X50 [December, 



There are but few species for me to describe, because there 

 are probably not many unknown species in India, and also 

 because Mr. F. Moore, as Curator of the India Museum, enjoys 

 opportunities before other naturalists of becoming acquainted with, 

 and of describing, any novelties that arrive. I have added thirty-five 

 new species from Mr. Atkinson's collection to my own, twelve of 

 which are hitherto unknown, and of some of these I now send 

 descriptions. The grand thing of the collection is the Butanitis 

 LidderdaUi, figured by Mr. Atkinson in the Pi'oceedings of the 

 Zoological Society for 1873, the most remarkable addition to 

 the Diurnal Lepidoptera since Mr. Wallace made known to us the 

 Ornitlioptera Brookiana. It is quite distinct from, and much sur- 

 passes in beftuty, the Amandia Tliaidina brought to Paris by the 

 Abbe David. There is a female — so difficult to get — of Teinopalpus 

 imperiaUs ; there are several specimens of ^mona Lena, also figured 

 and described by Mr. Atkinson, and with it the other rare species of 

 the same genus, ^mona Amathusia. There are besides the rare 

 Limenitis Ausfenia, a new Debis, a new and beautiful ZopAoessa, and 

 several Lyccenidce, which were new when Mr. Atkinson very kindly 

 lent them to me to figure and describe. 



The moths of the collection, many of which were taken by 

 Mrs. Atkinson, are as fine as the butterflies, and are in the possession 

 of Dr. Staudinger, who can better appreciate their value than our 

 English collectors. They are, however, to be described by Mr. Moore, 

 ■who tells me that there are several hundred new species. 



Adolias Sateopaces, sp. n. 



Upper-side : male dart brown : anterior wing projecting at the apex, as in 

 Cocytns ; marked in the cell by a black line and by two large pale spots bordered 

 with black, by a spot and two short black lines below these, and by another pale, 

 xindefiued spot nearer tlie apex ; the outer margin, except at the apex, rufous-grey : 

 posterior wing with the outer half of the same colour. 



Under-side ochreous-yellow : anterior wing with the spots in the cell and a 

 linear sub-marginal band of brown : posterior wing with some scarcely-seen spots 

 before and after the middle. 



Female pale rufous-brown : anterior wing with the spots in and below the cell 

 as in the male, marked beyond the middle by six transparent spots, fixed in a 

 transverse band, and one near the apex ; crossed near the outer margin from the 

 apex by a dark brown band, which is continued to the middle of the inner margin of 

 the posterior wing : posterior wing with two spots in the cell, and a scries of sub- 

 marginal lunular spots of brown. 



Under-side as above, except that it is orange-yellow, and that the sub-marginal 

 band has its origin at a different part of the apex, and is not continued on the 

 posterior wing. 



• Exp., <7 , 2tV ; ? , 3^=5 inch. 



