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Avliite, testaceous at the sides, Avith a central longitudinal 

 black line: expanse of wings 1 inch 7 lines. 



Parentins, 1st April, 1874. 



Allied to P. homolea and near to P. lucifcr. 



262. Pamphila evans, n. sp. 



$. Above uniform deep brown, fringe grey; wings 

 below brilliantly shot Avith purple; veins brown; internal 

 area of primaries greyish-brown; palpi white at base; 

 pectus dark grey; legs whity-brown; venter Avhite, with 

 brown sides, and a well-marked central longitudinal brown 

 stripe: expanse of wings 1 inch 2 lines. 



Rapid of Porteira, Rio Trombetas, 2nd March, 1874. 



This species may be placed near P. cecas. 



263. Pamphila hilas. 



Hesperia /<//«.?, Wallengren,Wien. Ent. Mouatschr. 

 iv. p. 38, n. 21 (1860). 

 Itaituba, 13th February; Rio Tapajos, loth March; 

 Villa bella, 15th April, 1874. 



Section Apaustus. 



264. Pamphila menes. 



Papilio menes, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 393 ,H, I 

 (1782). 

 Itaituba, 13th February; Paricatuba, 12th October; 

 Rio Jurua, 7th November, 1874. 



265. Pamphila stictomenes, n. sp. 



Allied to P. menes, but above like P. hilas. Above 

 dark brown ; primaries with three oblique median and 

 three smaller vertical white spots; secondaries with an 

 angulated discal series of six testaceous dashes ; head and 

 thorax olivaceous; wings below paler, tinted with purplish ; 

 apical area of primaries and the Avhole of secondaries 

 white-veined ; spots as above, but all white ; body below 

 whitish in the centre: expanse of Avings 1 inch. 



Obydos, in the forest, 12th February; Oca, Rio Trom- 

 betas, 26th February, 1874. 



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