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under surface of primaries; body darker brown ; palpi 

 whitish at the base laterally: expanse of wings 1 inch 

 3 lines. 



Obydos, 18th February, 1874. 



256. Pamphila alumna, n. sp. 



$. Wings and body above uniformly olive-brown; 

 primaries below with the costal and apical areas paler, the 

 latter bounded within (between the subcostal branches) by 

 three obliquely-placed, brown-edged, light-brown dots ; two 

 similarly coloured larger dots on the median interspaces; 

 margin dusky ; fringe grey, with a pale basal line ; secon- 

 daries paler than above, greyish at base, crossed imme- 

 diately beyond the cell by a zigzag series of dark brown 

 spots; a less distinct arched series of greyish-brown spots 

 across the disc; margin and fringe as in primaries; palpi 

 white, with black terminal joint and grey heirs; pectus 

 grey, whitish behind ; legs pale brown ; venter white, 

 brown at the sides, with a central longitudinal blackish 

 line: expanse of wings 1 inch 2 lines. 



$. The spots on primaries large and well defined: ex- 

 panse of Avings 1 inch 4 lines. 



Matatebem, 16th March, Abacaxis, 13th May, 1874; 

 Pupunha, Rio Jui'ua, 5th JS^ovember. 



257. Pamphila allubita, n. sp. 



$. Wings above olive-brown, with bronzy reflections; 

 primaries with two spots placed obliquely on median inter- 

 spaces, and two dots on discoidal interspaces, stramineous ; 

 body rather deeper brown ; palpi and margin of eyes 

 sordid white ; wings below much paler ; median spots of 

 primaries whitish, discoidal spots obsolete; pectus greyish, 

 venter sordid white : expanse of wings 1 inch 1 line. 



Obydos, 24th January, 1874; llio Sapo, 21st Novem- 

 ber. 



258. Pamphila ancillaris, n. sp. 



$. Wings above olive-broAA'n, with bright bronzy and 

 green reflections; primaries with the oblique male streak 

 composed of two blade-like white lituraj placed end to 

 end; body dark brown; wings beloAv paler than above, 

 the central area dusky; two small spots placed obliquely 

 on the median intersjiaces, and three minute dots placed 

 transversely between the subcostal branches, whity-brown, 

 very indistinct; secondaries with a curved indistinct 



