Dcscrii^tions of new Species of Zejndojjfera : by Arthur G. 

 Butler, F.L.S, F.Z.S., &c. 



FAMILY NYMPHALID^. Weshoood. 

 SUB-FAMILY DANAINiE. Bates. 



GENUS METHONA. Douhhday. 

 1. 3[i'tho/ia Confn.sa, n. sp. 



Similar, iu tlie pattern and coloration of tlie upper 

 surface, to Thi/ruUa Ceto, Ijut the body with a double 

 parallel series of conspicuous white spots ; below very 

 similar to T. Ceto, but the costal yellow streak of second- 

 aries abbreviated and followed by a white spot : femora of 

 front legs creamy : expanse of wings, 3 inches, 7 lines. 



Tapajos {Bates) ; I'eru, from Mr. Cutter. 15.M. 



This is ap})arently the species figured by Bates as Me- 

 thoua Bsidii ; the Bajnlio Fsidii of Linuicus is, however, a 

 Thyridia ; hence the alteration of the generic name in 

 Kirby's Catalogue was unnecessary. 



GENUS DIRCENNA. Douhlcdaij. 

 2. Dirccnna Ohfuscata, n. sp. 



? . Allied to B. JCantho, but with the base of primaries 

 black ; the white spots near outer margin obsolete, yellow- 

 tinted ; secondaries black, crossed towards base of inner 

 margin by a large suboval hyaline tawny patch ; two hya- 

 line spots on either side of third median branch, the lower 

 one cordate and enclosing a yellow spot : pterygodes white 

 spotted : primaries below with three Avhite decreasing sub- 

 marginal spots towards apex ; secondaries with tawny 



CiSTULA Entomologica. L 



Oetohcr 1st, 1S73. 



