430 Mr. A. G. Butler's descriptions of some neiv species 



3. Mesosemia latizonata, n. sp. 



$ Allied to M. Machcera, white ti^ansverse band of 

 primaries widening from costa to external angle, edged 

 internally with grey ; ocellus tripu]iillated with silver ; 

 secondaries with very broad discal white band, tapering to 

 anal angle ; outer brown margin narrow, irregular, not 

 reaching apex : expanse 1 inch, 6 lines. 



Hab. — Sarayaco, Ecuador. 



In some respects allied to M. Isshia. 



4. Mesosemia judicialis, n. sp. 



$ ? Wings above with basal two-fifths brown ; discal area 

 crossed by a very broad snow-white band, tapering towards 

 costa of primaries and towards anal angle of secondaries, 

 but not touching either; Avidest opposite cell of secondaries; 

 external area dark brown ; primaries Avith a large black 

 tripupillated ocellus on apical half of discoidal cell, iris 

 pale broAA'n ; a black transverse line across middle and end 

 of cell, bounding ocellus ; white band greyish internally ; 

 secondaries Avith AA-hite band intersected on its inner edge 

 by three undulated black lines : body broAvn : Avings beloAV 

 with basal area irrorated Avith Avhitish ; primaries with a 

 series of concentric dark-broAvn semicircles beloAV ocellus ; 

 secondaries Avith nearly central greyish band, bounded on 

 each side by three irregular dark-broAA-n lines, Avith paler 

 interspaces, and containing a central, blind, black, Avhite- 

 zoned ocellus ; Avhite band containing tAvo nearly central 

 brown spots, and interrupted on internal area by a small 

 brown dot and short streak : body broAvn : expanse 1 inch, 

 10 lines. 



Hab. — Ucayali, PeruA'ian Amazons {Barileti). 



Allied to JSi. Tliymetus. 



5. Mesosemia Hesperina, n. sp. 



$ Allied to M. Veneris, but the black bands of primaries 

 much more angular, incurved towards costa ; the band in 

 continuation of the ocellus obsolete ; the bands on basal 

 half of secondaries obsolescent ; the discal black bar nar- 

 roAver, nearer to margin ; the submarginal band reduced to 

 a line and placed close to margin ; Avings below pale grey- 

 broAvn, Avith dark smoky-broAvu transverse bands; the sub- 

 marginal line maculate ; primaries Avith a conspicuous uni- 



