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termen, and elongate spots beyond the cell above veins 6, 5, 4, 3, with a slight 

 spot above base of vein 2. Hindwing black glossed with blue-green ; a large 

 hj'aline patch on inner area from near base to near tornus intersected by dark 

 streaks on the veins, and elongate spots beyond the cell above and below vein 4 

 with a slight streak above vein 5. 



Hah. Nicobars (Rogers), 2 ij, 3 ? tyjie. Exp. 26-30 mill. 



Illibeiis endocyanea n. sp. 



2. Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown glossed with metalUc blue, the 

 last very strongly suffused with metallic blue on dorsum, the anal tuft brownisli 

 ochreous ; antennae suffused with metallic blue ; proboscis pale rufous. Fore- 

 wing hyaline, the veins and margins black-brown ; the basal area, the costal 

 area to middle, and the inner area below suljmedian fold black-brown, the last 

 with a rounded patch of metallic blue suffusion at middle ; a slight metallic blue 

 spot at base of cell, a strong slightly curved black-brown discoidal bar ; the 

 black-brown on termen sUghtly expanding at apex. Hindwing hyaline, the 

 veins, margins, costal area and cell black-brown, leaving a hyaUne streak in lower 

 part of cell from near base. Underside with the costal area of forewing ana 

 the costal area and cell of hindwing glossed with metallic blue. 



Hab. Assam (Badgley), 4 $ tyiJe. Exp. 32-36 mill. 



Artona flaviciliata n. sp. 



?. Head and thorax black, the former suffused with silvery blue, the palpi, 

 sides of frons, genae, dorsal and lateral spots on tegulae, spots at base of patagia 

 and a short streak behind them yellow ; antennae white before tips ; abdomen 

 chrome- yellow with a black band on penultimate segment ; pectus yellow and 

 brown ; legs yellow and blackish, the tarsi blackish ringed with yellow ; ventral 

 surface of abdomen with blackish bands, obsolescent towards the band on penul- 

 timate segment. Forewing black-brown ; a chrome- yellow streak below base 

 of costa and short medial fascia below costa, a wedge-shaped patch below base 

 of cell, a small spot below base of vein 2 with an elongate spot below it, an elliptical 

 spot beyond upper angle of cell and triangular spot beyond lower angle ; cilia 

 yellow except at base. Hindwing chrome- yeUow ; a black fascia in the cell ; 

 a black terminal band expanding on apical area, its inner edge angled inwards 

 at discal fold to the fascia in the cell, and slightly angled inwards at vein 2 ; 

 ciUa yellow except at base. 



Hab. Sikhim, Raitdong (Tibet Exp.), 1 ? tyi^e. Exp. 26 mill. 



Differs from A. fulvida Butl. in the cilia being yellow except at base. 



Artona digitata n. sp. 



$. Head and thorax black, the head glossed with silver, the palpi white, 

 a white streak above the eyes, the tegulae with dorsal and lateral white spots, 

 the patagia and sides of metathorax with white streaks ; abdomen black banded 

 with pale yellow, the anal tuft white at extremity ; pectus, coxae, and femora 

 white, the tibiae pale yellow, the tarsi banded fuscous and yellow ; ventral 

 surface of abdomen white except the anal segment. Forewing black ; a yellowish 

 white streak below base of costa and wedge-sliaped patch below the cell, a short 

 ;streak below middle of costa, another below base of vein 2 with a rather longer 



