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VIII. Descriptions of six neio Species of Diurnal Lepi- 

 doptera from Nicaragua. By W. C. Hewitson, 

 F.L.S. 



[Bead 15th March, 1869.] 



The collection of butterflies recently brought to this 

 country by Mr. Belt, from Nicaragua, contains twelve 

 new species. The following are descriptions of six of 

 them ; belonging to the genera Heliconia, Eresia, Euba' 

 gis, Hcetera, Mesosemia, and Nymphidium. 



1. Heliconia Diotrephes. 



Upperside (except the apex of the anterior wing, 

 which is dark brown), blue-green, the outer margins 

 spotted with white. Anterior wing with the central 

 half nearly white, and a spot within the cell which forms 

 part of it, pure white, divided by very fine black ner- 

 vures : a submarginal series of indistinct white spots. 

 Posterior wing with three apical white spots. 



Underside as above, except that it is dark brown : 

 that the anterior wing has a submarginal band of rather 

 large white spots : that the postei-ior wing has the costal 

 margin (except the base, which is yellow), and two 

 bands which cross the wing (one of which is parallel to 

 the costal margin, and the other to the outer margin) , 

 brick-red ; a linear white spot on the costal margin at 

 the apex, the three apical spots as above, and a submar- 

 ginal series of white spots in pairs. 



Exp. d^ inches. 



Ha h . — Nicaragua . 



In the collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



This species is very nearly allied to H. Galanthus of 

 Bates, but differs from it on the underside, in having a 

 submarginal series of white spots on the anterior wing, 

 and in having the base of the posterior wing yellow. 



2. Eresia Alsina. 



Female. Upperside. Dark brown. Anterior wing 

 with a broad band from the base : crossed obliquely by 

 three bands, the first of which (the longest) , before the 

 middle, is divided into four by the nervures, the second 



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