240 RHOPALOCERA MALAYAN A. 



coutainins a dark fuscous centre ; these spots are followed outwardly by a narrow whitish line, and the 

 apices of the tail-like appendages are also whitish. Wings beneath pale brownish. Anterior wings 

 crossed by a narrow pale castaneous fascia, outwardly bordered with greyish, commencing at lower 

 subcostal uervulo and terminating at submedian nervure, and there are faint indications of a greyish 

 submarginal fascia, which is only clearly visil)le at posterior angle. Posterior wings with the apical half 

 reddish-ochraceous, containing firstly an irregular transverse series of metallic bluish spots, followed liy a 

 more or less obscure and very irreguliir series of black spots, the outer margin broadly blackish, powdered 

 with metallic bluish scales, and with a pale submarginal whitish line. A distinct black spot at lobular 

 anal angle, inwardly margined with Iduish. Body above more or less concolorous with wings, beneath 

 greyish ; legs greyish, anuulated with dark brownish. 



Exp. wings, 2 , 28 millim. 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula; Malacca (Biggs — coll. Dist.). — Borneo (Lowe — coll. Godm. & Salv.). 



I have not seen the male of this siDecies, which will probably prove to be similar to the 

 female, but without the broad lilackish margins to the upper surface of the wings. I have 

 only received two specimens from the Malay Peninsula, both collected by the Rev. L. Biggs at 

 Malacca, and for one of which I am indebted to my helpful friend Mr. P. H. Gosse. 



Genus DACALANA. 



Ihicdianit, Mooro, MS.??* 



Anterior wings broadly subtriangular, the costal margin very strongly arched at base and slightly 

 convex to apex, which is rounded, outer margin moderately convex ; inner margin strongly sinuate, 

 convcxly lobular near middle. Costal nervure terminating on costa nearly opposite end of cell ; first 

 subcostal nervule short and emitted at about one-third before end of cell ; second emitted about midway 

 between first and third, the third arising near end of cell ; third and fourth bifurcating at about two-thirds 

 the length of third ; fourth and fifth bifurcating near apex at about two-thirds the length of fourth ; 

 disco-cellular nervules erect, almost perpendicular ; lirst median nervule arising at end of cell and about 

 half the distance from second as second is from third, which is emitted about two-thirds from base of cell. 

 Posterior wings elongately subovate ; costal margin transversely convex for about half its length, and then 

 obliquely deflected to apex, which is obtuse ; posterior margin rounded, with two slender tail-like 

 appendiiges situate respectively at the apices of the third median nervule and submedian nervure. Costal 

 nervure about reaching apex of wing ; first subcostal nervule emitted about one-third before the end of 

 cell ; first and second median nervules with an apparently common origin at about end of cell ; submedian 

 nervure almost straight ; internal nervure strongly curved inwardly. Palpi robust, second joint projecting 

 about one-third before the eyes, apical joint slender ; body robust ; posterior legs long. 



Male possessing a sexual tuft of hairs on upper surface of anterior wing beneath cell, and a similar 

 tuft on under surface near inner margin, concealed by the costal margin of the posterior wings. 



At present I am only cognisant of the following species as belonging to Dacalana, and 

 consequently can only refer to its geographical distribution. 



* Mr. Moore iiilonnud me Unit the species I here inchule was typical of his genus Dxcalana, the description of which 

 IS not, but would he, pulihslied m the Journ. Asiat. Soc. BeuKal. He also kindly showed me his MS. description, in which it was 

 stated "venation similar to lolausr Now the type of loiaus has been shown by Mr. Scudder to he the African species 

 1. hcluts, I'abr., whieli has (our subcostal nervules, whilst the species given me as typical of Dacalana possesses live subcostal 

 nervules. Consequently, though I use Mr. Moore's name, as he requested, I cannot accept his diagnosis. The type of 

 Dacalana as used and described by mysehf is the Amhltjjjuilia vidura, Horsf. 



