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elsewhere prevalent. Length of the body 20 lines ; of the wings 

 64 lines. 



This species is most nearly allied to C. eacica. 



a. Bogota. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Castnia ciela. 

 ciela, H.-Sch. Lep. Exot. pi. 85, f. 486, 487. 

 Bahia. 



Castnia morphoides. 



Foem. Ferrugineo-fusca, aurato-viridi micans ; pectus et abdomen 

 aurato-ochracea ; alee anticce fasciis tribus abbreviatis fuscis ; 

 poslicce Icete ochracece subpurpurascentes, postice atrce fasciis 

 duabus arcuatis ochraceis la submaculari 2a maculari. 



Female. Ferruginous-brown. Thorax, abdomen towards the 

 base, hind wings towards the base and along the interior border, 

 and fore wings with golden green reflections. Pectus and abdomen 

 gilded ochraceous. Fore wings with three brown bands ; first band 

 not extending to the costa, more abbreviated hindward, where it is 

 also attenuated ; second band broader than the first, extending to 

 the costa, attenuated and interrupted hindward ; third submarginal, 

 extending half across the wing from the costa, attenuated hindward ; 

 under side bright ochraceous, with black bands. Hind wings bright 

 ochraceous, with a purplish bloom ; exterior part deep black, with 

 two bright ochraceous curved bands; firsthand submacular ; second 

 macular ; under side with the black part indicated by three brown 

 bands, of which the first contains some white marks of various size 

 and the third is composed of lunules. Length of the body 18 lines ; 

 of the wings 44 lines. 



It is very nearly allied to C. Icarus, but the markings of the 

 fore wings are different. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Gardner's collection. 



Genus GAZjERA. 



Gaz^ra personata. 



Fusca, aureo-viridi micans, sublusflava ; antenna apice Jlavescentes ; 

 abdomen subauratum, vittis duabus ochraceis; ala? cervince, 



