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DESCRIPTIONS OP NEW SPECIES OF EBYCI^UD^. 

 BY HEEBERT DEUCE, E.L.S. 



Abisaea Eogeesi, n. sp. 



Allied to A. Gerontes, but differs as follows : the ground colour of the wings 

 much paler brown, the ■white band on the anterior-wing bi'oader and straighter, be- 

 tween it and the apex a second narrow white band, indistinct near the inner margin, 

 the black spot near the apex wanting. Posterior-wing : the white band much 

 broader, and extending almost to the outer margin, and only separated from the white 

 tail by a narrow brown line. On the under-side all the brown markings are very 

 indistinct, almost white. Exp., 1^ inch. 



Hab. : Angola (H. Eogers). Mus. Druce. 



Mesosemia Thtestes, n. sp. 



Allied to 31. Jeziela, differing as follows : the white band of the anterior-wing 

 very broad, bordered inwardly with liglit blue, not reaching the costal margin, but 

 only to the end of the cell. Posterior-wing the same as 31. Jeziela, but with the 

 outer margin broadly black, bordered inwardly with pale blue. Exp., If inch. 



Hab. : Cliancbamyo, Peru (H. "Wliitely). Mus. Druce. 



Mesosemia Stltia, n. sp. 

 Upper-side : anterior-wing dark brown, crossed at the middle by a broad band 

 of greyish-white, a narrow white band crossing the middle of the gi-eyish band from 

 the anal angle to the end of the cell, a small black ocellus at the end of the cell, and 

 an elongated black spot below. Posterior-wing, from the base to the middle, dark 

 brown, from the middle to the outer margin greyish-white, the apex brown, a narrow 

 white line crossing from the apex to the anal angle. Under-side pale brown, with 

 the white bands more distinct than aboTe. Anterior-wing : the ocellus and black 

 spot surrounded by three waved lines of darker brown ; the posterior-wing is crossed 

 from the costal to the inner margin by nine waved lines of dark brown, the outer 

 margin is broadly brown. Exp., l-g- inch. 



Hab. : Bolivia (Buckley). Mus. Druce. 



EURYQONA PhELINA, U. SJ). 

 Upper-side uniform pale brown; under-side pure white. Anterior- wing crossed 

 from the costal to the inner margin by five narrow bands of pale brown, the outer 

 margin brown. Posterior-wing crossed by three brown bands not reaching below 

 the cell, a large black spot in the middle close to the outer margin, and one small 

 spot nearer the anal angle, the space between the spots yellow ; a waved submarginal 

 band of browii crossing the wing from the apex to the anal angle. Exp., Ij inch. 



Hab.: Maracaibo, Venezuela (Moritz). Mus. Druce. 



EuETGONA Alcmena, n. sp. 

 Upper-side dark brown, palest at the apex of the anterior-wing. Under-side 



