1875.| MR. BUTLER ON NEW SPECIES OF PROTOGONIUS. 35 
2. Descriptions of four new Species of Protogonius. 
By A. G. Butter, F.L.S., F.Z.8., &c. 
[Received December 18, 1874.] 
(Plate V.) 
Mr. Druce having kindly allowed me to determine the forms of 
Protogonius * in his collection, I find them to represent the fol- 
lowing species :— 
. Protogonius cecrops, Westwood. 2 examples. 
lilops, Butler. 2 examples. 
tithoreides, Butler. 2 examples. 
—— equatorialis, n. sp. 1 example. 
—— fulvus, n. sp. 1 example. 
hippona, Fabricius. 1 example. 
. —— diffusus,n. sp. 1 example. 
semifulvus,n.sp. 1 example. 
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Of the last mentioned species I have seen several specimens, taken 
by Mr. Buckley. 
1. PROTOGONIUS ZQUATORIALIS, n. sp. (Plate V. fig. 1.) 
Allied to P. dilops. Primaries black, a broad fulvous streak 
running from base, through the cell, across base of second median 
interspace, thence (bounded by second median branch) to second third 
of first median interspace, and thence obliquely to external angle ; 
inner margin rather broadly black; basal half of costa tawny; a 
subcostal dot at end of cell, an elliptical spot on upper discoidal 
interspace, an elongate-lunate spot below it on the lower discoidal 
interspace, and five large submarginal spots in a semicircle from 
subcostal nervure to second median branch (the third and fourth 
spots smaller than the others), all ochreous; secondaries only 
differing from those of P. lilops in the shorter black border, 
terminating just above radial nervure, and the larger white spots 
upon it; wings below much as usual, primaries with a double sub- 
apical ochreous patch, central band of secondaries unusually an- 
gular, a well-marked submarginal whitish streak towards anal angle. 
Expanse of wings 3 inches 8 lines. 
Curaray, Ecuador. Coll. Druce. 
Perhaps a mimic of Melinza imitata, but I rather doubt that 
species ranging into Ecuador; we have it in the British Museum 
from Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras only. 
2. PROTOGONIUS FULVUs, n. sp. (Plate V. fig. 2.) 
Allied to P. castaneus. Basal two thirds of primaries tawny ; 
apical third black ; a broad black streak running from base of costa 
through discocellulars to apical area, and a broad internal streak 
running to outer margin at external angle; a broad oblique tawny 
ochreous band, zigzag internally, irregularly bisinuate externally, 
* See “ Revision of the genus Protogonius,” P. Z.8. 1873, p. 772. 
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