Mr. H. G. Smith on Two new Butterflies, 25 



VI. — Descriptions of Two more new Species of Butterflies 

 from Neio Britain, in the Collection of Mr. Grose Smithy 

 captured hy Captains Cayley Webster and Cotton. By 

 H. Grose Smith. 



Thysonotis hanno. 



Male. — Upperside similar to that of T. hymetus^ Feld., but 

 both wings more violet-blue, with the outer margins more 

 narrowly black. 



Underside with the costal and outer margins of the ante- 

 rior wings and the outer margin of the posterior wings 

 brighter black ; on the anterior wings the black band along 

 the costa, on its inner margin, has a short black spur at 

 the end of the cell and a longitudinal excrescence a little 

 before the apex, and the basal blue streak above the cell 

 extends further along the wings ; on the posterior wings the 

 subbasal blue streak does not extend along the inner margin, 

 the metallic blue rings round the subraarginal row of black 

 spots are less clearly defined, and the black area above them 

 is less irregular on its inner edge. 



Expanse of wings 1| inch. 



Hob. New Britain. 



One specimen only was in the collection ; it is a tailless 

 species. 



Thysonotis hamilcar. 

 Female. — Upperside closely resembles that of the same sex of 

 T. cyanea, Cramer, but on the anterior wings the white area is 

 less sharply angulated at its apex, and the outer margin is rather 

 more broadly greyish black; on the posterior wings along 

 the costal margin is a broad greyish-black band, which 

 extends from the base two thirds along the wings towards 

 the apex ; the blue band of lunules across the disk towards 

 the outer margin is broader and brighter. 



On the underside the double white lines, which intersect 

 the greyish-black outer marginal band on the anterior wings, 

 are less distinct, especially the outer line, and they do not 

 extend so far towards the apex. On the posterior wings the 

 dark band along the costa is, as on the upperside, broader 

 and longer than in T. cyanea ) the dark outer marginal band 

 is broader, and the black spots in the row of blue ocelli before 

 the margin are smaller. 



Expanse of wings If inch. 



Ilab. New Britain. 



One specimen only in the collection ; it is tailed like 

 T, cyanea. 



