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Ullol'ALOCKHA MALAY AN A. 



3. Elymnias lutescens. (Tal). VI., lig. 4 <? , ;j ? .) 



F.hjmnia. luWscens, Dutlev, Ann. & Mng. Nat. Hist. ser. S, v„l. xx. p. 404, t. 0, f. 10 (1867) ; Wall, Traus. Ent. 

 Soc. 18G0, p. 323, n. 4; lintl., Proc. Znol. Soe. 1H71, p. 521, ii. C ; Druce, Pmc. Zonl. Soc. 1873, 



p. 840, n. 4. 

 Etiimnuis Panthaa, vav. Lutescnis, Kirby, Syu. Cat. Dinni. Lcp. p. 112, u. 4 (1871). 



Malo. Wings above dark glossy i'uscons ; anturioi' wings with the outer margin somewhat broadly 

 and slightly paler; posterior wings with a ln-oad, pale greyish submarginal fascia, the inner margin of 

 which is somewhat scalloped between the nervules ; this is broadest near anal angle and narrowest at 

 apex, and contains a series of prominent fuscous spots placed between the nervules, two between third 

 median nervule and submedian nervure, the others placed singly (these spots are variable in number, not 

 bein" found above first median nervule in the specimen figured, but in other specimens continued towards 

 apex). Wings beneath pale castaneous, mottled with numerous greyish strigte, and with a more or less 

 well-defined broad submarginal fascia,, which is broadest and most clearly defined on posterior wings, and 

 there possesses six dark l)lue rounded spots, with pale blue centres, which are continued in streaks beyond 

 their inner margins ; these spots are placed between the nervules, the first above discoidal nervule and the 

 fifth and sixth together between the third median nervule and submedian nervure ; a pale and bright bluish 

 spot between the subcostal nervules. Body and legs more or less concolorous with wings. 



Female. Larger than male ; the wings above paler and more ferruginous ; anterior wings with a broad 

 and well-defined outer ferruginous fascia ; posterior wings with the pale submarginal fascia broader and 

 less scalloped inwardly than in male, and with five or six fuscous spots with paler centres placed between 

 the nervules. Wings beneath paler than in male, but with the posterior wings spotted as in that sex. 



XoTE. — The tail-like prolongation of the posterior wings at the apex of the first median nervule is 

 longest in the female. In the male specimen, however, here figured, the prolongation of the left posterior 

 wing has its apex mutilated. 



Exp. wings, 3 65 to 73 millim ; 2 (one specimen) 78 raillim. 



Hau. — Malay Peninsula ; Penang ; Province Wellesley (colls. Dist. & Saiier) ; Malacca (coll. Moore) : 

 Ayerpanas (coll. Pioberts) ; Singapore (coll. Roberts) — Sumatra (Wallace) — Borneo (coll. Godm. & Salv. ; 

 Brit. Mus.). 



As regards the variatiou of this species, especially of the females, Mr. Wallace writes,* " The 

 female from Sumatra has less red ou the upper wings, oue from Borneo has the pale hands 

 almost obsolete, while another has them more distinct, especially across the apex of the 

 anterior wings." 



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4. Elymnias lais. (Tab. IX., tig. 2 J .) 



r,i)dlio /.rt/.s-, Cramer, Pap. Ex. ii. t. 114, A, 1) (177!t); Eabr., 8p. Iu«. p. 102, n. 448 (1781); Maut. lus. 



p. 55, 11. 543 (1787) ; Eut. Syst. iii. p. 58, ii. 182 (17iC3). 

 JliUis Lain, Godt., Eiic. Meth. ix. p. 326, ii. 4 (1819). 

 Mi-lanitis Laix, Doub. & Westw., Geu. Diuni. Leii. p. 404, n. 1 |1851). 

 Khjmnuis l.,ii\, Horsf. .t Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. 1. C. i. p. 237, u. 510 (1857) ; Wall., Trans. Ent. Soc. 1869, 



p. 325, n. 11; Butl., Cat. Fabr. Lepid. p. 38, u. 4 (18Gi»); Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 522, n. 10; 



Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1873, p. 340 ; ibid., 1874, p. 104, u. 2 ; Godm. & Salv., Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, 



p. 638, n. 12. 



Male. Wings above dark chocolate-lirown, variegated with greenish markings. Anterior wings with 

 the costal area (particularly the Ijasal portion) irrorate<l with numerous greyish spots and strigfe;' a large 



•^ Trans. Ent. Soc. 180i), p. 3"23. As Mr. Wallace examined other collections with his own very extensive one of 

 Elymniads, and combined in himself a knowledge of their habits in uatm'e with cabinet discrimination, I feel always satisfied 

 to quote liis remarks. 



