3 10 Mr. A. G. Butler on new Species of 



Subfamily P£rtcopiin.e. 



Genus Pekicoi'IS. 

 Pericopis Lucretia^ w. sp. 



? . Allied to P. zerhina^ but broader and shorter in the 

 wing ; the bands in primaries less obli([UC and more diffused ; 

 the spot crossing tlic discoidal cell narrowed into a streak, 

 and continued across the wing to the snbmedian nervure ; the 

 submarginal series of reddish ochreous lunulated spots smaller, 

 eight in number, and therefore forming a continuous scries ; 

 the discoccllular black line interrupted ; abdomen more orange 

 in tint ; primaries below with all the markings well defined, 

 the median nervure and its branches blackened ; secondaries 

 with the veins blackened, the costal area (excepting at base) 

 dark brown ; the outer margin wdth a broad dark brown border; 

 the submarginal ochreous spots seven in number, and very 

 small ; a broad black longitudinal ventral streak on the 

 abdomen. 



Expanse of wings 2 inches 10 lines. 



Uah. Vcragua (Salvin). Type, B.M. 



The position of this S])ecies will be between P. leonina and 

 P. zerhina. 



Family Melameridae. 



Genus JosiA. 



Josia cruciatay n. sp. 



Primaries black, w4th a broad orange-yellow streak from 

 base to centre of outer margin ; secondaries with the costa 

 and external areas broadly black, a broad central orange-yellow 

 belt from inner margin to apex ; inner margin orange : body 

 black above, head and thorax spotted with orange, metathorax 

 orange ; abdomen witli a creamy Avhite, narrow lateral line : 

 trochanters, proximal extremity of tibiie and tarsi of first pair 

 of legs, Avhole of hind pair of legs, creamy white ; venter 

 creamy white ; body below otherwise black ; wings with the 

 orange bands broader, otherwise as above. 



Expanse of wangs 1 inch 3 to 5 lines. 



Ilab. Veragua {Salvin). Type, B.M. 



Nearly allied to the Josia fiilvia of Walker and to J. ligata^ 

 but easily distinguished from both by the whitish lateral line 

 and more distinctly white venter of the abdomen ; it also 

 differs from the Josia fulviu of Walker (nee Linn.) in the 

 greater width of the orange bands, and from both in the 



