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wings of the adult male show traces of small, irregular, whitish dots, as 

 is frequently the case in black species of this family, and which seem 

 to result from non-development of the black pigment. 



Thoee Victobia, n. sp. 



T. nigra, tliorace utrinque flavo-quinquelineato. Alee flavo-albidce, 

 ad apicem late (intus concaviter) chalybeo-nigrce, anticce strigd obliqud 

 mediand brunned ; posticce fascia mediand brunned : pterostigmate dilatato, 

 nigricante (£). Long, abdom. 25"' ; exp. alar. 46"'. 



Hab. Bolivia. 



Differs from all other species in its great size, by the black apical 

 third of the wings being regularly concave internally, and by the brown 

 transverse median fascia of the hind- wings. I possess one male of this 

 magnificent species. 



Thoee beata, n. sp. 



T. nigra, tliorace flavo-quinquelineato, infra griseo-albido. Caput 

 flavo-maculatum. Pedes nigri ; femoribus intus ad basin brunneis. Ab- 

 domen utrinque ad basin flavo-lineatum. Alee Tiyalince, vix (adulti) fuces- 

 centes, nigro-venosce : posticce maris (adulti) fascia laid ante medium 

 opacd, lacteo-flavd, vel (immaturi) lacted ; foemince (adultce) fascia me- 

 diand angustd,flavd, opacd, extus fusco-limbatd, vel (immaturce) lacted : 

 pterostigmate nigro vel nigro-fusco. 



Long, abdom. £17-18'", ? 15-16"'; exp. alar. £29-31'", $ 29-32'". 



Hab. Pebas. 



Remarkable for its small size, and for its hyaline anterior wings, 

 and the opaque transverse whitish fascia of the inferior wings. I have 

 seen many examples, collected by Mr. J. Hauxwell, at Pebas, on the 

 Upper Amazons. 



Lewisham, London, 13th June, 1869- 



DESCRIPTION OF A PINE NEW CHARAXES FEOM AFRICA. 

 BY ABTHUB GABDINEE BTTTLEB, E.L.S. 



The following species is from the collection of T. P. Dossetor, Esq., 

 and forms part of a set of West African insects which the late Mr. 

 Edward Doubleday, some years since, was very anxious to procure for 

 the National Collection. 



Chaeaxes Zelica, n. sp. 

 £ Wings above blue-black with the fringe orange, the basal area 

 shot with dark blue-green 



