Descriptions of new S23ecies of Lcpidoptcra : by Arthur G. 

 Butler, F.L.S., F.Z.S, &c. 



PAMILY NYMPIIALID.^. Wcstwood. 

 SUB-FAMILY DANAINiE. Bates. 



GENUS METHONA. Douhhday. 

 1. Methona Confusa, n. sp. 



Similar, iu the pattern and coloration of the upper 

 surface, to Thyridia Ceto, but the body with a double 

 parallel series of conspicuous white spots ; below very 

 similar to T. Ceto, but the costal yellow streak of second- 

 aries abbreviated and followed by a white spot : femora of 

 front legs creamy : expanse of wdngs, 3 inches, 7 lines. 



Tapajos (Bcites) ; Peru, from Mr. Cutter. B.M. 



This is apparently the species figured by Bates as Mc- 

 thona Psidii; the Pcqnlio Fsidii of Linnpeus is, however, a 

 Thyridia; hence the alteration of the generic name in 

 Kirby's Catalogue was unnecessary. 



GENUS DIRCENNA. Douhlcday. 

 2. Dirccnna Ohfiiscata, n. sp. 



? . Allied to D. Xantho, but with the base of primaries 

 black ; the white spots near outer margin obsolete, yellow- 

 tinted ; secondaries black, crossed towards base of inner 

 margin by a large suboval hyaline tawny patch ; two hya- 

 line spots on either side of third median branch, the lower 

 one cordate and enclosing a yellow spot : pterygodes white 

 spotted : primaries below wdth three white decreasing sub- 

 marginal spots towards apex ; secondaries with tawny 



