﻿New 
  Species 
  of 
  Butterflies 
  from 
  South 
  America. 
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  spot 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  and 
  three 
  spots 
  in 
  a 
  line 
  across 
  the 
  cell 
  near 
  the 
  

   base, 
  black 
  ; 
  a 
  rufous 
  line 
  across 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  cell 
  ; 
  a 
  triangular 
  

   space 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  cell, 
  and 
  a 
  second 
  larger 
  triangular 
  space 
  

   reaching 
  from 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  inner 
  margin, 
  but 
  at 
  an 
  obtuse 
  angle 
  with 
  

   it, 
  both 
  with 
  a 
  rufous 
  border; 
  posterior 
  wing 
  with 
  three 
  minute 
  

   black 
  spots 
  in 
  the 
  shape 
  of 
  a 
  triangle 
  near 
  the 
  base, 
  crossed 
  

   transversely 
  by 
  three 
  rufous 
  lines, 
  the 
  second 
  and 
  third 
  united 
  at 
  

   both 
  ends 
  and 
  forming 
  a 
  continuous 
  band 
  with 
  the 
  triangle 
  of 
  the 
  

   anterior 
  wing. 
  

  

  Exp. 
  2-f^ 
  inches. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  River 
  Amazon. 
  

  

  In 
  my 
  own 
  Collection. 
  

  

  Hcetera 
  Hypccs'ia. 
  (Plate 
  XXIII. 
  fig. 
  2.) 
  

  

  Upper 
  Side 
  transparent, 
  the 
  margins, 
  except 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  

   of 
  the 
  anterior 
  wing, 
  brown, 
  the 
  nervures 
  black 
  ; 
  anterior 
  wing 
  

   crossed 
  obliquely 
  from 
  the 
  lower 
  disco-cellular 
  nervule 
  to 
  the 
  

   anal 
  angle 
  by 
  a 
  narrow 
  band 
  of 
  brown 
  ; 
  posterior 
  wing 
  with 
  the 
  

   outer 
  margin 
  broadly 
  bordered 
  with 
  purple-brown, 
  enclosing 
  five 
  

   irregular 
  transparent 
  spots, 
  that 
  near 
  the 
  apex 
  larger 
  than 
  the 
  

   rest, 
  and 
  intersected 
  by 
  a 
  nervure 
  ; 
  two 
  black 
  eyes 
  upon 
  the 
  

   margin, 
  with 
  iris 
  rufous 
  and 
  pupil 
  white. 
  

  

  Under 
  Side 
  as 
  above, 
  with 
  a 
  light 
  rufous 
  band 
  transversely 
  

   through 
  the 
  brown 
  border 
  of 
  the 
  posterior 
  wing 
  above 
  the 
  vi'hite 
  

   spots. 
  

  

  Exp. 
  4-j2^ 
  inches. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  New 
  Granada. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  Collection 
  of 
  the 
  Entomological 
  Society. 
  

  

  Geniis 
  Dircenna, 
  Douhledmj. 
  

   Dircenna 
  Duillia. 
  (Plate 
  XXIII. 
  fig. 
  3.) 
  

  

  Upper 
  Side 
  transparent, 
  tinted 
  with 
  purple 
  and 
  yellow, 
  slightly 
  

   clouded 
  beyond 
  the 
  middle 
  ; 
  the 
  nervures 
  black 
  and 
  distinct, 
  their 
  

   termination 
  on 
  the 
  outer 
  margins 
  marked 
  by 
  triangular 
  spots 
  of 
  

   brown, 
  with 
  between 
  each, 
  also 
  on 
  the 
  margin, 
  an 
  indistinct 
  round 
  

   spot 
  of 
  lighter 
  colour 
  than 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  wing 
  ; 
  anterior 
  wing 
  

   with 
  the 
  costal 
  margin 
  from 
  the 
  base 
  to 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  cell 
  dark 
  

   brown, 
  followed 
  by 
  an 
  oval 
  spot 
  of 
  light 
  yellow, 
  after 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  

   rufous 
  to 
  the 
  apex, 
  which 
  is 
  brown 
  ; 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  brown 
  ; 
  

   posterior 
  wing 
  with 
  the 
  costal 
  margin 
  brown, 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  

   broadly 
  rufous 
  and 
  opaque. 
  

  

  Exp. 
  S^-^ 
  inches. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  New 
  Granada. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  Collection 
  of 
  the 
  Entomological 
  Society. 
  

  

  