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On a collection of Licimdoptkra from Madafim^car ; bj Artiiuii 

 G. Butler, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



I have recently head tlie pleasure of examiuiiig a collection 

 forwarded to us by the Rev. R. Toy, and collected by his son at 

 Antananarivo. 



The following interesting species were amongst those se- 

 lected : — 



RlIOPALOCErtA, 



Pseudonympha tamatarce, Boisd. 

 Both sexes of this species appear to be common at Antanan- 



Pseudonympha ankova (Mycalesis ankova, Ward), 



Pseiidonympha ihitina {j\Jyccdesis ihitina, Ward). 



In a recent paper in the " Annals and Magazine of Natural 

 Histoi-y," I have noted this species as coming from Fianarautsoa; 

 I am, however, now convinced that the insect thei'e indicated 

 is a distinct species, although it agrees almost as well with 

 Mr. Ward's description as that just received ; I therefore append 

 descriptions of both. 



PseudonympJia ihitina. 



Dark fuliginous brown, with darker submarginal line parallel 

 to the outer margin, the margin itself blackish ; primaries with a 

 large subapical black ocellus, with two blue pupils and a rather 

 broad deep orange iris ; secondaries with two smaller rounded 

 black ocelli, with single bluish-white pui)ils and narrow deep 

 orange irides, upon the median interspaces ; wings below Avith 

 the basal three-fifths fuhgiuous brown, its outer edge oblique 

 and slightly sinuous upon the primaries, triundulate upon the 

 secondaries ; disc greyish, Avith numerous brown striations ; 

 outer border of primaries more densely striated than the disc ; 



February 15th, 1879. 



