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SOME NEW OR RECENTLY DESCRIBED LEPIDOPIEBA, 



By the HON. WALTER ROTHSCHILD, Ph.D. 

 (Plate V.) 

 LYCAENIDAE. 

 1. Ogyris ineeki sp. nov. (fij,'. 1.) 



THl.S is the largest aud most aberrant species of the geaiis, though distantly 

 allied to 0. geiioceca Hew. 



Ujijicr.si(/e : Fore- and hiadwiugs dark browu with a purple sheen, so that in a 

 bright light they appear plum-coloured. Hiudwiug with tleutatud margin and two 

 tails ; the one situated at the upper median vein is much longer and broader, being 

 also widened at the end. 



Underside: Vinaceons fawn-colour. Internal area of forewing blackish; both 

 fore- and hindwing with a number of brown spots encircled by fuscous bars, the 

 shape and position of which can be best understood from the figure. 



Length of forewing : 31 mm. 



Hub. Milne Bay, British New Guinea (A. tS. Meek J, February ]8i»9, 1 <? ; a 

 second 6 in the collection of Staudinger from the same place. 



SPHINGIDAE. 

 2. Chaerocampa kiihni sp. nov. (PI. V. tig. 2). 



(??. Similar to Ch. i)is/i//ns Butl. from the Andamans, but smaller, forewings 

 less pointed, and the pale band much more angnlated. 



IM. Dammer Island, Banda Sea (H. Kiihn), December 1898, a series of 

 both sexes. 



3. Chaerocampa lunata sp. nov. 



This fine new species is closely allied to C/>. castor from Java, but is dis- 

 tinguishable by its more variegated forewing, especially the sharply defined white 

 submarginal line. 



The forewing has a submarginal series of sharply defined silvery lunules which 

 form a chain with the points directed inwards. Base of inner margin with a snow- 

 white streak. 



Underside of a deeper red than in Ck. castor, basal half of forewings red and 

 not smoky brown ; both wings crossed by three parallel, blackish, transverse lines, 

 of which the outer is broken uj). 



Body below much redder than in C7i. castor. 



Hah. Khasia Hills, India, \ i$. 



4. Chaerocampa brunnea (PI. V. f. 3). 



Ch. brunma Semper, Srlwietl. I'/nlipj^. U- p. 4(10. n. 4(1. t. 52. f. 1 (IH'JO) (Mindauao). 

 Pamcra huruemis Rothschild, Nov. ZooL. VI. p. 69. n. 7 (18'J9) (Burn). 



The insect I described from Burn seems to be the same species as Cliaerocamija 

 brunnea. 



