NOTES, NEW SPECIES, ETC. 121 



AliEUONIA Anomai.a, Nov. Sp. 



M;iK' c'xpamls S inclies ; outline (if wiiiffs snmc lis A. Amphinome, except tlint the outer half of co.-^ta of primaries is mora 

 arche'l ; eolour and ornaiiientalion of upper surlace also precisely the same as in that species, with the siiifile exception of the small 

 white Innate spot at costa, mid-\va_v between the liroad white hand and apex, which is wantin;; in our species ; in all other respects, even 

 to till' smallest minutiie, it is the same in appearance, and no one, on even the most critical e.{amination, conM liv this surface separate 

 it Ironi Ampliinmiie. I'nder surface of all wings same dark shining hrown as in A. Arele, towanls haee a shade jialer ; primaries have 

 the white transverse hand of upper surface repeale<l. and a very small white spot on apex, otherwise immaculate ; secondaries have two 

 basal scarlet spots, one on costa and the other just anterior to it, this latter is shaded a little exteriorly with black ; a row of scarlet sub- 

 marginal spots situated as in Arele, with the exception of the anal one of that species which is here wanting, there being but four, whilst 

 in -irde there are five ; a small white apical spoi. The whole mider surface presents almost the exact a|iiiearance of Arele, ?; the 

 onlv point that strikes the eye as at all diilierent is the irregularity of the edges of the white band of |irimaries ; but the two basal spots of 

 secondaries are also not like in Arete, round, but irregular, more like splashes or suffusions. 



Taken high up the Amazon in several examples, all of which, >ave one, however, were lost ; in same locality were taken with it 

 iu:\uy Mei/i.ilaiii.i, Deucdlion. ixnd Birnlis ; also Mnrpho CiKsein, Hates,* Aguiulis Lucina, Feld.,t a Euniax (allied closely to Aicmena, 

 Dbliiy., but smaller, and violet where that species is blue,) besides many other species of both buttertiies and moths. 



Catocala Herodias. Nov. Sp. 



Female exjiands '2i inches. Head and thorax dark smoky gray ; abdomen grayish brown ; beneath light gray. Primaries above 

 same dark smoky gray as"thorax, almost evenly coloured, only a little darker towards exterior nnirgin ; transverse lines, line and black, 

 but inc(jnspicnons ; veins from exterior margin to transverse i)osleri(jr line black ; a small black lia-al streak ; reniforju almost obsolete, 

 .snbreniform widely open ; the transverse posterior line between subreniforra an<l costa in four unusually long sharp teeth ; fringe gray. 

 Secondaries same red as C'oai)iu/«, a little darker ; mesial band, very irregular, from costa not quite one-third in broad, then quite 

 narrow, then broad and strongly curved like an x, then a mere line, continued suddenly to a triangular patch which does not reach 

 qtiite to inner margin ; marginal band broad at costa, somewhat gradually narrowing towards inner nuirgin, wdiich it does not quite 

 reach ; apical line red ; fringe white, black at terminations of some of the veins. Under surface prinuiries pinkish ; all the three dark 

 bands connected by a dark shade on inner nuirgin ; secondaries, inner two-thirds pink, costal part white, bands as above. 



Texas, one ? example, taken by Mr. Belfrage. No. 501 of his collection. 



This insect has much the appearance of C. Lupiiia, H-S., from Armenia, the colours are the same, and the upper wings of 

 botli .species are decorated in much the same manner, save that Ltipina has a bold black longitudinal basal dash, which is replaced in 

 ours with the merest line; the mesial bands of prinuiries are entirely different in the two species. Lnpina is smaller than the present 

 species, and the under side of prinuiries is destitute ot^'piuk or reddisli tinge. 



Catucala (Coccinata) Vah. Circe. Nov. Var. or Sp. ? 



Male and female expand 2^— 24 inches. Head and thorax wdiitish gray, with black lines, abdomen grayish brown, beneath 

 wdiite. Prinuiries same whitish gray as thorax ; marks as in Coccinala, but heavily black and accojupanied with black shades ; reniform 

 tolerably distinct, snbrenilbrm conspicuous; a broad blackish shade extends, more or less interrupted, from base to exterior margin. 

