Neiu species of Diurnal Lepidojptcra. 75 



7. Harma Hyjpatlia, c?. 



? . Harma Hypatha, Hew. Ex. Butterflies, vol. iii. 

 pi. 21), figs. 7, 8. 



Male. Upperside. Orange. Both wings crossed by 

 a band of black, which commences at the second median 

 nervule of the anterior wing, and extends to near the 

 anal angle ; the base and abdominal fold of the posterior 

 wing, and the outer margin of both wings, brown, irro- 

 rated with yellow; both with a sub-marginal band of 

 black spots. Posterior wing with a line of black at the 

 anal angle. 



Underside. Rufous-brown, tinted with lilac ; darker 

 from the base to the middle, where they are crossed by 

 a slightly undulating line of dark brown, followed by a 

 band of indistinct brown spots, and by a sub-marginal 

 band of small brown spots bordered below with paler 

 colour, both with a zig-zag line at the middle of the 

 costal margin. Anterior wing with two spots within 

 the cell bordered with brown. Posterior wing with a 

 brown spot within the cell, and two sub-basal spots of 

 pale yellow. 



Exp. 3^^ inches. 



Ba&.— Old Calabar. 



In the collection of Mr. Herbert Druce. 



Resembles H. Thcodota and Hyarhita of the " Exotic 

 Butterflies." 



