Lepidopter a of the Amazons. 125 



111. Heliconius hermathena. 



Heliconia hermathena, Hewitson, Exot. Butt. i. 

 Helic. pi. 2, fig. 5 (1853). 

 Arimanahy, lOtli Januury; Itapuama, Rio Tapajos, 

 11th March, 1874. 

 Taken in the forest. 



112. Heliconius melpomene. 



Papilio melpomene, Linnseus, Mus. Lud. Ulr. 

 p. 232 (1764); Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 191, C 

 (1779). 

 Obydos, 5th, 18th, 24th and 25th February, 1874. 



113. Heliconius callicopis. 



Papilio callycopis (sic), Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. 

 pi. 190, E (1779). 

 Serpa, in the bush, 22nd April, 1874. 



114. Heliconius coralii. 



Heliconius coralii, Butler, Cist. Ent. ii, p. 151. 

 Sei-pa, 21st and 25th April, 1874; 13th February, 1875. 



115. Heliconius erythrea (var.). 



Papilio erythrea, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 189, 

 A (1779). 

 Obydos, 24th January, 1874. 



The single example taken differs from the figiu-e in the 

 absence of red rays between the nervures of secondaries. 



116. Heliconius mutabilis. 



Heliconius mutahilis, Butler, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 151. 



Serpa, 22nd and 24th April, 1874. 



Lepidopterists can do as they please as to considering 

 the four preceding forms to be varieties of one species; 

 whether they are so or not, it is convenient to have names 

 to know them by. 



117. Heliconius lucia. 



Papilio lucia, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 350, E, 

 F (1872). 

 Serpa, in the bush, 21st April, 1874. 

 A bcautifid variation from the type, in which the yellow 

 spots bound the inner edge of the curved red bund 

 throughout its entire length. 



