34 Mr. A. G. Butler on neio Species of Lepidoptera. 



the marginal black stripe encloses a much smaller spot of the 

 ground-colour at apex. Expanse of wings 2 inches 10 lines. 



Lu- Shan mountains, province of Kiukiang, China. 



One specimen of this species was taken bj Mr. Charles 

 Maries. 



4. Theda hetuloides (Blanchard in litt.). (PI. IV. fig. 2.) 



Above chocolate-brown, sliot with purple, excepting on the 

 outer border : primaries with a large patch of briglit orange on 

 the disk immediately beyond the cell: secondaries with an' 

 orange patch at the anal angle. Under surface grey ; the cells 

 closed by a short brownish fasciole with darker marginal lines 

 edged externally with white ; an oblique discal band and a 

 second band nearer and parallel to the outer margin of the 

 same colours ; a submarginal dusky stripe, followed in the 

 secondaries by a white marginal line ; base of fringe occupied 

 by a black line : secondaries with an orange anal patch en- 

 closing a black dot on the first median interspace ; a subanal 

 W-shaped blackish line joining the inferior extremity of the 

 inner discal band, its inner edge bordered with orange and its 

 outer edge with white ; anal lobe and tail black ; pectus 

 white, venter testaceous. Expanse of wings 1 inch 4-6 lines. 



Three specimens. Kiukiang, China {Maries). 



Although quoted in the Supplement to Mr. Kirby's ' Cata- 

 logue,' this species cannot be regarded as described by Blan- 

 chard ; that author simply remarks, " In the neighbourhood 

 of Pekin an allied species exists which is distinguished by 

 several characters ; " and in a footnote he says " This species 

 [Theda hetuloides^ Lucas) has the wings tinted with blue 

 above and grey below." From the vague resemblance which 

 the species bears to T. hetulce^ and from the fact that the 

 underside is grey and the upperside shot with purple (not blue), 

 I have little doubt that the species here described is that men- 

 tioned by Blanchard ; and therefore I have adopted for it the 

 name which he has proposed ; but nobody can be certain of 

 any thing from his casual hints as to the insect. 



5. Theda tyriantMna, sp. n. (PI. IV. fig. 5.) 



Above brown, shot with purplish blue in the male and 

 with purple in the female. Under surface of wings pale greyish 

 brown, darker towards the base ; a brown fasciole, traversed 

 by a pale line, at the end of the cell ; a broad, slightly taper- 

 ing discal brown belt from the costal margin of each wing ; a 

 submarginal brown stripe and a marginal brown border : 

 secondaries with an orange patch enclosing a square of four 



