JOURNAL 



OF THE 



BOMBAY 



Jiattipl M%tm\% J^Mffi* 



No. 3.] BOMBAY, 1890. [Vol. v. 



ON NEW AND LITTLE-KNOWN BUTTERFLIES FROM 



THE INDIAN REGION, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 



THREE NEW GENERA OF HESPERIID^E. 



By Lionel de Niceville, F.E.S., C.M.Z.S., &c. 



(With Plates D and E.) 



Family NYMPHALID^E. 



Subfamily Satyrin^e. 



1. RAGADIA CRITO, n. sp„ PI. D, Figs. 1, $ ; 2, ?. 



Habitat : Bhutan. 



Expanse : $ , 19 , 9,2-0 inches. 



Description ; Male. Upperside, both wings rather deep powdery 

 dead black, crossed by four obscure much sullied whitish bands ; the 

 first near the base of the wings the most indistinct, reaching almost 

 to the costa of the forewing about the middle ; the second is rather 

 more prominent, ending on the forewing at the costal nervura 

 about one-fourth of the length of the wing from the apex ; the 

 third the broadest and most distinct, not quite reaching the 

 apex of the forewing ; the fourth submarginal, narrow on the fore- 

 wing, broader on the hindwing: in addition to these four bands 

 there is a very indistinct marginal pale line. Underside, both wings 

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