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XXI. Descriptions of some new Diurnal Lepidoptera, 

 chiefly Hesperiidee. By Arthur G. Butler, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



[Eead 21st November, 1870.] 



In this Paper eiglity-one new species of butterflies are 

 described. Of these, eleven are Nynvphalidce, belonging to 

 the genera Amathusia, Tenaris, Caligo, Lethe, Terinos, 

 Melincea, and Olyras; and there is added also the female 

 of Elymnias Casiphone, Hiibner. 



Of Papilionidce there is only one new species, belong- 

 ing to the genus Appias. 



Of Hesperiidee there are two new genera, Typhedanus 

 and Oogia, each containing a single species, and sixty-seven 

 other species, belonging to the following genera : — 

 Goniuris (5), Eudamus (1), Telegonus (3), JEthilla (4), 

 Spathilepia {\) , Augiades (2) , Hesperia (3), Pyrrhopyga 

 (I) , Leucochitonea {\) ,Erycides (1), Garystus {Q),Proteides 

 (3), Pamphila (7), Phlebodes (4), Apaustus (1), Pyrgus 

 (3), Astictopterus (1), Plastingia (2), Cyclopides (1), 

 Carter ocephalus {!) , Pithonides (2), Thanaos {\) , Achlyodes 

 (9), Helias (3), and Tagiades (1). The greater part of 

 these are in the Kaden collection, now in the possession 

 of Mr. Herbert Druce ; and many of the species are from 

 Venezuela. 



Fara. NYMPHALID^. 



Sub-fam. Morphoin^. 



Genus Amathusia, Fabr. 



1. Amathiisia Pollicaris, n. sp. 



Allied to A. Phidippiis, but larger, the hind-wings 

 longer. Above, olive-brown, with bands placed as in ^. 

 Phidippus ? , but less irregular, and of a pale brown 

 (not ochreous) colour; front- wings of type with a large 

 oval semi-transparent patch, like a thumb-mark, between 

 the median branches. Wings below, paler than in A. Phi- 

 dippus, the bands more ochi'aceous, the central band at a 

 greater distance from the basal bands, the lower ocellus 

 of hind-wings twice the size of the upper. 



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