76 Mr. E. Doubleday on new species of the genus Gynautocera. 



Gyn. Adali/a. Alis omnibus albidis, anticis nervis, nervulis, fasciaque 

 transversa nigris; posticis nervulis cseruleis, fascia transversa nigra, 

 angulo anali flavo. Exp. alar. 3 unc. vel 74 mill. 



flab. Silhet. 



Anterior wings white, slightly tinged with yellowish, the ner- 

 vures and nervules of a greenish black ; a waved band of the same 

 colour extends from the costa across the end of the cell, and is 

 continued onwards as far as the first median nervule of the pos- 

 terior wings. Posterior wings of the same colour as the anterior, 

 broadly yellow at the anal angle, the subcostal and median ner- 

 vures and nervules and the discoidal nervule bluish green. 



Below, the anterior wings have a basal black vitta along the 

 costa, and the base of the cell is greenish. 



Head green ; thorax black, prothorax crimson ; abdomen pale. 



In the collection of the British Museum. 



Section Chalcosia, Hilhn. 



Gyn. Zuleika. Alis omnibus albis, anticis fimbria lata marginis ex- 

 terni nigra, aureo-viridi notata, basi, fasciaque media transversa, 

 aureo, nigro, viridi, cseruleoque variegatis, posticis apice late nigro, 

 cseruleo vittato. Exp. alar. 2 unc. vel 50 mill. PL VII. fig. 4. 

 Hab. Silhet. 



Anterior wings with the base of a bright golden green, the 

 green colour bounded externally by bright blue varied with black 

 and green ; beyond this a wide space of a very light cream-colour 

 or almost of a pure white, then a broad transverse band of a 

 bright golden green, bordered on each side with black, divided 

 by blue nervures and shaded with blue. The whole outer margin 

 broadly black, the black extending more along the costa than the 

 inner margin, glossed with blue and divided by broad golden 

 green lines along the nervules. Posterior wings white, the apex 

 broadly black, divided by blue lines along the nervules ; the cilia 

 white. 



Below, anterior wings nearly as above but less brilliant, the 

 white space near the base yellowish, th'e apex white. Posterior 

 wings white, immaculate. 



Head, thorax and base of abdomen gold-green, abdomen ex- 

 cept the base pale. Antennae blue ; legs white. 

 In the collection of the British Museum, &c. 



y/[ Gyn. Zelica. Alis anticis nigro-fuscis, macula magna baseos, fascia 

 media transversa maculisque tribus apicalibus albis ; posticis albis, 



fimbria lata nigro-fusca. (^ $ . Exp. alar. 2 — 21 unc. vel 50 — G5 



mill. PI. VII. fig. 3. 

 Hab. Silhet. 



Anterior wings black, with slight bluish or greenish reflections. 



