Diurnal Lepidoj>tera of the Oenus Thyca. 243 



multo minoribus et latius separatis : corpus cinereum, abdomine 

 albicante ; antennis nigris, cinereo-squamosis. 

 Exp. alar. tine. 3, lin. 8^. 



Hob. Penang. S- Presented 1860, by the Hon. East- 

 India Company. 



(?. Obtained 1843, from Mr. L. James. B.M. 



This handsome species is larger than the nearly allied T. 

 Horsjieldiij and may be distinguished from it at a glance by 

 the smaller spots on both surfaces of the posterior wings, and 

 the absence of any yellow patch upon the abdominal margin. 



2. Thyca fragalacteay sp. no v. 



c? . Alte supra simillimse iis T. ArgenthoncB, area autem apicali anti- 

 carum et marginali posticarum angustius nigrescente. 



Alae subtus simillimse iis T. Argentlionce : anticse autem maculis apica- 

 libus albis magis regularibus, margiueque magis regulari et angus- 

 tiore, maculam albam statini pone cellam baud exhibente : posticse 

 area basali flava multo profundiore, nee ad basin obscurata ; ma- 

 cula cocciiiea discocellulari a maculis submarginalibus late sepa- 

 rata et aream apicalem intus hmitante ; maculis submarginalibus 

 minus albo einctis : corpus album. 



Exp, alar. unc. 3, lin. 1. 



Hob. North coast of Australia. Presented 1846 and 1853, 

 by the Earl of Derby, and collected by Mr. Macgillivray. 



Closely allied to T. Argenthona^ but quite distinct. 



3. Thyca Lucerna^ sp. nov. 



(S . Alse supra simillimae iis T. Henningice : anticae fascia obliqua sub- 

 media multo angustiore et cinerascente, striolis subapicalibus dis- 

 tinctioribus : posticse fasciola cinerea obsoleta ; plaga flava duplo 

 majore : corpus nigro-cinereum, 



Alae subtus iis T. Henningice persimiles fascia autem media anti- 

 carum angiistiore, macuhsque quinque subapicalibus albis ; fascia 

 marginali posticarum paulo latiore venisque angustius nigro 

 marginatis: corpus thorace fusco-cinereo, abdomine albo. 



Exp. alar. unc. 3, lin. 3. 



5 . Ala3 supra nigro-fuscae : anticae fere velut in T. PasiiJioe 2 

 maculatae, fascia autem media albidiore et magis Integra : posticae 

 plagis tribus, maculisque quatuor squamosis a margine abdomi- 

 nal! ad apicem serie decrescente arcuata curreutibus ; squamis 

 nonnullis in cella discoidali vena mediana ab his separatis : coi'pus 

 thorace nigro ; abdomine albo, stria dorsali cinerea ; antennis 

 nigris. 



Alae subtus velut in mari at pallidiores et maculis sex anticis 

 subapicalibus albis. 



Exp. alar. unc. 3, lin. 2. 



