o,-„ RIIOPALOCERA MALAYANA. 



acutely cleft near anal ansle, [losterior margin with a long tail-like appendage at apex of submeclian 

 nervui-e, and a short one at apex of lower median nervule. Costal nervure not quite reaching apex of 

 wing, the subcostal nervules bifurcating a little before the end of cell, first and second median uervules 

 with an apparently common origin near end of cell. Palpi long and porrect, second joint robust, clothed 

 with short adpressod hairs and extending more than half its length in front of eyes, apical joint moderately 

 slender and about half the length of second; antenna; with a very slender and gradually formed apical 

 club. Liys mutilated. 



Although tlic uame of this genus has appeared before,* it has not been previously 

 described, and was used by Mr. Waterhouse in error. I originally described the typical species 

 under the name of loluus {rurlisa) <ji,jantcm,\ the name Purlisa being a proposal of Mr. Moore, 

 but in 'Aid' the name " lolaus" was discarded, and the hitherto unpublished name of 

 " Piuiisa" alone substituted. 



1. Purlisa gigantea. (Tab. XXI., fig. 28.) 



lutaus (Furlisa) ijiijanti'us, Distant, Ent. Month. Mag. vol. svii. p. 245 (1881). 

 Purlisa (ji'jantcd, Waterh. Aid Idciit. lus. vol. i. t. 4G (1882). 



Wings above brilliant cerulean-blue; anterior wings with the basal third of costal margin dark 

 greyish-fuscous, and from which the whole apical area (concave internally) to near apex of inner margin is 

 black; posterior wings with the outer margin broadly black, the fringe greyish-white, abdominal margin 

 greyish, anal angle fuscous, irrorated with bluish scales, outwardly margined with white, and followed by 

 a dark line separating the fringe, tail-like appendages fuscous, margined with greyish-white. Wings 

 beneath smoky-grey, both wings crossed by a submarginal narrow dark fascia, commencing on anterior 

 wings about midway between end of cell and outer margin, sharply defined outwardly and evanescent 

 inwardly, waved but entire on anterior wings, and deeply sinuate towards anal angle of posterior wings ; 

 a pale marginal border containing some obscure elongate spots on anterior wings and a double row of 

 smoky elongate spots on jiosterior wings ; a black submarginal spot faintly margined with bluish between 

 the second and third median uervules, and a larger spot of the same colour at anal angle ; fringe as above. 

 Body and legs more or less concolorous with wings. 



Exp. wings, 52 millim. 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula; Penang (coll. Dist.). 



This appears to he an exceedingly rare species. I possess but one specimen, and the 

 only other example which I have seen is a much mutilated and unlocalised one in tlie 

 collection of Mr. F. Moore, where it has been for the last twenty years. During this time it 

 has frequently excited the interest of the owner and the late Mr. Hewitson, but its condition 

 prevented its proper determination. 



Genus CHEKITRA. 



Chcritra, Moore, Lop. Ceyl. vol. i. p. 109 (1881). 



Anterior wings subtriaugular, the costal margin arched and convex, the outer margin nearly 

 straight, the inner margin nearly straight, but slightly concavely sinuate. Costal nervure terminating 

 on costa nearly opposite end of cell, first subcostal nervule emitted at about middle of cell, second 



'•■= Aid to Ident. Ins. vol. i. t. -IG. f Ent. Mouth. Mag. vol. xvii. p. 245. 



