404 ME. H. W. BATES— CATALOdTTE OF EETCIKIDiE," 



Beneath, the same, except that the brown outer border of the hind 



wing has a sei'ies of five triangular whitish spots. 

 Hab. Forests of Cupar i, Tapajos. 



Aricoris flammula. 



(S . 2". Fore wing triangular ; hind wing with the anal portion broadly 

 produced and its margin tridentate. Above purple-black, with a broad 

 streak in the middle of the hind border of the fore wing, and the whole 

 discal area of the hind wing, rich scarlet ; a white belt crosses the 

 apical portion of the fore wing ; the abdominal border of the hind 

 wing is tawny yellow. 



Beneath pale brown ; a streak at base of costa of fore wing tawny 

 white ; belt white. Hind wing with the abdominal border broadly 

 rufous tawny ; disk whitish ; outer border darkish brown, with a sub- 

 marginal yellow streak, broad at the anal angle and terminating 

 before reaching the apex ; margins edged with white ; fringe blackish. 



$ . 2" 2"'. Similar in colours to A. Epitus; fore-wing apex produced, 

 and outer border much less rounded. Hind-wing outer border not 

 produced near the anal angle, but tridentate, as in the c5' . Above dark 

 brown, basal portions of both wings tawny orange ; fore wing crossed 

 a little beyond the middle by a broadish yellow belt. Hind wing with 

 a row of three )'ellowish spots towards the outer margins. 



Beneath tawny; brown portions of a tawny-brown hue; outer border 

 of hind wiug with a broadish yellow belt, and margin white as in 

 the S- 



Wings vertical in repose, as in the rest of the genus, 



Hab. Banks of the Tapajos, and at Ega. 



Theope sericea. 

 c? & $ . 1" 6'" ; 1" 8'". Shape of wings as in Th. pedias (Herr.-Schaff. 



Exot. Schmett. f. 24, 25) ; larger and stouter, black, a large area of 



the fore wing, occupying the disk and middle of hind margin, and 



whole of hind wing (except the margins, costal borders, and sometimes 



a discal spot), dark blue, slightly shining. 

 Beneath, in the S > rich golden-yellow, with a silky gloss ; in the 5 > paler 



yellow, but glossy. 

 The blue area of the fore wing leaves a very broad costal and apical 



black border, but a very narrow outer border towards the hind angle. 



In the 5 the blue is more contracted in its limits. 

 Hab. Para and Tapajos. 



ThEOPE LAMPROPTERYX. 



S. 1" 6'". Same form as T. pedias [i. e. hind-wing outer border 

 nearly in a line with the apex of abdomen). Above, fore wing black; 

 a small spot at the base, and the whole of the hind wing, except the 

 margins, rich glossy dark blue. 



Beneath ochreous yellow, moderately shining. 



Hab. Santarem, Lower Amazons. 



