^QQ ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June 



FOUR NEW SPECIES OF BUTFERFLIES FROM SOUTH 



AMLRICA. 



Levi W. Mengel, Reading, Pa. 



(See Plate.) 



Epiphlle Zlpa, sp. nov. Expanse about 2 in. Upper side 

 of superior wings orange and dark brown. The orange dark- 

 ens at base of wings to light brown ; otherwise uniform. The 

 orange extends half way to the apex, along the anterior mar- 

 gin ; from the base along the sub-median nervure almost to 

 the inner angle and thence diagonally across the wing to the 

 costa. The orange thus makes a large triangular patch, al- 

 most surrounded by brown. The remainder of the superiors 

 brown, uniform, with the exception of a strongly marked 

 white spot near the apex. The inferiors are a rich blue, fad- 

 ing to brown along the interior and exterior margins. There 

 are two very light blue spots in the median nervures. Along 

 the anterior margin, half way to the apex, is an orange diffu- 

 sion fading to brown, along the sub-dostal nervure. 



Under side of superiors very much paler than above, the 

 orange changing to yellow, darker near base and extending 

 along the sub-median nervure almost to the exterior margin. 

 Remaining portion of wing very light brown, with a blue 

 black ocellus, surrounded by a yellow edge, near apical angle. 

 The ocellus is surmounted by a decided white spot. Inferiors 

 pale brown, changing to light reddish brown along the inner 

 and exterior margins. A row of well-marked ocelli extends 

 along margin. A triangular silvery yellow spot on the costa 

 extends almost to discoidal cell, with the apex of the triangle 

 pointing downward. 



Habitat : Neiva, Tolima, U. S. Columbia. 



A rchonias xeque,8p. nov. Expanse If in. Ground of su- 

 periors dark, nearly black, with a row of well-marked white 

 spots running from the apex to the inner margin, midway be- 

 tween the base and the inner angle. Also a row of smaller 

 white spots running parallel to the exterior margin, with a 

 few white dashes near the apex. Base of inferiors black, with 

 a bar of spots extending from anterior margin two-thirds 

 across the wing towards the inner margin. The upper part of 

 this bar is white, while the remaining portion, including part 



