Lepidoptcru of the Amazons. 109 



Callitiiomia, Bates. 



15. Callithomia alexirrlioe. 



Callitiiomia alexirrlioe, Bates, Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 xxiii. p. 522 (1862). 

 Uricurituba, Rio Tapajos, 17th March, 1874. 



Ceratinia, Huhner. 



16. Ceratinia castanea, n. sp. (PI. III. fig. 7.) 



Allied to (7. anastasia, but with the angulatecl dcntated 

 area between the central and discal series of black spots in 

 primaries bright sulphur-yellow instead of mahogany-red, 

 and the submarginal yellow spots larger and seven in 

 number: expanse of wings 2 inches 9 lines. 



$ . Forest near Fritoria of Joas Gabriel, 16th Septem- 

 ber, 1874. 



$. Pupunha, Rio Jurua, 1st November, 1874. 



The male has the ground coloiu* of the apical area black, 

 and the conical marginal black spots of the secondaries 

 are absent. This species is an excellent copy of MelincBa 

 jiardalis. It is quite distinct from Hopffer's C. pardalina; 

 the latter seems to be nearer to C.Jiuonia. 



Mechanitis, Fahricius. 



17. Mechanitis obscura. 



Mechanitis ohscura, Butler, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 149. 

 Pupunha, Rio Jurua, 5th November, 1874. 



18. Mechanitis egaensis. 



Mechanitis egaensis. Bates, Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 xxiii. p. 531, pi. 56, fig. 7a (1862). 

 Ilha das Araras, Rio Madeira, 4th June, 1874 ; Pupunha, 

 Rio Jurua, 5th November, 1874. 



19. ]\Iechanitis truncata. 



Mechanitis truncata, Butler, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 150. 

 Ilha das Araras, Rio Madeira, 4th June, 1874. 



20. Mechanitis pannifera. (PI. III. fig. 8.) 



Mechanitis pannifera, Butler, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 150. 

 Obydos, in the forest, loth February, 1874. 



21. Mechanitis plagigcra. 



Mechajiifis plaf/iqera,'But\ev, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 150. 

 Marsh at Prainlin, 17th November, 187.3. 



