( ■^10 ) 



UiuUrside : i)aler than the male, with the spots and markings rather more 

 clearly defined. 



Expanse of wings : J inch. 



Hah. Batchian. 



Ten iimles and two females — also a ]iair from Halmaheira. 



25. Jamides pulchrior s]). nov. 



'SlM,F..~Uppei'8ide differs from ./. pulchemma liutl. in having the black 

 marginal band on the anterior wings broader, and on the jiosterior wings in the 

 alisence of the black outer-marginal band of that species. 



P"e.\ule. — Uppei-»ide : anterior wings with the cell and the spaces a little beyond 

 and below it to the inner margin dull lavender blue ; the posterior wings arc also dull 

 lavender blue, the costal and outer-marginal area broadly dull grey ; iu the latter is 

 situate a row of dull black lunules capjped with jiale grey. 



Expanse of wings : 1 ^ inch. 



A pair from Pura, and a nicde from Halmaheira. It is very close to ,/. dslrnptes 

 Feld. ; the female of J. pulchrior differs from that sex of ,/. astraptea in having tlie 

 blue area on the uppierside more restricted. 



20. Jamides grata sp. nov. 



Male. — Upperside differs from /. carlssima Butl. in having the outer margin 

 of the anterior wings more liroadly black, especially towards the apex, where the black 

 area gradually widens and covers the apical fourth of the wings. 



On the undei^sids it scarcely differs from ■/. cariasima, but is somewhat duller 

 browu. 



The female on the upperside is more shining blue than that sex of./, carlssima, 

 being almost as brilliant as the male, but lighter in colour. 



Expanse of wings : 1 inch. 



Hab. Tenimber. 



27. Jamides timon sp. nov. 



Male. — Upperside: both wings shining glaucous purple. Anterior wings with 

 a i-ather broad marginal black band, becoming .somewhat broader towards the apex. 

 Po.sterior wings bluish white above the first subcostal nervule to the costal margin, 

 shading into the ground-colour of the rest of the wings towards the base ; a sub- 

 marginal row of indistinct black bars or spots bordered outwardly by narrow violaceous 

 white lines on the margin, the spots towards the anal angle the largest. 



Underside: with the usual spots and markings very distinctly edged with 

 white, being more clearly defined than in otlier .species of this genus. The ground- 

 colour is more ashy brown than in .7. cephion Druce, to which species or to ./. soemias 

 Druce in the rounded shape of the wings it seems most nearly allied. 



Female. — Upperside resembles the figure of that size of ./. soemias, but is 

 jialer blue, witliout any pinkish tinge. 



Expanse of wings : 1 } inch. 



Hab. New Britain, in the collection of .Mr. Grose Smith (captors: Cayley 

 Webster and Cotton). 



It is a paler insect than any of the species above mentioned. 1 hope 1 maybe 

 excused for inserting this description here, as being a convenient place, tliough the 

 species was not captured by .Mr. Doherty. 



