4G2 



RHOPALOCERA MALAYANA. 



from the posterior margin ; tail-like appendage greyish-white with a black central line. Wings beneath 

 pale greyish ; anterior wings with the apex and outer margin ochraeeous and with two ochraceous fasciae, 

 the lirst short at end of cell, the second much dislocated and almost crossing wing beyond cell ; posterior 

 wings with a short disco-cellular fascia at end of cell, followed by a curved series of seven spots crossing 

 wing and an oblong spot at anal angle, — all these spots dark ochraceous, margined with blackish, — two 

 broken and obscui'e dark narrow marginal fasciae, a black spot with some metallic bluish scales between 

 the two lower median nervules, aud another spot almost entirely metallic bluish at anal angle, both these 

 spots being inwardly margined with ochraceous. Body aud legs more or less coucolorous with wings. 



Exp. wings, ? , 23 millim. 



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



I have not yet seen the male of S. amata, aud should have preferred waitiug for the 

 same before describing it, but have beeu compelled to propose a distinctive name, in order 

 that the species might duly appear in this enumeration. 



Genus NEOCHEKITRA [antea, p. 252). 

 2. Neocheritra gama, n.sp. 



P^emale. Wings above ochraceous-browu ; anterior wings with the 



costal area and the apex and outer margin broadly darker browu ; posterior 



wings with the anal-angular area pale greyish-white with bluish margins, 



and containing two blackish marginal spots separated by the lower median 



nervule, and a smaller spot at extreme anal angle : a marginal blackish 



line, the tail-like appendages greyish-white with darker central lines. 



Wings beneath pale reddish-ochraceous ; anterior wings with the area 



beneath the median nervure and the lower submediau nervule greyish; 



posterior wings with the anal-angular grejdsh-white patch as above, but 



without the bluish margin and inwardly containing a transverse series 



of five linear blackish spots, an additional small marginal spot above the second median nervule, the spot 



between the lower median nervule and the submedian nervure much more obscure than above, and the 



spot at anal angle larger and brighter and inwardly margined with bluish. Body above greyish-brown, 



beneath with legs more or less concolorous with wings ; tarsi with some blackish anuulations. 



Exp. wings, S , 35 millim. 



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



A female specimen in the collection of Dr. Staudinger is my only knowledge of this 

 species : the male has still to be discovered. 



Flii. 128. — Ni-'ocheritru [lama. 



Genus HYPOLYCiENA [antnt, p. 255). 

 4. Hypolycaena thecloides [antea, p. 257). 



I have now received this species, and find it a true Htipuhjcajna as surmised. 

 Additional Hab. — Malay Peninsula; Sungei Ujong (Durnford — coll. Dist.). 



Genus IRAOTA {antea, p. 258). 



2. Iroata nila, ». sp. (Tab. XLIV., fig. 2i 2 .) 



Female. Wings above violaceous-blue ; costal and outer margin of anterior wings, and costal, 

 outer and abdominal margins of posterior wings more or less brownish. Anterior wings beneath pale 



