( Sfil ) 



with a bright fulvous zone, margined narrowly with dark brown ; the fifth spot, 

 between the lowest median nervule and suhmedian nervure, is small, centred with a 

 white dot and a rather darker fulvous zone ; outer margin rather broadly brown, paler 

 towards the anal angle, in which are two sinuate lines, the inner line the broader. 



Underside: both wings biscuit colour, crossed with two reddish brown bars 

 from the costa to the submedian nervure ; the inner bar crosses the cell on both 

 wings alx)ut its middle, and is rather narrow ; the outer bar lies beyond the cell, and 

 becomes broader in the middle. There are two sinuate narrow lines before the margin, 

 which is brown, and in the space between them and the bars are two rows of black 

 spots, centred with white dots, and surrounded with narrow brown rings. Those 

 on the anterior wings are four in number, and lie between the upper discoidal and 

 lowest median nervules, the lowest spot being the largest and the two middle spots 

 the .smallest. The spots on the posterior wings are six in number, the tiftli spot being 

 large and the others of an almost uniform size. The rings round the upper five spots 

 are contiguous ; the lowest is separate. 



The/e7v)'(/e resembles the nude, luit is paler on the upperside and rather darker 

 on the underside. 



Expanse of wings : 'luale. If inch ; fenvde, If. 



Nearest to M. niehddecci Boisd., but brighter fulvous on the up^ierside, with 

 broader brown margins on the underside. The ground colour of the wings is paler, 

 and devoid of any violaceous tint. In the row of spots on the posterior wings the 

 third spot is round and not out of line, instead of being nan-owed and elongate 

 inwardly, as in M. iiiehadevn, and in that species there is an additional spot at the 

 anal angle, ft is also near M. messalina Staudinger; but on the upperside the dark 

 brown marginal border of the anterior wings does not extend inwardly below the discal 

 spot, and the underside is not at all violaceous, as in that species. 



140. Mycalesis elia sp. nov. 

 Male. — Upperside resembles M. falcimia, but is less rufous. The anterior wings 

 are crossed beyond the middle by a vertical narrow brown line, which, below the third 

 median nervule, curves outwardly and then sharply inwards towards the submedian 

 nervure. In the paler fulvous space beyond this vertical line is a black spot centred 

 with a white dot and an indistinct curved line outside it, situate between the middle 

 and lowest median nervules ; and there is another similar spot situate in the apical 

 dark brown area, surrounded by a rufous ring. On the posterior wings are three 

 ocelli beyond the middle; the middle larger than the upper one, which is rather 

 larger than the lowest spot. Above the upper spot is an indication of several 

 other spots. 



Underside: both wings resemble M. nnnpita Moore in coloration, the basal two- 

 thirds being bright yellowish brown bordered by a vertical darker brown line ; beyond 

 this to the outer margins the wings are paler. In the middle of the pale space are 

 two rows of ocelli, between which and the margins are two sinuate narrow brown Hues. 

 On the anterior wings the ocelli are five in number anil contiguous, situate between 

 the lowest subcostal and lowest median nervules, the second and fifth being the 

 largest. On the posterior wings, wliich are crossed before the middle by an undulating, 

 somewhat indi.stinct narrow lirown line, the ocelli are .six in number, whereof the 

 first, fourth, and fifth are the largest and nearly eipial in size, and the second and 

 third are verv small, 



