1872.] 147 



where it is straight, by an isolated spot and ending near the middle of 

 the inner margin of the posterior wing, where it is curved. Posterior 

 wing with a long tail, white at the point : a sub-marginal series of 

 indistinct white linear spots. 



Under-side as above, except that there is a small carmine spot 

 marked with black within the cell, a second spot of the same colour 

 below this, and a lunular carmine spot bordered above with white at 

 thej^end of ^the'central band of white. 



Exp. 3i inches. 



Sah. : Lagos. 



This species has been kindly presented to my collection by 

 Mr. Semper, of Altona. It cannot be compared to any known species. 

 Although dissenting altogether from much of the detail of his book, 

 I have named it after Mr. Kirby, the author of a "Synonymic 

 Catalogue of Diurnal Lepidoptera," in admii'ation of the great accuracy 

 which is displayed in its production, and in gratitude for the many 

 weary hours of research he has spared to me by the labour he has 

 bestowed upon it. 



Oatlands, "VVeybridge : Novemher, 1872. 



DESCEIPTIONS OP NEW SPECIES OP APEICAN DIUENAL 

 LEPIDOPTERA. 



BY CHEISTOPnEE AVAED, F.L.S. 



Dr. Boisduval, in his ' Faune Entomologique de Madagascar,' de- 

 scribes (page 30) and figures (plate 6) what he considers to be the male 

 and female of Acrcea Banavolana. I have recently received specimens 

 taken in copula of the species figured as the (J with a ? in no way dif- 

 fering, a7id of the $ with a (^ only differing in being rather smaller ; 

 the latter must therefore bo considered as a distinct species, which I 

 propose to name 



AcEiEA Manandaza, n. s. 

 S . U2^per-side : fore--wing transparent, suffused with carmine, darkest at tlie base 

 and outer margin : hind- wing powdered with white, the outer margin bordered 

 with carmine, with six clearly defined oval black spots, edged outwardly with 

 red, the upper and lowest the smallest ; curving from the centre of the anterior 

 margin to the centre of hind margin, an irregular band of nine black spots ; near 

 the base a cluster of six small black spots. 

 Under-side : the same as upper-side, but wanting the white powdering. 

 ? . Colouring and markings the same as c? ■ 



Expanse, J" 2 inches, $ 2^ inches. Habitat, Madagascar. 



