198 * [February, 



FODINOIDEA MACULATA, Sp. U. 

 Primaries dark chocolate-brown ; a large sub-conical cream-coloured spot near 

 the base of the interno-median area; a rather narrow white band, slightly sinuous 

 towards its anterior extremity, from costa just before apical third to the external 

 angle ; secondaries with the basi-abdominal two-thirds bright ochreous, aaid the 

 externo-apical third dark brown, almost black, the inner edge of this border slightly 

 angular ; thorax dark chocolate-brown, the collar carmine-red ; abdomen deep rose- 

 red, with a dorsal series of black dots ; wings below paler than above ; primaries 

 without sub-basal spot, but with the basi-internal area ochreous ; palpi carmine 

 banded with black ; pectus rose-red, varied with pale brown ; venter pale brown, 

 banded with black and rose-red at the sides. Expanse of wing?, 41 mm 



Ankafana (Cowan). 



British Museum : 



November 28th, 1884. 



DESCEIPTIOISr OF A NEW BUTTERFLY FROM MADAGASCAR. 



BY ARTHUR G. BUTLER, F.L.S., F.Z.S , <fec. I 



Whilst re-arranging the Mu.seum series of Ypthima, I have come 

 across a Mascarene species, which appears to be undescribed : it may 

 possibly be M. Boisduval's MS. species Y. corynetes, with which M 

 Mabille has compared one of his new forms. A comparative descrip- 

 tion, when drawn between the species to be indicated and a well 

 known, or, at least, w^ell-figured species, is in my opinion better thai 

 a detailed description ; but when, as is the case Vvith M. Mabille' 

 Y. albivittula, the comparison is with a mere name, no one can b 

 expected to comprehend it. 



Before proceeding to the description of the new species, I ma; 

 state my conviction that, as the description of Y. dyscola, Mab., differ 

 in no particular from typical specimens of Y. rakoto, Ward, in ou^ 

 collection, it must surely be the female of that species. 



Tpthima excellens, sp. n. 



AlcB supra fuUginoscB,riifo-tinctcB ; linea suh-marginali indistincta ohscuriore 

 anticcs ocello transverse ovaJi nigro, violaceo bipu2nllato,fulvo-zonato, sub-apicaUi 

 posticcB ocellis duobus rotundatis minoribns, uno sub-costali, altera inter venas prima \ 

 et secundum medianus posito, unipvpillatis ; alee subtus rufo-fuscce ; anticce ocel] 

 quam supra majore ; alarum disco dilutiore ; posticce ocellis quani supra majoribm jjj 

 ocello tertio apud angulum analem minore bipupillato ; fascia lata alam pone mediul . 

 transiente alba, ocellum secundum fere cingente et pone eum gradatim acuminata 

 alar, expan^, mm. 49. 



Ankafana, Betsileo County (Cotvan). 



Nearest to Y niveata, but the w^hite on the under-surface r< 

 stricted to a tapering band across the secondaries. 



British Museum : 



January, 1885. 





