32 Mr. A. G. Butler on new Species of Lepidojjfera. 



Nymphalidse. 

 1. Argynnis gemmata^ sp. n. (PI. IV. fig. 1.) 



Fulvous, with the body and basal third of the wings shining 

 coppery brown : wings with three transverse series of black 

 spots, the first biangulated, in zigzag fashion, on the pri- 

 maries, and simply angulated on the secondaries ; this series 

 is placed just beyond the middle of the wings ; the second and 

 third series united at their costal extremities near the apex ; 

 a nearly marginal interrupted black line : primaries with 

 thick black discoidal markings, much as in A. cas/miirensis - 

 a subcostal, ill-defined, blackish, triangular spot between the 

 first and second series. Primaries below paler than above, 

 with smaller black spots, the basal area not brown, as above, 

 but uniform with the rest of the ground-colour, the costa 

 ochreous towards apex, and the outer margin and fringe spot- 

 ted with the same colour ; an oblique apical chestnut-red stripe, 

 margined internally by a conspicuous spot and a minute dot 

 of silver, and bounded externally by an abbreviated submar- 

 gmal series of six oval silver spots, which decrease in size at 

 both extremities of the series ; the first two visible spots of 

 the second series of the upper surface greyish green : secon- 

 daries somewhat like those of A. myrina (but altogether 

 brighter and prettier, with the central silver spot more as in 

 A.lathonia)^ bright ferruginous varied with patches of ochreous, 

 the basal half occupied by about fifteen silver spots and 

 streaks of various sizes and shapes, the two central ones 

 united and passing through a postmedian arched series of 

 sagittate silver spots ; a marginal series of large triangular 

 spots, abdoiTiinal margin, and the base of the costal margin 

 silver ; all these markings are slenderly edged with black ; 

 a discal series of dull green rounded spots with silver pupils ; 

 fringe bright ochreous spotted with ferruginous : body below 

 ochraceous. Expanse of wings 1 inch 11 lines. 



Darjiling {Lidderdah) ; between Nepal and Tibet {Charl- 

 ton). 



The two examples taken by Major Charlton have been in 

 the Museum collection since 1852 ; but, probably owing to 

 the fact that they belong to a difficult genus, nobody appears 

 to have ventured to describe them. I find them labelled 

 " Tibet ;^' but our register says " between Nepal and Tibet," 

 and the fact that Dr. Lidderdale labels his specimen as taken 

 at " Darjiling " renders it extremely likely that Major Charl- 

 ton's were also taken on the Nepal side of the Himalayas. 



The position of this species seems to be next to A. myrina. 



