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RHOPALOCERA MALA YANA . 



almost two-thirds the length of costal margin ; first and second subcostal nervules emitted close together 

 at about one-fourth before end of cell, fourth and fifth bifurcating near apex, third emitted a little before 

 their bifurcation; upper disco-cellular nervule deeply concave, lower oblique, nearly straight; upper 

 discoidal nervule emitted from upper end of cell, lower from about middle end; upper median nervule 

 nearlv straight and emitted from end of cell, the median nervules about equally wide apart ; submedian 

 norvuro waved. Posterior wings subconieal ; costal margin nearly straight, slightly convex, outer margin 

 more or less convex. Costal nervure extending to apex of wing ; first subcostal nervule emitted at about 

 one-fourth before end of cell ; disco-cellular nervules oblique ; upper median nervule short, emitted from 

 end of cell ; lower median nervule from about middle of cell ; submedian nervure nearly straight ; internal 

 nervure recurved. Body long ; pronotum hairy ; palpi short, hairy beneath ; legs long and slender ; 

 antenna? moderately long, with a distinctly formed apical club. 



Neplwoiua is found throughout the tropical portions of Africa and Asia. The species 

 inhahitiug the two continents have a very dissimilar facies, those from Africa being much more 

 brightly coloured. Two species are here enumerated as found in this fauna. 



The females are excellent " mimics" of species of the protected genus Danais. 



1. Nepheronia lutescens. (Tab. XXVI., fig. 14 ^ .) 



Nejilieronia lnti:'<i-nis, Butler, Cist. Ent. vol. ii. p. 431 (1879). 

 Eirmiii lutescens, Moore, Proc. Zool. See. 1878, p. 838.* 



Male. Wings above pale greenish, the neuration (excepting the greater portion of the disco-cellular 

 nervules of both wings) dark fuscous ; anterior wings with the costal area blackish, speckled with greyish, 

 the apex and outer margin somewhat broadly blackish, the last continued in short ray-like streaks along 

 the nervules ; posterior wings with the outer margin broadly blackish, and inwardly continued as on 

 anterior wings, the subcostal nervure and lower subcostal nervule being somewhat broadly infuscated. 

 Wings beneath as above, but paler, and with the apical and marginal dark markings almost obsolete, t 

 Body above fuscous, beneath greyish ; femora dark, covered with greyish pile ; tibise and tarsi pale 

 brownish. 



Exp. wings, <? , 78 millim. 



Hab. — Tenasserim ; Meetan (Limborg — Moore). — Malay Peninsula ; Perak (Kiinstler — Calc. Mus.) ; 

 Sungei Ujong (Durnford — coll. Dist.). — Borneo (Low — Brit. Mus.); Sandakan (Pryer — coll. Dist.) ; 

 Baujcrmasin (coll. Dist.). 



The writer is only acquainted with the male of this species, which appears to be 

 moderately rare in the Malay Peninsula. 



2. Nepheronia hippia, var. gaea. (Tab. XXVI., figs. 16 J , 12 2 .) 



Papilii, Hippiii, Fabricius, Mant. Ins. ii. p. 55, u. 545 (1787). 

 Eronia Gma, Felder, Eeise Nov. Lep. ii. p. 190, n. 188 (1865). 

 Pieris Valeria, var. A., Boisd. Sp. Gen. i. p. 444, n. 9 (1886). 



IMale. Wings above very pale greenish. Anterior wings with the neuration, costal area, apex, and 

 outer margin (the last inwardly and ray-like, continued for a short distance along the nervules) blackish, 



■■'■ Though Mr. Moore's citation of the species has priority over Mr. Butler's description, the difference of dates is a matter 

 of accident only, and as Mr. Moore did not describe it, no difficulty arises. 



f In some Bornean specimens the under siu'faces of the lower wmgs have a decidedly ochraceous tmge. 



