Descrijjtions of new Buttcrfiics from Costa Rica: by Akthur 

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



The following are the principal novelties from the fine 

 Collection recently brought from Cartago, Costa Eica, by 

 Dr. van Patten ; the Heliconidce have still to be examined. 



RHOPALOCERA. 



PAMILY NYMPHALID^. Swainson. 



SUB-FAMILY SATYPJN^. Bates. 



DRIJCINA, Gen. nov. 



Affine Proiiopliilm alis anticis longioribus, venis disco- 

 celhilaribus ramisque sul^costalibns aliter dispositis. 



Allied to Pronophila, l)ut with the frontwings compara- 

 tively narrower and more elongated, first suljcostal emitted 

 towards end of cell, second just before end, third some 

 distance beyond, fourth and fifth forming a long fork to 

 apex ; upper disco-cellular slanting obliquely inwards, 

 lower strongly angulated outwards, the two together form- 

 ing a biangulated oblique zigzag line ; palpi long, the last 

 joint slanting downwards. Type J). Lconata. 



Drucina Lconata, sp. nov. 



J' . Alffi supra nigro-fuscie, antica? maculis sex submargin- 

 alibus increscentibus lacteis ; posticte duabus subapicalilDus 

 et fascia lata discali increscente, extrorsum sinuata ad 

 marginem fere internum attingente, ferrugineo-fulva intror- 

 sum umljrosa : corpus nigrum, capite et collo fulvo 

 maciilatis ; alte antica^ subtus nigro-fusca?, area apicali 

 dilutiore cinereo-rorata, punctis tribus subapicalibus macu- 

 lisque quatuor submarginalibus increscentibus albis ; macula 

 discoidali, altera pone cellam et tertia in nervulum secun- 

 diim medianum sordide albidis ; posticie pallide cinereo 

 fuscffi, venis nitide nigris ; fascia lata media biangulata 

 fusca ; margine externo irregulariter fuscescente ; ocellis 



