178 Mr. E. Doubleday on some new Diurnal Lepidoptera. 
convineed of their being a separate species. To secure the name 
of Lyeus, it may be well to add the following short character :— 
P. Lyeus. P. alis omnibus supra nigris, fascia transversa communi, 
macula costali, nervis divisa, maculisque duabus apicalibus alarum 
anticarum octoque submarginalibus posticarum viridibus subtus 
fuscis, nebulis apicis anticarum, discique posticarum argenteo- 
albidis, fascia submarginali haud maculari, maculisque duabus ad 
angulum ani pallide aureis : foemina alis omnibus subtus fuscis, ar- 
genteo-brunneo nebulosis, ciliis in utroque sexus albo maculatis. 
Exp. alar. 5 unc. 7 lin. vel 93 millim. 
Hab. Africa Australiori. 
P. Aidoneus. P. alis anticis elongatis, fuliginosis, striis nigris ; pos- 
ticis angustis, dentatis, nigris, immaculatis (¢). Exp. alar. 3 unc. 
10 lin. vel 95 millim. 
Hab. Montibus Himalayis. * 
Anterior wings elongate, fuliginous; the nervures and nervules, 
the inner margin, four longitudinal strize in the discoidal cell and. 
eight between the nervules, black. Posterior wings long, narrow, 
dentate, the abdominal fold broad; entirely black, with purple 
and greenish reflections. Below all the wings as above, but 
paler. 
Head rose-coloured, occiput black, forehead with a few black 
hairs. Antenne black. 
Thorax with the sides below rose-coloured. 
Abdomen black above, rose-coloured below; the anal valves 
very large, rose-coloured. 
This interesting species belongs to the same group as P. Naz 
and Varuna, close to which should be placed P. Rhetenor, Pro- 
tenor, &c. The anterior wings have the mner margin very short, 
not being nearly one-half the length of the anterior margin: the 
posterior resemble in form those of P. Rhetenor, but like those 
of P. Varuna have no disco-cellular nervure, the median and sub- 
costal actually anastomosing. 
In the collection of H. G. Harrmgton, Esq. 
Fam. APATURID/E. 
Genus APATURA. 
A, Namouna. A. alis omnibus supra fuscis, splendide czruleo nitente, 
fascia transversa punctisque marginalibus albis, subtus argenteo- 
albis fimbria, fasciaque transversa, rufis, 
All the wings above fuscous black, with a transverse pure white 
band slightly bordered with bluish, commencing by three rounded 
dots at the extremity of the discoidal cell of the anterior wings, 
afterwards widening and attainmg the abdomimal margin of the 
