DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 
Bv William Schaus. 
The following- descriptions of new species of American butterflies 
were prepared from the author's collection which is now deposited in 
the United States National Museum. The species are from various 
localities, mostl}" in Brazil, although a few are from Mexico and the 
West Indies. In the Hesperiidte I have followed closeh" Godman's 
recent work, and I may have created a few synonyms, as both Plotz's 
and Herrich-Schaefi'er's descriptions are diificult to identify. I 
believe, however, that the species here described are all new to science. 
Family NYMPHALID^E. 
DIRCENNA HUGIA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Wings hyaline, yellowish gray; the veins and margins 
brown, widest at end of veins; large hyaline 3'ellowish spots between 
the veins, along the outer margin and beyond the cells above vein 4; 
an opaque yellow streak on costal margin al)ove end of cell on pri- 
maries, and a broad, brown discocellular shade ; secondaries with 
less brown on discocellular and the outer margin somewhat broader. 
Underneath, primaries as above. Secondaries with the margin reddish 
brown; a blackish streak along upper portion of cell; linear white 
terminal spots shaded with black. 
Expanse. — Seventy millimeters. 
Habitat. — Bolivia. 
Ti/pe.—'So. 5859, U.S.N.M. 
LEUCOTHYRIS MANORA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Wrings hj-aline, blue white; the veins and margins 
Vjlackish. Primaries, the margins rather broad; the outer margin 
narrowest between veins 3 and 4; the apex inclosing a hyaline spot 
above vein 6; an oblique median spot from costa to veins 4 and 5; a 
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