296 Mr. H. Grose Smith on new 



a large black oblique spot extending from the shoulder nearly 

 to the sutural stripe. The second black spot occupies the 

 apical half of the margin and is joined to the humeral spot on 

 the sixth interstice and also on the margin. The pygidium 

 is finely punctured at the base, more strongly towards the 

 apex, the punctures well separated from each other. There 

 are some reddish spots on the epimera, episterna, and sides of 

 the abdomen. 



This species somewhat resembles M. spectabih's, Dohrn 

 (Stet. ent. Zeit. 18S3, p. 362), in colour, but is at once sepa- 

 rated by the form of the thorax and smooth surface. 



Ilab. Malacca. Presented to the British Museum by Mr. 

 D. F. A. Hervey. 



XXXVII. — Descriptiotis of three new Species of Butterflies 

 from Burniah. By H. GrOSE Smith. 



Ixias meipona. 



Male. — TJpperside. Anterior wings : apical half dark brown, 

 basal half sulpliur-yellow, irrorated near the base with black, 

 the brown area crossed beyond and partly above the cell by 

 a broad irregular transverse orange baud, which extends into 

 the cell at its upper angle. Posterior wings sulphur-yellow, 

 with a rather broad dark brown margin, tapering towards the 

 anal angle. 



Underside. Sulphur-yellow, very sparingly irrorated with 

 black. Anterior wings paler towards the inner margin, with 

 a black spot at the end of the cell and another indistinct spot 

 near the inner angle. Posterior wings with a smaller black 

 spot on the upper discocellular nervule. Both wings with 

 minute black spots on the margins at the ends of the veins. 



Expanse If inches. 



Hab. Burmah. 



In the collection of H. Grose Smith. 



Near latifasciatus of Butler, but smaller ; the dark mar- 

 gins on the upperside of the ])osterior wings much narrower, 

 and the underside is almost clear sulphur-yellow, instead of 

 being densely irrorated. 



CetJiosia thebava. 

 Upperside. Anterior wings with the apical portion, costa, 



