CATALOGUE OF DITJENAL LEPIDOrTERA. 7 



2. Gnophodes Morpena, Westivood in litt. 



Alae supra picete, fascia siibapicali fei-ruginea : posticoe maris ma- 

 cula magna ovali subcostali alba velut in spccicbus Euphece. 



AUb subtus violaceo-fusca5, ochreo variegataj, punctis ocollaribus, 

 anticis quinque, posticis septem, ad plicas positis, ocbreis, extus fuseo 

 cinctis, iride brunnea indistincta ; fascia tenui lunulata ferruginea 

 discali ; maculis permagnis costalibus irregularibus ochreis anticis 

 quatuor, posticis tribus ; cella posticarum area externa albido rorata, 

 in medio a fascia abbreviata nigrescente secta. 



Exp. alar. unc. 3. 



Congo, Ashanti. J 2 , B.M. 



The specimens of this species differ a little in the colouring of the 

 underside, the ochreous colour giving place to pale olive. 



3. Gnophodes Betsimena. 



Cyllo Betsimena, Boisduval, Fauna Ent. de Madag. p. 58. n. 1 

 (1833) ; also of Westwood (1851). 



Tamatave (Boisduval), Ashanti. $ , B.M. 



Seems to be allied to Panneno, but with a pale whitish-yellow band. 



Genus 4. AMPHIDECTA, Butler (1867). 

 Typical Species Ampliidecta plgnerator. 

 1. AmpMdecta pignerator. 



Amphidecta pignerator, Butler, Ann, 6f Mag. Nat. Hist. xx. 



p. 405, pi. 9. fig. 11 (1867). 

 Ega. Coll. Bates. 



This curiously formed species is evidently closely allied to the 

 species of the genus Taygetis. 



Genus 5. TAYGETIS, Hilhner (1816). 

 Typical Species Taygetis Virgilia. 



1. Taygetis Mermeria. 



2 . Papilio Mermeria, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. pi. 96. fig.B(1799) ; 

 StoU, Suppl. 111. 7. figs. 1, la (transformations) (1787-91). 

 ? Satyrus Mermeria, Godart, Enc. Metli. ix. p. 485. n. 23 (1819). 

 Taygetis Mermeria, Hilbner, Verz. bek. ISchmett. p. 55. n. 531 



(1816). 

 Brazil, St. Paulo. $ , B.M, 



(S . Local form. Pap. Mermeria, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. pi. 289. 

 figs. E, F (1782). 

 $ , Taygetis Mermeria, Hiihner, Samml. exot. Schmett. ii. pi. 84. 



figs. 1, 2 (1806). 

 lUo Janeiro. J $ , B.M, 



