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Show 646 MR. H. DRUCE ON THE GENUS PAPHIA. [June 19, female of this species : the undersides are the same ; but, above they are very different. Of the males we have a good series: but the female is very rare ; I only know of three specimens. 71. P. XENICA, Bates, Ent. Mo; Mag. i. p. 163 (1864). Hab. Polochic valley, Guatemala (Salvin). Mus. S. & G. I have not seen the male of this species, but should expect it to be black, very like the male of P. indigotica. 72. P. BASILICA, Cram. (Pap. bi) Pap. Exot. iv. t. 329. f. E, F (1782). Hab. St. Paulo (Bates). Mus. S. & G. This is a rare species ; I only know of the specimens taken by Mr. Bates. 73. P. PHANTES, Hopff. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1874, p. 353. Hab. Chanchamayo, E. Peru (Thamm). Mus. Staudinger & Druce. This species is close to P. basilica, Cr. 74. P. MEMPHIS, Feld. (Nymph, mi), Reise Nov. Lep. p. 448 (1867). Hab. New Granada. Mus. Biit. 75. P. MORA, Druce, Cist. Ent. vol. i. p. 289 (1874). Hab. Guatemala and New Granada. Mus. S. & G., Staudinger, D. The Guatemala specimens are rather more purple in colour, but do not differ in any other respect. 76. P. CAMBYSES, n. sp. Upperside deep black; anterior wing, the basal third bluish green, two small spots close to the apex green ; posterior wing from the base to beyond the middle bluish green, a submarginal row of five indistinct green spots, the anal angle and the inner margin rufous brown. Underside dark rufous brown, thickly speckled on the anterior wing at the base, costal margin, and apex with greyish white scales; posterior wing, the base and inner margin irrorated with white, a submarginal row of minute white spots. Exp. 3 inches. Hab. Chanchamayo (Thamm), E. Peru (Whitely). Mus. Staudinger and D. 77. P. LYCEUS, n. sp. (Plate LXIII. fig. 6.) Upperside black ; all the wings from the base to the middle bright azure-blue, a minute indistinct blue spot close to the apex. Underside rich brown thickly irrorated with greyish white scales ; anterior wing crossed from the apex to the inner margin by a band of dark brown bordered outwardly with grey ; posterior wing crossed by three indistinct bands of dark brown, the first close to the base, the second below the middle, and the third nearest the outer margin. Exp. 2f inches. |