 .Secondaries and under surface as in ordinary forius of Coccinata. 



. I have examined six examples t.aken'by Mr. Belfrage in Bosque Co., Texas, and find them all constant to the form above de- 

 scribed. I have little doubt but that this is a form of Cocchuita, but luarked and constant enough to perhaps deserve a separate desig- 

 nation. 



C'ATOi'Ai.A Se.mirelicta, Grote, is undoubtedly a variety lA' Briseis, W. H. Edw., bearing the same relation to the hitter as does 

 Phalanr/a to Pulieogama. 1 have niany and varied intermediate examples. 



Bux.ea P^blis. Nov. Sp. 



Male expands 8} inches. Upper surface ratlier dark umber brown. Primaries falcate ; a narrow white submarginal band, or 

 rather line extending from costa to inner margin ; indistinct transverse mesial and sub-basal shades, the latter nnduiate, the former al- 

 most straight ; a small transparent discal lune. Secondaries produced in an angle at middle of exterior margin ; a white submarginal 

 band or line much further from exterior nuirgin, between anal margin and middle, than between latter and costa ; from the anal margin this 

 line i^ nearly straight to a little beyond the middle of wing, when it curves rather abruptly upwards to the costa ; in the centre of the wing is 

 an ocellus nearly one inch in diameter, this is formed by a large brown spot shaded into jet black outwardly towards its edge, and 

 containing in its middle a small transparent triangle; this spot is surrounded by a vermilion coloured ring, and this latter by a white 

 line. Under surface brownish gray, faint traces of the white submarginal lines of upper surface made by a brown line; this submar- 

 ginal line on secondaries is not bent at middle of wing as above, but goes almost straight across from anal luargin to apex ; the space 

 from the submarginal lines to the outer margin darker colour than rest of wing ; a transverse narrow brown median shade crosses all 

 wings ; transparent discal spots as above. 



From C'ahibar, W. Africa, presented to me as a Christmas box by my ever dear and tried friend, Mr. T. Chapman, of Glasgow, 

 Scotland, w ho in his letter announcing the gift remarkeff tliat he knew it would be to me far more acceptable than a turkey or a keg of 

 whiskey. 



IlELtOTHis Regia, Nov. Sp. Expands ly\ inches. Head and body white. Ground colour of all wings on both siirfaces white. 

 Primaries marked much in same style as Rivulosa, Guen., but \videly different in colouration ; the basal part and submarginal band are 

 purplish crimson ; the middle of the white central space is yellowish brown, or olivaeous, with an almost golden tint in some lights ; 

 the outer part of white marginal band is also of this same colour. Secondaries with faint ill defined, rather broad purplish crimson 

 marginal band. Under surface, primaries, basal part white, marginal band white, rest crimson. Secontlaries with a crimson apical 

 spot, and another snuiller one on margin, midway between this and basal angle. Texas, taken by Mr. J. Boll. 



Heliothis Fa.stidiosa, Nov .Sp. Expands i — 1 inch. Head and body olive yellow, collar tinged with red. Primaries yellowish 

 olive, median space tinged with pinkish, and separated from basal and marginal parts by very narrow whitish lines, not in all cases, 

 however, percejitible ; basal space palest near body, darkest towards median space; marginal space palest outwardly, deepening into 

 brown towards median space ; discal mark large, but somewhat obscure. Secondaries pale dull yellowish, marked with black after the 

 manner ol' Dipsaceus, L. Under surface yellowish white; primaries; a black basal patch ; a large black discal spot which connects with the 

 submarginal band ; inner two-thirds of this latter is black, and costal third is crimson; inferiors marked below as above, but the outer 

 half of marginal band is crimson, and the costa also is of that colour. Upper surface has, on a superficial glance, some refemblance to Car- 

 dui, Hub. Texas, J. Boll, I No. 31). 



*Wien. Ent. Monat., Vol. IV, p. 189, T. 4 (1860). 

 tl.c, Vol. VI, p. 110 (1862). 



