464 XoviTATES ZooT.or.ifAK XX7V. ini". 



Melanothrix nymphaliaria philippina, siibsp. nov. 



Melanothrix pulchricolor var. Semper. Srhmett. Philip, vol. ii. (Naclitfalter). p. .387. X(t. 11. 

 pi. li. f. 2 (1896-1902) (Polillo). 



$ differs from n. nymphaliaria in the almost entirely black forewings, a crenii- 

 late patch beyond cell and the ba.'^al half of wing below vein 1 alone being white. 

 The black of the hindwng is also wider, occupj'ing the outer half of wng. 



Habitat. Polillo. Philippine Islands. 



I have also a new species to describe, which appears to stand intermediate 

 between the nymplialiaria section wth almost black abdomen and the niceviUei- 

 leucotrigona section with entirely yello^^• abdomen, having the wngs of the 

 former and abdomen of the latter. 



Melanothrix intermedia sp. nov. 



Head, antennae, and thorax black, abdomen golden yellow. 



Forewings differ from those of n. nymphaliaria in the greater extent of the 

 black of the inner two-thirds of the wing and in the teeth on the inner side of 

 the black outer one-third being longer, so that between veins 5 and 7 thej^ inter- 

 lock with those of the black portion of the inner two-thirds. 



Hindwing differs in the teeth on inner side of black outer one-third being 

 smaller than in n. nymphaliaria . 



Length of foreving : 38 mm. Expanse : 81 mm. 



Habitat. Mergui Archipelago, 1 ?. 



The next species is levcntrigona Hmpsn., of which the female has been wrongly 

 identified . 



Melanothrix leucotrigona Hmpsn. 



Melanothrix hncntrignna Hampson, Faun. Brit. Ind. Moths, vol. i. p. 44. fie, 27. No. 50 (1892) 

 (Mahvoon). 



Dr. Griinberg has confused leucotrigona and niceviUei Hmpsn. when de- 

 scribing the $ of the latter, for Dr. Griinberg's $ of niceviUei is really the $ of 

 leucotrigona, while he figures in Seitz a $ of a Bornean .species not identical with 

 either. 



The $of leucotrigona is in wing pattern nearest to nymphaliaria philippina, 

 but the white is less pure, the white marginal spots are larger, and the dentations 

 on the inner side of the black outer portion of both wings are much larger and 

 longer. Abdomen yellow. 



Habitat. Burma and Tenasserim. 



We next come to niceviUei Hmpsn. 



Melanothrix niceviUei Hmpsn. 



Melanothrix niceviUei Hampson. Fnun. Brit. Ind. Moth.i, vol. iv. Apji. p. 4.'50. No. ."lOa (1891)) 

 (Toungoo, Burma). 



The ? of this species is unde.scribed. It ditTcr.>- from all the other species 

 of the nymphaliaria .section in the white areas of both wings being much more 

 extended, its nearest all}' is radiata Griinb. 



On the forewing the black in the inner three-fourths of wing strongly reduced ; 

 in the outer area the four white marginal spots below vein 5 run in and join 



