1867.] 



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DESCRIPTION OP a NEW GENUS and SPECIES of DIURNAL LEPIDOPTEBA. 

 BY A. G. BUTLEE, F.Z.S. 



The present genus is closely allied to Hipparchia, from which it 

 chiefly differs in the form of the antennae, the character of the mark- 

 ings, and the longer fringe to the wings ; the arrangement of the veins 

 is very similar in both genera. 



Genus Auloceea, gen. nov. 

 AlcB magncB, nigr<B alho-fasciatcB ; ciliis latis albis nigro-variegatis ; 



Neuration of 

 1. Jutocera Brahmenut. 

 \a. Club of Antenna. 



Neuration of 

 2. Hipparchia Proserpina. 



Za. Club of Antenna. 



venis anticarum velut in Hippaechia, ad hasin autefii minus tumidis : 

 posticcB venis velut in Hippaechia, cella aictem discoidali magis integra ; 

 costa magis convexa : corpus lanare ; palpis velut in Hippaechia. 



Antennis, clava gradatim formata, subtus stria media longitudinali 

 leniter excavata. 



This group is exclusively an Indian one. All the species are 

 black above, with white bands and spots. The species most nearly 

 approaching them in colouring is Hipparchia Proserpina. 



Sp. 1. — Auloceea Beahminus. 



Satyrus Brahminus, Blanchard, in Jacquemont's Voyage in India, 

 pi. 2, figs. 4—6 (1844). 



Satyfus Swaha, Kollar, in Hiigel'a Kaschmir, p. 444, tab. xiv., 

 figs. 1, 2 (1844). 



N. India, Nepaul, Himalayas. B. M. 



Sp. 2. — Auloceea Saeaswati. 



Satyrus Saraswati, Kollar, in Hiigel's Kaschmir, p. 445, tab. xiv., 

 figs. 3, 4 (1844). B. M. 



