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? . Upperside. Forewiiig : discal baud pure white, broader than in borneemis, 



especially anteriorl}- ; median bars SC — R' within the band, the interspace between 

 them and the cell not filled up with black ; median bar R' — M' close to apex of 

 cell, with white scaling all round ; postdiscal intersjiaces R' — SM- white, partl_v 

 tinged with tawny, somewhat longer than in borneensis ; some white scales in 



upper angle of cell and at M^ proximally of median bars. Hindwing : median 



bars C — M' almost continuous, with a white discal band at the outer sides which is 

 broader than in borneensi.-i, and shades posteriorly into tawny olive, the white scaling 

 anteriorly almost reaches between the veins the black postdisco-submarginal patches, 

 and extends distad also posteriorly upon the internervular folds ; postdisco- 

 submarginal patches becoming gradually smaller behind, the upper two patches 

 not being twice the size of the following two, black scaling produced basad 

 upon veins C — R' ; white submarginal spots linear, heavy ; admarginal interspaces 

 brighter tawny than in borneensis. 



Underside, median interspaces about as dark as in borneensis, outer half of 

 wing more or less yellowish cinnamon, postdiscal patches of forewing and outer 

 portions of postdiscal interspaces of hindwing dark tawny olive ; discal interspaces 



more white than in borneensis, the white colour also more extended. Forewing : 



median bars R- — M' continuous, bar M' — M^ a little more proximal. Hindwing : 



line of median bars C— M'- less irregular than in borneensis, with the discal 

 interspaces about half the width of the median ones ; admarginal interspaces dark 

 straw-yellow : white submarginal spots linear, lieavy, all marked ; admarginal line 

 consjiicuous ; upper tail not, or not distinctly, spatulate, second tail longer than in 

 the allied white-banded Charaxes, mostly curved costad as in nntonius. 



Length of forewing : S, 44 mm. 

 „ „ ? , 52 mm. 



Hub. Palawan. In the Tring Museum 3 cJc?, 1 ?, collected by Dr. Platen 

 and Mr. Waterstradt. 



15. Charaxes plateni. 



$ 9 . Chara.,:es plahmi Staudinger, Iris II. p. 82 (1889) (Palawan) ; Semper, T(ia.f. PhiUjij). p. 335. 

 n. 517 (1892) (Palawan) ; Butl., Jmon. Linn. Sor. Lund. XXV. p. 390. n. 115 (I89G) (Palawan). 

 Haridm pluteni, Moore, Lcp. Ind. II. p. 248 (1896) (Palawan). 



S ? . Body above dark tawny, thorax and head with an olivaceous green tint ; 

 underside pale cream-buff, tibiae a little more buff, palpi white. 



cJ. Winys, upperside, dark tawny orange. Forewing : black outer area 



extended to apex of cell, the black scaling produced basad along S(J to middle of 

 cell, bar D separated from black area b}- a small tawny spot, inner edge of the area 

 very oblique, crossing SM- about 10 mm. from tip of vein, no tawny spots within 



black area ; cell-bar 3 faintly vestigial. Hindwing : median bars C — R' marked, 



the following one vestigial, interspace at outer side of bars C — SG^ pale tawny 

 orange ; discal luniform bars R' — SM" more or less faintly indicated by brown clouds, 

 discal bars C — R^ completely fused with the respective postdisco-submarginal patches, 

 but there are generally some tawny scales left in front of R^ ; white submarginal 

 dots all developed, but the third often only vestigial ; tawny admarginal interspace 

 C — St!^ absent, the following one sometimes partly marked ; brownish marginal 

 line indistinct. 



Underside : creamy white, silvery in side light, outer margin of forewing, and 

 postdiscal interspaces of hindwing olive yellow or yellowish olive, postdiscal 



