32 nilOPALOCERA MALAYAN A. 



Mr. Butler, in liis original description of this species, gave its habitat as "East Indies." 

 It has ])robably, however, but a limited area of distribution, possibly not extending above 

 iSurniii in tlie north, nor beyond the confines of the Malay Peninsula in the south. 



Messrs. Godman and Salvin possess a curious male variety of this species from Malacca, 

 which has on the upper and under sides of the anterior wings a submarginal series of seven 

 white spots placed between the nervules, and has the marginal series of spots continuous 

 and moderately distinct ; the spot in the cell beneath is also visible above. I possess a female 

 form in my own collection (unfortunately witliout a locality) which agrees with the same. 



D. Males priividi'd iritli a psendo srciit-filiiiuJ or hrniid to anterior iviiifis, bid not posscssn;// n pale disroid(d 

 patcli to posterior irinris. 



13. Euplcea distant!. (Tab. V,. fig. 9 <? .) 



Criistia Distantii. Moore, Auu. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. V. .June, 1882, p. 453. 



Male. Wings above dark olivaceoiis-ln-own ; anterior wings with the basal area darker and witli the 

 following white spots : — a submarginal series of eight spots, of which three are small, subcostal, and pkaced 

 between the second, third, fourth and fifth subcostal nervules, fourth and fifth largest and situate on each 

 side of upper discoidal nervule, the following three smaller, rounded, and placed one above and one below 

 first median nervule, and one below second median nervule, and a marginal series of smaller spots placed 

 ill pairs between the nervules. Posterior wings more uniformly and palely olivaceous-brown, with a 

 suhmarginal and marginal sei-ies of small white spots, the first becoming indistinct and ohsolete towards 

 anal angle. Wings beneath olivaceous-brown. Anterior wings marked as above, with the addition of four 

 discal and very pale violaceous spots, one between first and second subcostal nervules, one in and before lower 

 end of cell, one beneath end of cell between first and second median nervules, and the fourth largest and 

 elongate between second and third median nervules. Posterior wings with the submarginal and marginal 

 series of spots continuous and distinct, and with the following small and very pale violaceous spots : — one 

 in and before end of cell, and six surrounding apical portion of cell, divided by the nervules. Head and 

 thorax above blackish ; head and anterior portion of thorax spotted with white ; abdomen dark fuscous 

 above, somewhat paler beneath ; head beneath, sternum, and legs blackish ; palpi, sternum, and extreme 

 base of wings spotted with white. 



Male with a dark elongate pseudo scent-gland or brand on iipper surface of anterior wings, between 

 third median nervule and submedian nervure. 



Female. Wings above paler and more unicolorous olivaceous-brown ; anterior wings with the 

 marginal and submarginal spots as in male, but larger and with a ninth submarginal spot beneath third 

 median nervule ; there are also three very small discal spots, one between first and second subcostal 

 nervules, one between first and second median nervules, and one in and a little before lower end of cell (there 

 is also a faint indication of a fourth between second and third median nervules) ; posterior wings with the 

 submarginal and marginal s^Dots much larger than in male. Wings beneath sjiotted as in male, but the 

 marginal and submarginal spots much larger, and with an additional narrow streak or spot between first 

 and second subcostal nervules, and a similar one beyond end of cell, l)etween lower discoidal and first 

 median nervules of anterior wings. 



Exp. wings, ^ 84 millim. ; 5 8.5 millim. 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula; Province Wellesley (coll. Dist.). — Sumatra (coll. Moore). — .Java (coll. Dist.). 



I have only procured one male specimen from Province Wellesley, and my solitary female 

 example is from .Java. The male has a very considerable superficial resemblance to E. bremeri, 



