( .i87 ) 



greenish blue line; there is a liroaci obscure band of the same colour inside the bars, 

 which extends round the wings and below the costal nervure to tlie base ; the 

 uppermost median nervule is prolonged into a very distinct tail, which is black; 

 the ciliae and one side of the tail are white. 



Underside: anterior wings white, irrorated witli lilack towards the apex and 

 crossed by five greyish black bars : the first bar, at tlie base, extends broadly and almost 

 longitudinally across the base of the cell and the basal j)ortion of the space between 

 the lowest median nervule and the submedian nervure ; the second bar crosses the ceil 

 very obliquely a little before the middle, and extends narrowly along the lowest 

 median nervule until it joins the next bar; the third bar, which is sinuate and less 

 oblique, is wide on the costal margin, decreases in wiiltli to the end of the cell, 

 thence crosses the median nervules and ceases on the sulimedian nervure; the fourth 

 and fifth bars are also wide on the costal margin, and are almost parallel to and 

 nearer each other, and, decreasing in width, cease on the lowest median nervule : 

 the outer margin is broadly greyish black, and inside its lower end, in the interspace 

 between the lowest median nervule and the submedian nervure, and extending a 

 little below the latter, is a large subcpiadrate spot of gold, in which are situate two 

 indistinct black spots. Posterior wings brownish black, crossed from the base and 

 inner margin to aljout the middle of the wings by nearly parallel longitudinal grey 

 streaks or lines, the uppermost, a little below the costal margin, the broadest ; the 

 second crosses the upper part of the cell and is less distinct ; the third is short, 

 the fom-th and fifth are the longest, and cease on the uppermost median nervule; 

 where they converge, the fifth streak throws out a ijuadrate loop above the anal 

 angle; on the margin, from the apex to a little below the second subcostal nervule, 

 is a broad subquadrate bar of gold, in which are situate three oval black spots, the 

 uppermost of which abo\'e the first subcostal nervule is single, the other two below it 

 are placed longitudinally; this bar is followed by a broad band of black spots, the two 

 uppermost confluent, with clusters of blue scales in each ; a little before the anal 

 angle, between the lowest median nervule and the submedian ner\ure, is a large 

 subtriangular gold spot, in which are situate three oval black spots : there is a 

 narrow snlsmarginal sinuate grey line outside the discal black spots, and the ciliae 

 are white. The outer margin is emarginate. 



Expanse of wings : 2 1 inches. 



One specimen only of this remarkable butterfly was sent ; it bears no resemblance 

 to any other species of this genus, and is in Mr. (irose Smith's collection. 



5. Elymnias melanippe sp. nov. 



jNIale. — Upperside: both wings brownish velvety black, ^ilading into dark 

 steel-blue towards the ajicx and outer margin.s. On the anterior wings the inner 

 «dge of the steel-blue area before the apex is traversed near the costal margin by an 

 oblique grey streak, which is not continued round the wings, as in E. ar/undas Koisd. 

 On the posterior wings between the veins towards the anal angle are two large black 

 spots a little above the outer margin, the spot between the submedian ncrvm'e and 

 lowest median nervule being centred with two clusters of blue scales, the spot in the 

 next interspace being centred with one larger cluster of blue scales ; above these spots, 

 and partly surrounding them, is a broad orange-fulvous band, which extends from 

 near the inner margin to the middle median nervule, and is widest towards the inner 

 margin. 



;5i) 



