552 ox THE BCTTERFLIES. OF THE GEXtTS THYSOXOTIS. [June 20, 



ThTSOXOTIS II;LUSTRIS. 



Plebeins ilhistris, Eober, Iris, i. p. 53, t. iv. f . 6 (1885). 



Hab. Key Is. 



AVe liave not seen a specimen of this species. The male only is 

 described, and seems to differ from that sex of T. pindm in the 

 hind wing possessing a submarginal row of lunules which are 

 entirely absent in that species. Although Herr Rober's figure 

 does not show any tail, we feel sure that it should do so and 

 consequently place it in this group. His figures are photographs, 

 and this one appears to show signs of having been repaired near 

 the anal angle. 



Thtsoxotis (?) MiEACULUM, sp. n. (Plate XLV I. fig. 12.) 



2 . TJpperside uniform dull brown ; a few whitish scales on 

 fore wing just above the submedian nervure ; hind wing with a 

 small irregular whitish patch rather before the middle of the costal 

 margin extending slightly into the cell ; basal half of anal margin 

 whitish. Cilia of fore wing brown, whitish at anal angle, of hind 

 wing alternately brown and whitish. Underside — both wings 

 brown as above but rather darker, fore wing with a costal border 

 of metallic bluish green consisting of streaks of scales between the 

 ner\Tiles from their bases almost to the costal margin, thickest and 

 most prominent at the base of the wing and terminating gradually 

 rather before the apex ; outer margin with a border consisting of a 

 row of distinct metallic bluish-green crescent-shaped lunules placed 

 between the nervules and extending from the apex to the anal 

 angle. Inner mai'gin creamy white from base almost to anal angle, 

 sHghtly extending into the wing towards the middle. Hind wing 

 margined with a row of irregular metallic spots from the apex, 

 where is the largest, to the anal angle, the two spots following the 

 large one at the apex very small but distinct. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen brown above, brownish white below ; 

 front of head black, with a distinct metallic blue streak on the 

 inner side of each eye. Palpi white, tipped with black. Antennse 

 brown above, spotted with white towards the base below. Legs 

 wanting. 



Expanse l^jj inch. 



Hah. Waigiou {Platen). 



The type specimen of this curious species, which is in Dr. Stau- 

 dinger's collection, is the only example we have seen. Another 

 genus will have to be erected for it, as the first subcostal uervule of 

 the fore wing is entirely separate from the costal nervure and the 

 fourth subcostal is emitted much higher up the third than in 

 typical Th/sonotis, but without seeing the male we do not care to 

 propose a new generic name and have placed it provisionally in 

 Thi/so7iotis. 



Lyccena aJeiias, Felder, and its allies, which have been placed in 

 Banis by various authors, are not included here, as in our opinion 

 they are not congeneric and are better placed in Lunqndcs. 



