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Show 686 MR. BUTLER ON NEW SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA. [Nov. 4, A second communication from Capt. Beavan contained some notes on the difficulties involved in the acceptance of the Darwinian theory of evolution. Mr. G. Dawson Rowley, F.Z.S., exhibited and made remarks upon a malformed variety of the domestic Duck. The Secretary exhibited on behalf of Mr. E. P. Ramsay, of Do-broyde, N.S.W., C.M.Z.S., six specimens of Ceratodus forsteri, obtained during a recent visit to Queensland. All of them had been caught by hook and line in the river Mary, at Mr. Helsham's station. Along with them were examples of Copidoglanis tandanus (Mitchell), a species of Arius, and Chatoessus erebi, Gunther, from the same locality. The following papers were read :- 1. Description of three new Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera. By M O N T A G U R. BUTLER. (Communicated by A. G. B U T L E R , F.L.S., F.Z.S.) [Received July 1, 1873.] Family NYMPHALID^E. Subfamily NYMPHALIN^E. Genus CYNTHIA, Fabricius. CYNTHIA ADA, n. sp. 3 . Wings above bright tawny ; markings nearly as in C. arsinoe, but all the bands narrower and the spots smaller ; outer margin of front wings less clouded with brown. Wings below similar to C. arsinoe, but much paler, dusted with vermilion towards base; double discal band narrower; central lines darker ; ocelli of hind wings smaller. $ . Somewhat similar to C. erota ( $ ), but without tails ; front wing less falcated, the outer margin very slightly waved; basal half of wing reddish brown, with the usual black markings in the cell. No black spot upon central white band above third median branch; the black spots beyond the band large and distinct, not ocellated ; the white discal spots large and distinct; submarginal black band broad and very slightly waved. Hind wing tawny ochraceous, becoming brown towards base ; central band only white, bordered outwardly with brown to second subcostal branch, beyond this ochraceous ; ocelli larger than in C. erota ; apex grey, discal lunate bands broader, submarginal band narrower, less undulated. Wings below with basal half pearly greyish, tinted here and there with reddish, the transverse lines red-brown ; apical half pearly |