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occasionally SC- is connecteil with SC^, a long narrow areole being formed. The 

 first radial (R') is always sejiarat.ed from the subcostals. The npper cross-vein D^ 

 of the hinilwiiig is angulate, and R- (= vein 5) is thrown off at some distance below 

 the angle. 



Key to the species : 



a. Abdomen beneath red New spec. No. 1 



„ ,, not red ......... h. 



b. Hindwing beneath with two bands in the outer half . . . . c. 



„ „ one band in the oater half . . . . r/. 



„ „ yellow outer band and a yellow spot below 



apex of cell E. ruhrophigata 'B.-B&ker (I'^iV)). 



Hindwing beneath yellow, outer and inner margins narrowly black, 



base flushed with scarlet . . . E.Jiammeus B. -Baker (191U). 



c. Forewing with white central band . . . E. meeki Roths. (1904). 



„ without „ ,, but with broad red band or patch 



E. miramla Roths. (1904). 



d. Forewing above with red band or patch e. 



„ „ without red marking, black, basal area glossy blue . g. 



e. Submarginal bauds of the underside orange . . . . . ./. 



These bands bronze ....... New spec. No. 3. 



/ Abdomen strongly glossy blue . . . E. eichhorni Roths. (1904). 

 Abdomen with hardly any gloss .... New spec. No. 2. 



g. Submarginal bands of underside bronze . . . New spec. No. 4. 

 These bauds orange E. hijpocala Roths. (1901) 



1. Eubordeta iucunda spec. nov. 



t?. Nigra, corpore pnrpureo-coeruieo paulo nitente, ocoipite pronotoque flavo 

 sutfusis, abdomine subtus rubro apice flavo. Alis anticis fascia rubra a medio 

 versus angulum posticum extensa postice angustata, pnncto costali subapicali rubro. 

 Posticis macula costali flava notatis. Subtus brunneo-nigris, anticis fascia pallide 

 flava, posticis macula costali lutea. 



Length of forewing : 24 — 2T mm. 



The upperside of the body is purplish blue, with little gloss, the wings, 

 especially the hindwing, also showing a feeble blue reflection. The extreme tip of 

 the abdomen is yellow. The brilliant red colour of the underside of the abdomen 

 extends upwards on some segments, or there are some lateral spots of this colour. 

 The eye is posteriorly bordered with yellow and the pronotum slightly washed with 

 ochraceous. The patagia are tipped with yellow underneath the forewing and the 

 retinaculum also is yellow. The process projecting from the edge of the basal 

 abdominal cavity is long (J). Tlie flame-scarlet band of the forewing is .5 to 6 mm. 

 broad at the costal margin, gradually narrows posteriorly, and before reaching the 

 hind angle suddenly tapers to a point, which is direct towards the hind margin ; 

 between the band and the base there are usually some red specks at the costal 



margin ; the fringe is purple in a certain light and bears a white dot before R'. . 



The costal patch of the hindwing has anteriorly a length of 6 mm. or less, and is 

 rounded oji' posteriorly, not extending below R' ; it is for the greater part orange 

 and exteriorly slightly shaded with red. 



On the underside the markings are all without a red tint ; both wings have a 



