I04 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, 'o2 



Another insect in my possession, worthy of more than a 

 passing notice, is a male of Papilio asterias, which, but for the 

 four rows of abdominal spots, so closely resembles Papilio indra 

 as to be scarcely distinguishable from that species. As in 

 indra there is not the slightest indication of fulvous on inner 

 bands on under side of primaries, though it is faintly present 

 on those of the secondaries. It was taken near Lestershire, 

 N. Y., June 17, 1899. 



Another interesting form is an aberration or variety of 

 Meliicsa phaton taken at Vestal, N. Y., June 10, 1890. It is of 

 a deep velvety black with a marginal row of bright orange 

 red spots on both wings, larger than in the normal form. 

 This is followed by a single row of pale yellow spots, the 

 third, fourth and fifth, on primaries, being geminate. A 

 single faint and almost imperceptible red dash marks the cen- 

 ter of the discal cell. On under side of primaries are two large 

 brick-red spots and a slight indication of a second transverse 

 band of yellow lunes. On secondaries are six large red spots, 

 promiscuously arranged, and three or four light yellow dots 

 near inner angle. In appearance there is as nuich difference 

 between this insect and the parent form as there is between 

 phceton and any other of our larger Melitaas and is more beauti- 

 ful than any of them. I believe it distinct enough to be 

 worthy a name and would call it Mclitcca strcckeri, in honor of 

 Dr. Herman Strecker of Reading, Pa. , the peer of all American 



Lepidopterists. 



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New Species of Butterflies from Bolivia. 

 By a. G. Weeks, Jr. 



Lycaena mberrothei sp. nov. 



Head ;ib(jve black, with a ^ray color ; beneath white. Thorax above 

 black, bordered by jjray beneath, nearly white. Abilonien above black, 

 beneath white tinged with yellow. Legs white. Antenna; above black; 

 beneath whitish, with annulations at base of each joint. Club light brown 

 beneath. Upper side of fore wing very light blackish brown without any 

 markings. Hasal area black suffusing to ground color at centre of wing. 

 Hind margin ha.s a very fine dark thread. Nervures and nervuks dark 

 from base to near margm. Upper side of hind wing same as fore wing in 

 general coloring. Hind margin has a very dark fine thread. In the in- 



