 basal parts of the costal and subcostal nervures, a round spot within the base of the cell, 

 another similar one at the base, between the median and post-median nervures, and a 

 macular vitta running in a curve from the base of the abdominal edge to the third median 

 branch. The marginal geminated spots of the upper surface are represented by large 

 elongated white spots, one between each nervure. 



One example, taken at St. Paulo. 



9. Heliconius Hermathena, Hewitson. 



Heliconia Hermathena, Hewits. Exot. Butt., Heliconia, fig. 5. 



This very beautiful species was found only on the banks of the Tapajos, in scattered 

 woods on the campos opposite Aveyros. It is not closely allied to any known species ; 

 as Mr. Hewitson observes, it pai'takes of the characters of H. Phyllis (of Eio Janeiro) 

 and S. Charitonia (of the West India Islands), which are the two extreme forms of the 

 s-enus. 



