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-^THILLA, Hewitson. 



244. ^tlillla amphion. 



Proteides amphion, Hiibner, Zutr. Exot. Sclimett. 

 figs. 631, 632 (1832). 

 Rio Jutahi, 1st February, 1875. 



245. ^thilla infanda, n. sp. 



Allied to ^. corucina, but smaller: wings above black; 

 primaries with a transverse ill-defined streak across the 

 basal area, an oblique patch from the costa across the 

 discocellulars to the third median branch, and two undu- 

 lated submarginal streaks (connected at the nervures), 

 greyish-sericeous ; secondaries with the base, an ill-defined 

 curved streak across the end of the cell, the apex and anal 

 angle greyish; abdominal area purplish-brown; body black: 

 wings below paler ; primaries dark purplish-brown, with 

 the outer border chocolate-brown ; secondai-ies chocolate- 

 brown, with the costal third, a macular transverse band 

 beyond the cell, and indications of a similar submarginal 

 band, purplish-brown ; body below chocolate-brown : ex- 

 panse of wings 2 inches. 



Tunantins, 23rd November, 1874. 



Phareas, Westivood. 



246. Phareas gentius. 



Papilio gentius, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 179, C 

 (1779). 

 Lake Arapecu, Rio Trombetas, 2nd March, 1874. 

 It is to be hoped that this species will not receive another 

 name ; the male of P. neleus of Linnaeus has recently 

 received two, viz. Entheus inferncdis and Phareas 

 hesychius. 



247. Phareas coeleste. 



Phareas coeleste, Westwood and Hewitson, Gen. 

 Diurn. Lepid. pi. 78, fig. 4 (1852). 

 No note of exact locality, or date of capture. The pupa 

 is attached to a leaf like Stoll's figure la on plate 6. 



Erycides, Huhner. 



248. Ei-ycides palasmon. 



Papilio palamon, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 131, F 

 (1779). 

 Humayta Campo, Rio Madeira, 20th May, 1874. 



