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On some Butteuflies rfccntly sent /lome from Japan by Mr. 

 Montaf/nc Fciitun ; l)y Akthim: (i. Butlek, F.L.S., F.Z.S.. 

 &c. 



Mr. Fenton's letter, accompauying the present cousignment, is 

 directed from Daigaku Yoljimou, Tokei Ja})an ; the species are 

 as follows : — 



1. Vanessa Fentoni, n. sji. (No. GO). 



Wings l)right tawuy ; primaries with black markings as in 

 T^. sati/nis of the Ihiited States, excepting that the two spots 

 upon the median intersj^aces are of twice the size ; secondaries 

 with the black spots across the middle arranged as in C-aJhviu ; 

 (ditei- l)order broadly and irregularly lilack, intersected hj six 

 broad sub-confluent lunated tawny spots ; outer margin irrorated 

 with tawny ; bases of the wings, abdcmiinal border of secondaries 

 and body as in the allied species ; wings below extremely like 

 V. satynts, but paler and with the bands less strongly deflned ; 

 the silver C shorter, and, therefore, less like a G. Expanse of 

 wings 2 inches 3 lines. 



This species belongs to the V. egea group rather than to that 

 of C-albvm, the pattern of the under surface being far more 

 like the former than the latter ; in form it scarcely differs fi-om 

 \\ I-albi(/iij excepting that the apical portion of the jirimaries 

 is slightly narrower ; in the ]iatteru and coloration of the uppei-- 

 side it is very like 1^. satyriis, to which it is ovidontlv m<ji-e 

 nearly allied than to any other known species. 



2. A/f/i/miis raJxIia, Butler (No. 7'J). 

 The example sent is the largest that I have yet seen. 



;J. Melitdd niphona, n. sp. (No. 84). 



9 Allied to M. athalia of Europe, but considerably larger; 

 tlie discal line placed farther from the submarginal one, and 

 almost divided into spots in the primnries : wings l)elow alto- 

 gether paler than in M, athalia, the secondaries being creamy 



