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XIX. Descriptions of some neio species and a new genus 

 of Diurnal Lepicloptera, in the collection of 

 Herbert Druce, Esq. By A. G. Butler, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. 



[Read 1st June, 1874.] 



Fam. NYMPHALID^. 



Subfam. Danain^. 

 Genus EuPLOEA, Fabricius. 

 Euplcea magnifica, n. sp. 



9 ? "Wings above bright sepia brown ; primaries shot 

 with \avid bhie ; snbapical area densely irrorated with 

 lilacine ; a conspicuous subcostal white spot ; a second 

 within discoidal cell, and a third on second median inter- 

 space, forming together a triangle ; a minute whitish 

 point on lower discoidal interspace, and another on first 

 median interspace ; secondaries with a double series of 

 ill-defined, disco-submarginal, pale-ochraceous spots from 

 third median branch to anal angle : body black, Avhite- 

 spotted in front : wings below rich chocolate-brown ; 

 primaries with three Avhite spots as above, a fourth oval 

 spot on first median interspace ; a small point between 

 lower discoidal and third median nervures, a subapical 

 point, one submarginal on second median interspace, five 

 nearly marginal points fr-om third median branch to 

 external angle, and some anal-marginal dots on the fringe, 

 wdiitish ; secondaries with a spot near end of cell, and five 

 unequal spots in a semicircle round extremity of cell, 

 pearly-white ; a double submarginal series of yellowish- 

 white spots; fringe dotted with whitish: body black; 

 thorax white-spotted : expanse of wings 4 inches. 

 Hah. — Thibet. One specimen. 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. 1874.— PART IV. (dEC.) 



