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Show 642 MR. H. DRUCE ON THE GENUS PAPHIA. [June 19, brightest at the base, a submarginal row of small greenish-spots. Underside dark brown, thickly irrorated with grey scales. Exp. 2\ inches. Hab. Bolivia (Buckley), Rio (Beske). Mus. Hewitson & Druce. Also in the collection of Dr. Staudinger : his specimen is rather more blue than ours on the upperside. This species is near P. iphis, but quite distinct. 51. P. CEREALIA, n. sp (Plate LXI. fig. 6.) Upperside dull greenish black, brightest at the base of the anterior wing, two green spots close to the apex, the first the largest. Underside bright chestnut-brown thickly speckled with white scales; anterior wing crossed from the apex to the middle of the inner margin by a whitish band, becoming wide and yellowish in colour near the anal angle; posterior wing with three white spots across the middle, all the wings with a submarginal row of minute white spots, and the outer margins greyish. Exp. 2\ inches. Hab. Chanchamayo (Thamm). Mus. Staudinger. 52. P. PHILA, n. sp. (Plate LXI. fig. 7.) On the upperside this species is like P. ates, but rather more blue ; and on the underside it is the same as P. odilia with tails, but rather darker in colour. Exp. 2 inches. Hab. Bogota (Nolcken). Mus. Staudinger. A most curious species. 53. P. BOLIVIANA, n. sp. (Plate LXII. figs. 1, 2.) Upperside (male) deep bluish black, palest at the base of the anterior wing, a band of three small spots crossing the wing near the apex from the costal to the inner margin. Underside dark shining brown irrorated with a few greyish scales. Female. Upperside dark brown, with the base of all the wings bright violet-blue, the spots near the apex the same as in the male. Underside, the same as the male, but much paler brown, with three greyish spots between the tail and the anal angle. Exp. $ 2\, 2 3 inches. Hab. Bolivia (Buckley). Mus. Hewitson, Smith, and Druce. A very distinct species ; the spots on the anterior wing vary slightly in size. 54. P PSAMMIS, Feld. (Nymph, p.) Reise Nov. Lep. iii. p. 448 (1867). V Hab. Amazons and New Granada. Mus. Hewitson and B.M. 55. P. STHENO, Prittw. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1865, p. 142. Hab. S.E. Brazil. Mus. S. & G., D. I am indepted to Dr. Staudinger for kindly sending me the type of this species to compare with our specimens. The specimens from |