388 ME. H. W. BATES — CATAXOGUE OF ERTCINIDiE. 



of both wings ; the costal border is a little indented, and the outer 



borders slightly sinuous. 

 Beneath, the same, except that the outer border of the fore wing has 



one, and that of the hind wing two white spots, sometimes obsolete 



or wanting. 

 Head black; thorax and abdomen ochreous saffron; wing-lappets 



bright orange. 

 Hab. Para. 



Meskne basilissa. 



d . 1" 2'". A robust species, with broad stout thorax ; fore-wing costa. 

 slightly incurved in the middle, hind-wing prolonged from base to 

 anal angle, and outer margin nearly straight. Above black, disk 

 of wing crossed by a broad reddish-orange belt, beginning within 

 the fore-wing cell, and extending to the abdominal edge, indented on 

 its inner (basal) side and in the fore-wing cell, with the black ground- 

 colour. Fringe black. 



Beneath rather lighter; both the dark ground-colour and the orange 

 belt varied with lighter and darker markings. 



Head and thorax black ; face, palpi, and abdomen orange ; legs grey. 



Hab. Para ; one example. 



MeSENE DEBILIS. 



c? & $ . 10". Similar to M. Sagaris, Cram. (Pap. t. 83. f. D), but very 

 much smaller, and body much less robust. The fore-wing costa is gently 

 arched, without incurvation ; and the anal angle of hind wings is less 

 prominent, and the middle of the outer margin rounded. Above dark 

 brown, with indistinct submarginal darker spots; an oblique, sub- 

 triangular, common orange spot, beginning at the fore-wing median 

 nervure and curving towards the base of hind wing; sometimes it is 

 prolonged on fore wing nearly to the costa. 



Beneath brown, prettily variegated throughout with ashy white, and 

 with a yellow spot near inner margin of foi'e wing. 



Body brown, abdomen in the d" orange. Palpi, forehead, and legs 

 yellow. 



Hab. Forests of the Tapajos. 



Mesene crocostigma. 



cJ. 1"3"'. Same shape as xlf. Sa^«m c? (Cram. Pap.t. 83. f. D). Above 

 dark brown, varied with obscure blackish transverse streaks. Hind 

 wing with a large transverse oblong spot across the disk, rich orange. 



Beneath black, richly glossed with blue. 



Head, body, and legs black. 



Hab. Tunantins, Amazons. 



Mesene apolecta. 



c?. 1" 2"'. Similar in colour to M. crocostigma. Hind wing much less 

 elongate from base to anal angle than in M. Sagaris S • Above dark 

 brown, varied with obscure blackish spots, those near the outer borders 



