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Lago cerrado, E,io Jurua, 30th October; Uru^aca, 1st 

 November; Rio Jurua, near the mouth, 14th November; 

 Fonteboa, 17th November, 1874. 



170. Nymphidium caricae. 



Papilio cariccB, Linngeus, Mus. Lud. Uh:. p. 324 

 (1764); Clerck, Icones, pi. 20, fig. 2 (1764). 

 Iripixy, Rio Trombetas, 30th January ; Lake Arapecu, 

 Rio Trombetas, 3rd March ; Itapuama, Rio Tapajos, 

 11th March; Fazenda near the rapids, 14th March; 

 Mananaa, N. bank of Rio Solimoes, near Rio Purus, 

 6th September; forest on E. bank of Rio Purus, 21st 

 September; Tabocal, Rio Purus, 10th October; Fonteboa, 

 17th November, 1874. 



171. Nymphidium cachrus. 



Papilio cachrus, Fabricius, Mant. Ins. ii. p. 78, 

 n. 715(1787). 

 Forest at head of Iripixy, Trombetas, 31st January, 

 1874. 



172. Nymphidium stibopteris, n. sp. 



Precisely like N. oncBum of Hewitson (Ex. Butt. 4, 

 Nymph, pi. iv. figs. 27, 28), excepting that the costal 

 brown border of primaries is narrower and more regular 

 and the orange spots in the cell are wanting : expanse of 

 wings 1 inch 7 lines. 



Fonteboa, 17th November, 1874. 



173. Nymphidium cavifascia, n. sp. 



Close to N. pelops, but the ochreous area of primaries 

 deeply excavated by a quadrate blackish spot in the end 

 of the discoidal cell ; outer border with its external half red 

 spotted with black ; abdomen not brown above : expanse 

 of wings 1 inch 4 lines. 



Shady woods near Prainha, 6th December, 1873. 



The deep excavation in the anterior margin of the 

 ochreous area gives this species a very distinct appear- 

 ance. 



174. Nymphidium ochra. 



Nymphidium ochra, Bates, Joura. Linn. Soc. 

 Zool. ix. p. 399 (1868). 

 Rio Jutahi, 1st February, 1875. 



