432 Mr. A. G. Butler's descripiions of some new species 



2. Panara arctifascia, n. sp. 



9 "Wings above jet black ; primaries crossed obliquely 

 from costa almost to outer margin near external angle by 

 a narrow, parallel, pale-orange band, slightly convex ex- 

 ternally; wings below as above: body black brown ; mar- 

 gins of venter orange : expanse 1 inch, 7 lines. 



Hah. — Espirito Santo. 



Closely allied to P. phereclus, but the band of primaries 

 rather narrower, and the fringe not varied with Avliite above 

 or below. 



Genus EuSALKiA, Kirby. 



Rusalkia Charon, n. sp. 



Wings above jet black ; nervures greyish ; primaries 

 with an oblique orange streak tapering from close to costa 

 to internervular fold of first median interspace near ex- 

 ternal angle : body black : wings below slightly less black 

 than above, nervures distinctly grey ; secondaries with a 

 crimson subcostal spot close to base ; a nebulous grey streak 

 close to outer margin; thorax brown, venter black, with a 

 scarlet line on each side : exjDanse 1 inch, 9 lines. 



Hah.— IWo. 



Allied to R. Marathon, but at once distinguished from 

 it and R. Ctesiphon, by the shorter oblique band of pri- 

 maries, the smaller red spot near base of secondaries on 

 under surface, and the nebulous submarginal grey streak. 



Fam. PAPILIOXID.E. 



Subfam. PiEEiN.!E. 



Genus IxiAS, Hiibner. 



Ixias familiaris, n. sp. 



? Nearly allied to /. evippe, primaries above without 

 the white patch on internal margin ; oblique postmediau 

 band narrower, interrupted in the centre, enclosing a 

 nebulous black spot on second, as well as on first, median 

 interspace ; white basal area of secondaries restricted, the 

 base and internal area clouded Avith grey excepting on 

 basal half of abdominal fold : body greenish-grey : wings 

 below pale ochreous, sulphur yellow at base, hatched with 

 brown ; an angular series of five indistinct dusky lunules 



