406 RHOPALOCEUA MALAYAN A. 



Its habits on the "Indian Hills" have been described by Mr. E. L. Arnold as "water- 

 loving." " Their favourite habit is to lazily flap their wide wings while ascending to the tops 

 of the trees, and then, keeping their wings spread out to the full on either side, they let 

 themselves come slowly sailing down in wide circles, like large white blossoms, until just at 

 the surface of the water, when they flutter over their own bright reflection for a moment, and 

 again rise up to the tree-tops — a happy, lazy sort of way of spending existence, which I was 

 generally reluctant to disturb."* 



2. Hestia linteata {antca, p. 7). 



I have received specimens from Baujermassin — South Borneo — which only slightly vary 

 from typical forms of the species. 



By an oversight the reference to the figure was printed " Tab. II., fig. 1," instead of 

 Tab. I., fig. 1. 



3. Hestia leuconoe. (Tab. XXXIX., fig. 3 ? .) 



Idea Laiconui; Ericlisou, Nova Acta Ac. Nat. Cur. xvi. p. 283 (1834). 



Hestia Leuconoe, Doubl. & Hew.jGen. Diuru. Lep. t. 13, f. 2 (1847) ; Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1873, p. 337, n. 1 ; 



Semp. Scbmett. Pliilippiu. Ins. p. G, n. 2, t. 1, f. 3, 4, 5 (1886). 

 Nectaria Leuconoe, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1883, p. 210, n. 6. 

 Hestia Clara, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1867, p. 469. 

 yeciaria clara, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1883, p. 217, n. 8. 

 yectaria lahuana, Moore, MS. 



Male and Female. Wings semiliyaline, creamy white, more or less sufiused with yellow on basal 

 areas, neuratiou black. Anterior wings above with the following black markings : — some black longitudinal 

 lines in cell, and a macular fascia crossing cell near centre, a waved disco-cellular spot at end of cell, 

 a much angulated and waved discal fascia commencing at costa and terminating on inner margin, between 

 which and the median uervure are two spots separated by the lower median uervule — the lowermost largest — 

 and a waved submargiual fascia enclosing a marginal series of pale spots ; j'osterior wings with the 

 following black markings : — two black longitudinal lines in cell, united towards base and the uppermost 

 cellular at disco-cellular nervule, a spot a little beyond middle of cell, and discal and submarginal fasciae 

 as on anterior wings. Wings beneath marked generally as above. Body greyish-white ; head above 

 spotted with black ; thorax with two black stripes ; abdomen with a central dorsal stripe ; thorax beneath 

 and legs streaked with black. 



Exp. wings, (? , 120 millim. ; 2 , 155 millim. 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula; Singapore (Iverr — coll. Dist.). — Borneo (Druce); Sandakau (Pryer — coll. 

 Dist.). — Philippines; Manilla (coll. Dist.). — Formosa (Brit. Mus.). 



I am indebted to Capt. Jno. Manners Kerr for the first knowledge of this species occurring 

 in the Malay Peninsula. Capt. Kerr forwarded me two specimens from Singapore, one of which 

 was taken by A. P. Wodehouse, Esq., in a Mangosteen orchard, and the other by himself. 



This species, like its allies, varies widely in appearance, and Herr Georg Semper informs 

 me that he has been able to trace complete gradation from typical examples to the forms clara, 

 Butl., and lahuana, Moore. 



* ' On the ludian Hills,' p. 194. 



