160 My. r>utler's Dcscri2:)fio7is of 



GENUS EUNICA. Hiihicr. 

 21. Eunica Octomamdctta, n. sp. 



S. Allied to E. CcqKnas ^ , differs al)Ove as follows — 

 primaries narrower, with four instead of three lilacine 

 spots on hasal area, two within cell and two placed trans- 

 versely below it ; anal area brown, not black ; wliite band 

 completely broken through in the centre ; subapical lila- 

 cine spot narrower and more elongate ; secondaries black 

 at liase, succeeded by a central l)road tawny band, then a 

 dark brown nebula, beyond which the wing becomes pale 

 brown exhibiting two moderately large and two very small 

 black spots ; a discal dark brown lunate line ; outer margin 

 broadly dusky, the fringe white varied ; below very similar 

 to E. Capcnas, but all the spots and bands considerably 

 paler : expanse of wings, 2 inches, 1 line. 



E. Peru {Dcgand). "B.M. 



A pretty species, quite distinct from, although allied to 

 P. Catenas. 



GENUS PERISAMA. Donhhdaij. 



22. P. Bourcicri (Boisduval, MS.) 



Catagramma Bojiplandii var., Hewitson, Exot. Ihitt. 3, 

 pi. xiv., %. 72 (1864). 



Quito (Pourcicr). 6 specimens. B.M. 

 Perfectly distinct from P. Bonplandii. 



23. P. Alhipcnnis, n. sp. 



Catagramma Boiiplandii rar., Hewitson, Exot. Butt. 2, 

 pi. 31, fig. m (1858). 



E. Peru {Dcgand). B.M. 



This species has come in such numljers from time to 

 time as to leave no doubt as to its Ijeing a good and dis- 

 tinct species. 



24. P. Lincata, n. sp. 

 Allied to the preceding, primaries above with the green 



