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7. Abisara segestes spec. nov. 



(?. Wings, above, mumiin'-browii. Forewing shorter than in seffecia, the 



distal margin more ronnded ; an ocbraceous band of about 3 mm. width from R' 

 to beyond M-, situated just outside cell, shaded with mumm3--brown at the edges 



and behind; a small white marginal dot at apex. Hindwing similar in 



shape to that of segecia ? , unicolorous, with white marginal spots between 

 the veins. 



Underside Front's brown,' markings white, partly shaded with creamy hurt'. 



Forewing : a triangular spot before and a bar beyond middle of cell, an oblique 

 discal band corresponding to the band of upj)erside, but broader and a little longer, 



three small subajiical dots and four minnte submarginal ones.- Hindwing : a large 



basal costal patch narrowest in front, widest behind, not quite extending across 

 cell, produced distad in accordance with the shape of the cell, an elongate spot 

 outside D', an oblique trapeziform patch near base from abdominal margin to near M^, 

 two discal bars I^P — SIP, followed by a series of postdiscal spots, of which the last 

 is longitudinal and the one before it transverse, a submarginal series of four bars, 

 R^ — SM-, and also four marginal streaks. 



Length of forewing : 28 mm. 



Hab. Dutch New Guinea, probably east of Geelvink Bay. 



One 8. 



Distantly allied to segecia and statira. There was a J of .A. satraps in the 

 same collection. 



' Ridgway, Xmrnncl. Cohntra iii. 11. 



