ME. H. "W. BATES — CATALOGHJE O^ EKTCINID^. 387 



Mesene LEUCOPHRYS. 



c? & $ . 1" 2'". Closely allied to M. Phareus, Cram. (Pap. 1. 170. f. C). 

 Above black ; disk of wings occupied by a large red spot, leaving broad 

 black costal and outer borders ; the costal edge of the spot on the 

 fore wing is indented by the black costal streaks which the species 

 has in common with M. Phareus ; in the middle of the outer border of 

 the fore wing, near the margin, is a large white spot. 

 Beneath, the same as above, with the addition of two white spots in the 



black border of the hind wing. 

 This species varies mucli. Sometimes tlie black borders are no 

 wider than in M. Phareus ; and the amount of red on the under 

 surface of the fore wing is very unstable. The abdomen, generally 

 black, is sometimes more or less red. The species is found on the 

 Upper and Lower Amazons. 



Mesene fenestrella. 



c?. 1". Similar to M. Hya (Dbldy. & Hew. Gen. D. L. pi. 70. f. 9). 

 Same size and shape. Above black, with a common crimson discal 

 spot extending close to the base, and including the abdominal edge of 

 hind wing ; upper edge, in the fore-wing cell, quite straight and even. 

 The black apical portion of fore wing has in the middle a white spot. 



Beneath, the same, with the addition of two white spots in the hind-wing 

 border. 



Head, thorax, and wing-lappets black ; abdomen red. 



Uab. Ega. 



This species is quite distinct both from M. Hya and M. leu- 

 copTirys. 



Mesene Paraena. 



S . 1". Probably a geographical form of M. fenestrella. The red spot 

 is much larger, extending to the base of the wing and very nearly to 

 the fore-wing costa, and leaving a narrow black border to the hind 

 wing. Colour of the body the same. 



Hah. Para. 



Mesene simplex. 



$ , 1". Similar in form to M. Phareus $ . Above ochreous saffron- 

 colour, with narrow black outer borders, which on the fore wings ex- 

 tend a short way along the costa from the apex. 



Beneath, the same. 



Head and body entirely ochreous saffron-colour. 



Hab. Para. 



Mesene celetes. 



$ . 1 " 3'". Differs from M. Phareus in the wings being more elongated j 

 the outer margin of the fore wing is much bowed outwards, and the 

 fringe spotted with white. Above of an ochreous saffron- colour, with 

 broadish black border to the fore-wing costa and to the outer margins 



