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Show 1875.] MR. BUTLER ON N E W SPECIES OF PROTOGONIUS. 35 2. Descriptions of four new Species of Protogonius. By A. G. BUTLER, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. [Eeceived 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 following species:- 1. Protogonius cecrops, Westwood. 2 examples. 2. lilops, Butler. 2 examples. 3. tithoreides, Butler. 2 examples. 4. cequatorialis, n. sp. 1 example. 5. fulvus, n. sp. 1 example. 6. hippona, Fabricius. 1 example. 7. diffiusus, n. sp. 1 example. 8. semifulvus, n. sp. 1 example. Of the last mentioned species I have seen several specimens, taken by Mr. Buckley. 1. PROTOGONIUS .EQUATORIALIS, n. sp. (Plate V. fig. 1.) Allied to P. lilops. 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 subapical ochreous patch, central band of secondaries unusually angular, a well-marked submarginal whitish streak towards anal angle. Expanse of wings 3 inches 8 lines. Curaray, Ecuador. Coll. Druce. Perhaps a mimic of Melincea 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 " Eevision of the genus Protogoniusi' P. Z. S. 1873, p. 772. 3* |