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7. Gamatoba dromhis ^^ll. nov. 



Male. — Uppe)-»ide: both wings dark velvety brown; the basal three-fourths 

 of the anterior and the central part of the posterior wings suffused with dull purple 

 in certain lights. 



Underside: both wings dark brown. Anterior wings with a spot towards the 

 end of the cell and three spots beyond it, of which the first is the smallest, 

 and the lowest is the largest and subquadrate ; above the subcostal nervure, between 

 the first two subcostal nervules, is a minute spot, and there are two minute subapical 

 spots, and two others on the disc between the submedian nervules. Posterior wings 

 with a minute six)t towards the end of the cell, and a curved row of five others a little 

 beyond it; towards the apex are two rows of spots, between the veins, the inner row 

 of four spots rather larger than the outer row consisting of five .spots. 



Fem.^le. — Upperslde: paler than the male. Anterior wings with a rather large 

 spot between the two upper median nervules, a little beyond the end of the cell, and 

 a minute spot between the two first subcostal nervules ; there is a submarginal row of 

 six spots following the contour of the wings, commencing near the apex and ceasing 

 with the spot between the two lowest median nervules, the third and fourth spots 

 nearly obsolete. 



Underside.: witii all the spots much larger. f)n the anterior wings, beyond the 

 cell and curving round it, is a row of five spots, the uppermost small, the second elongate, 

 the third hastate, the fourth and fifth the largest and subquadrate ; in the space above 

 the submedian nervure is a broad white streak, becoming narrower and obsolete 

 towards the base ; a submarginal row of eight smaller spots lietween the veins extends 

 from the costa to a little above the posterior angle. On the posterior wings there is 

 a round spot near the end of the cell, a curved row of seven spots beyond the cell, 

 with a long streak near the inner margin about its middle, beyond which are two 

 rows of small spots, the inner row on the disc and extending from near the apex to 

 the lowest submedian nervule, and the outer row submarginal in ])airs between the 

 veins. 



Expanse of wings : 3i inches. 



Hah. Halmaheira. 



On the upperside the male is scarcely distinguishable from Patosa nubaida : 

 on the underside it is nearest to Gamatoba spicidifera Moore, but all the spots are 

 much larger and more developed. 



The type-specimen of G. spicidifera in ^Slr. Grose Smith's collection is a mak, 

 and has numerous spots on the upperside of the anterior wings, which are likewise 

 j)resent in the female of G. dromius. 



8. Neptis mimetica sp. nov. 



Male. — Upperside: greyish brown. Anterior wings with a curved band of eight 

 white spots across the disc lieyond the middle : the first, near the costal margin, linear ; 

 the second, the largest, situate farthest from the outer margin ; the third, fifth, and 

 sixth about equal in size ; the fourth, which is situate between the lowest discoidal 

 and uppermost median nervules, consisting of a short streak ; the seventh is 

 e.Ktended inwardly at its lower end ; the eighth is oval, and situate on the inner 

 margin near the posterior angle. Outside the spots are three rows of brownish white 

 bars between the veins, the middle bar the broadest ; ciliae between the veins 

 narrowlv white. Posterior wings with the sjiace from the costal margin to near the 



