492 Mr. A. G. Butler's Descriptions 



central spot larger, an additional spot between subcostal 

 branches and two small spots uniting the central and 

 subapical spots; hind-wings \vith straighter outer mar- 

 gin, two indistinct brown bands, parallel to outer 

 margin, cross the centre of the wing. Wings below, as 

 above, but the bands of hind-wings more distinct, a 

 small brown spot towards the base between the costal 

 and subcostal nervures ; body below brown, palpi pale 

 brown. 



Expanse of wings, 1 inch, 10 lines. 



Hal). — Venezuela. Coll. Kaden in Coll. Druce. 



A variety from East Peru in the British Aluseum has 

 three black spots upon the upper-surface of front-wings, 

 forming an in^egular band, the markings of the under- 

 surface are also more distinct. 



3. Goninris Jcthira, n. sp. 



Wings above, olive-brown, front-wings with five cen- 

 tral transparent yellow spots, four in an oblique sei'ies 

 across the middle of the wing, the first and fourth small, 

 the fifth external to the second and third, and above the 

 second median branch, the second and fifth deeply in- 

 dented externally ; three transparent points in an oblique 

 broken series near the apex, and a fourth just beyond 

 the external central spot ; hind-N\dngs tailed, immaculate, 

 fringe pale brown, the margin sinuate between the ner- 

 vures ; body dark bro^vn. Wings below, reddish-brown, 

 especially the hind-wings; front- wings, spots as above, 

 a black triangular spot and three ill-defined black points 

 upon the costa towards the apex, an irregular ill-defined 

 brown streak parallel to the outer margin ; hind-wings 

 dark gray at the base, which is bounded by a dai'k brown 

 band, outer margin with a submarginal nebula and the 

 tail dark brown, a brown spot at the apex, a black dash 

 near the apex, and a brown s{)ot on the disc opposite to 

 the tail ; body gray-brown, palpi dirty white. 



Expanse of wings, 2 inches, 2 lines. 



Uab. — Peru. Coll. Druce. 



4. Goniuris Cory don, n. sp. 



Hesperia Cory don, Herri oh- Schiifier, in litt. 



Wings above, dark olive-brown ; front-wings with a 

 spot on the costa, two in the cell, one elongate below the 



