4 l-)"»e. 



Vuiietisa xaidhojiielas, \V. \ ., oi* l'. polyvhlorus, L.'r--Thc' .lapaiicijc 

 spoc-imens in the perfect state seem to agx'ee best with V. xanthomelas, 

 hut I learn that the larva is an elm-feeder, herein agreeing with 

 Ihat of V. polijcJdoros. Species of Silix, to which, in Europe, V. xan- 

 thomeJas is supposed to confine itself, ai'e numerous in Japan. A 

 Himalayan example in my collection, referred by Mr. Moore to V. 

 xantliomelas^ seems to me much more like V. poli/Moros. I am very 

 doubtful whether the two species be really distinct. 



Ismene Benjammi, Gruer., vr/r. jajwnica, Mihi.- — Differs from 

 Indian examples in wanting the dark shade which suffuses all the 

 outer portion of the fore-wings in typical examples. 



Famphila /Si/lvanus, Esp. — Japanese specimens attain a much 

 larger size than European. The largest in my collection expands 1'' 9'". 



Pamphila flaa'A, sj}. n. — -A/is siqrra hrunneis^flavo-notatis : suhtiia 

 'paUidiorihus, posficisjlaviif, hriinneo-maculatis. Antennis hamatis. 



Hah. : Juponia. Exp. alar., 1" 2"' — 1" 4'". 



Upper-side. Eore-wings dark brown : base dusted with yellow : 

 costal, inner-marginal and median yellow streaks from the base, the 

 latter expanding into a rather large yellow spot at the end of cell, 

 above which are two yellow dashes, boi'dering the first sub-costal 

 nervule. Beyond the middle is a conspicuous yellow band, divided 

 into spots by the veins : the fourth and fifth are displaced, as in the 

 allied species, and situated much nearer the hind-margin. Hind-wing : 

 dark brown : a yellow spot near base, and a smaller one above it, near 

 the costa : a conspicuous yellow band beyond the middle, reaching from 

 sub-median to sub-costal nervures. The small costal spot before men- 

 tioned may be considered as an upward continuation of this band. 

 The brown portions of both wings are more or less dusted with yellow. 

 Fringe yellow, cut with fuscous, especially on fore-wing. 



Under-side. Eore-w ing : paler than above : only the costal streak 

 from base present, which reaches to the sub-costal dashes corresponding 

 to those existing on the upper surface : discoidal nervule bordered, 

 often broadly, with ochreous, along the basal half of its course : apical 

 portion of hind-margin ochreous. Hind-wing : brown, thickly dusted 

 with ochreous except at anal angle, where is a large brown patch, 

 extending in a narrow streak to the base. Spots as above, but with 

 an additional basal spot above the cell. The transverse band is 

 bounded outwardly by a more or less distinct zigzag brown line. 



Allied to F. Augias, L. 



This is the species referred to in my former paper as P. Dora (?), 

 Ivoll. Further investigation has convinced me that it is distinct ; nor 

 can I find it described by any other author. It seems to be a common 

 species near Yokohama. 

 Beckenham : May, 1875. 



