214 Mr. Butler's Descriptions of 



10. Pscudacrcea Ujnt/ea, n. sp. 



Female. Colours above and below of P. Bicri/ta ^ . {Hirce 

 Druiy) and tlierefore possibly only a second form of the 

 ? . : expanse of wings, 3 inches, 4 lines. 



West Africa. B.M. 



I should have supposed this to be the typical female of 

 P. Hirce {Earyta ^ .), were it not for the fact that the 

 oblic[ue band of primaries is rather broader than in that 

 species, whilst the white band of the ordinary female is 

 precisely similar ; it may however very likely be simply a 

 variety ; we have a M'hite-l)anded female from Ambriz, 

 which agrees, excepting in colours, with the present species, 

 therefore it is possil)le that a broad-banded male may 

 occur ; if so, it will have to be considered as a local race of 

 P. Euryta. 



HETEROCERA. 

 PAMILY ZYG^NID^. 



GENUS MASSAGA. Walker. 



11. Mnssaf/c( Moideironn, n. sp. 



Allied to M. Maritoim, Butler, but without white l)ands ; 

 primaries sericeous, invisible green, the nervures and a 

 narrow perpendicular band crossing the wing beyond the 

 cell, pale green ; secondaries invisiljle green, the nervures 

 on disc washed at the centre with pale green (giving the 

 effect of a band of strioles) ; body, thorax black, head, 

 collar and tegula^. crimson ; abdomen invisiljle green, anus 

 yellow; primaries below glossy blue black, the nervures 

 steel -blue : secondaries glossy blue-black, the nervures 

 (excepting at base and outer margin and a patch on 

 aljdominal margin) creamy white ; body, thorax black at 

 the sides and behind, pectus, head and femora of less 

 crimson ; abdomen dark green, anus briglit yellow : 

 expanse of wings, 2 inclics, 2 lines, 



