222 ME. A. G. BUTLER ON THE SPECIES OE LEMONIAS. 



Very like some species of Mesene, but larger, and with long 

 palpi. 



The following species form the genus Tliarops of Hiibner and 

 Doubleday : — 



Thabops, Hiibner. 



Alee supra carulea viridesve, nigro fuscove varices alee posticce marium ad 

 angulum analem productce. 



Section I. 



Alee posticcB maris subtrigonatce, ad angidum analem paulo productce, 

 margine postico obliquo. 



1. Tharops Menander. (Papilio Menander, Cramer, Pap. Exot.iv. 

 pi. 334. f. C, D $ (1782). Tharops Menander, Hiibner, Verz. bek. 

 Schmett. p. 109. n. 1179 (1816); E. Doubleday, List Lep. Brit. Mus. 

 pt. ii. p. 14 (1847); Hewitson^- V/estwood, Gen. Diurn. Lepid. \i].. 7 L 

 f. 11 c? (1851). Lemonias Menander, Westwood, Gen. Diurn. Lepid. 

 p. 458. n. 1 (1851 ). Erycina Petronius, Godart, Enc. M4th. ix. p. 670. 

 n. 29 $ (1819).) 



Haft. Guiana, Brazd (fTesifw).), Para. § . B.M. 



2. Tharops coruscans, sp. uov. PI. VI. fig. 19. 



$ . Alae supra eaeruleo-virides : anticse costa apud basin lineaque mar- 

 ginal! cajruleis nitidis ; area apicali fusca, a fasciolis duabus obliquis 

 nigro-fuscis irregularibus, de costa ad nervulum medianum tertium 

 currentibus, interrupta ; cella niaculas tres nigras iucludente ; area 

 interna a fascia submarginali maculisque septem interrupta, harum 

 tres inter nervulos primum et secundum medianos, quatuorque inter 

 nervulum primum et nervum submedianum positse sunt : posticse 

 apice fusco ; fasciola interna fasciisque tribus nigro-fuscis continuis, 

 duabus marginalibus, tertiaque discali irregulari angulata: corpus 

 fuscum. Alse subtus ochreae : anticae margine interno grisescente, 

 apicali fuscescente ; punctis fuscis velut in T. Menandro positis, basa- 

 libus autem plus, et apicalibus minus distinctis ; posticae punctis velut 

 in T. Menandro, magis autem separatis et in seriebus magis irregu- 

 laribus positis; macula permagna apicali, altera anali, duabusque 

 parvis inter eas positis : corpus album minime ochreo tinctum. Exp. 

 alar. unc. 1|. 

 Hab. Para. B.M. 



We have two specimens of this species in the collection ; it is 

 closely allied to T. Menander, but larger and with the spots 

 differently arranged, the hind margin of the fore wings more 

 convex, the hind wings proportionally longer and the underside 

 of a distinctly ochreous colour. 



