﻿October, 1869.J 97 



DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OP LEPIDOPTERA RHOPALOCERA, 

 FROM OLD CALABAR AND ECUADOR. 



BY W. C. HEWITSON, F.L.S., &c- 

 EuBYPHENE EliPINICE. 



Upper-side. Female, orange. Anterior wing with two outline 

 spots in the cell (one minute) and one at the end of the cell. Apical 

 half black, marked by white spots ; one large, irregular, trifid : a small 

 one below this : a sub-marginal band of eight : the first two of which 

 on the costal margin and the fourth are small, the fifth marked by a 

 black spot, the eighth large with the centre black. Posterior wing with 

 the nervures, an apical spot, a sub-marginal band of spots, and the 

 margin, brown. 



Under-side, pale rufous-white. Anterior wing with the spots 

 within the cell more distinct, the larger spot bifid : an outline spot and 

 two white spots below the cell : the apical half pale brown with the 

 white spots as above, the sub-marginal spots each marked by a spot of 

 black. Posterior wing with a bifid spot within the cell, an irregular 

 band of brown before the middle, one or two triangular spots at the 

 anal angle, some indistinct spots on the costal margin, and a sub-mar- 

 ginal linear band, which is bordered on both sides with white, brown. 



Exp. 2A inch. Hab. Old Calabar. 



In the collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



Mechanitis Mamebcus. 



Upper-side. Male, rufous-orange. Anterior wing crossed beyond 

 the middle by a broad band of yellow, sinuated on its inner border, 

 dentated on its outer border : the base of the costal and inner margins, 

 a large triangular spot between them, four spots near the middle, the 

 apex and a spot on the outer margin below the middle, dark brown. 



Posterior wing with the costal margin, and a large space which 

 covers half the wing, and is bounded by the inner margin, dark brown : 

 the outer margin black, narrow. 



Exp. 2t*o inch. Hab. Ecuador. 



In the collection of "W. C. Hewitson. 



Near to M. Mansuetus of Hewitson ; very like M. Menophilus, but 

 with different neuration. 



Ithomia Vaeina. 



Upper-side. Male, semi-transparent, rufous-orange: the outer 

 margins brown. Anterior wing unusually long. The base rufous, 



