NYMPHALID.5:. — ELYMNIIN.^. — ELYMNIAS. 



scales. Antennae, head, thorax, and abdomen black ; proboscis and tip of 

 abdomen beneath tawny ; legs grey beneath. 



FeiiKtJf witli the upper part of the cell, the costal margin, and apical third 

 ()l)li(picly blackish-brown, tinged in certain lights with dnll purple ; the lower 

 two-thirds of the cell, a space beyond it, and the rest of the disc white, more 

 or less densely irrorated with dusky-brown scales ; the white area radiates 

 between the veins and invades the dark brown area of the apical third. The 

 posterior wings are brownish-black, also tinged with dull purple ; across the 

 disc are three very large iridescent blue ovate spots, of which the middle spot is 

 the largest, situate between the second median nervule and the submedian 

 nervure ; above the former is an elongate streak of blue scales ; the basal third 

 of the wings is densely clothed with long brown hairs. 



On the UNDERSIDE the anterior wings resemble the upperside, but the white 

 area is more extended and less densely irrorated with grey scales. On tlie 

 l)Osterior wings a white patch, densely irrorated with brown scales, crosses the 

 outer half of the cell, and extends on each side, be3'ond the cell and along the 

 inner margin respectively ; the discal area is nearly covered by a large brown 

 patch, darker than the rest of the wings, in which are situate the three large 

 ovate blue spots, the uppermost of which is considerably reduced in size ; the 

 median nervures between the spots and the submedian nen'ule are orange- 

 ])rown, which colour on the lowest median nervule expands at its outer end, but 

 does not extend round the spots ; on each side of these spots between the veins 

 are several other streaks of blue scales. Antennae black ; abdomen fulvous. 



Body black; proboscis and whole of abdomen (except the tip beneath, 

 which is black), tawny. 



Hab. Saddleberg, German New Guinea (Webster, 1894) ; Finsch Harbour, 

 German New Giunea (Kubary). 



In the Collections of the Hon. W. Rothschild, Dr. O. Staudinger, and Mr. H. Grose Smith. 



Two males and two females were captured by Captain Webster. It is nearest to E. Ayondas, 

 Boisd., and E. Melane, Hew., to the males of each of wliich species it has considerable resemblance. 

 The situation of the pale area on the anterior wings and the size of the blue spots on the 

 posterior wings of the female are veiy distinct from the females of either of these species. 



Dr. Staudinger, who describes the female only, thinks it may be a variety of E. Bioculatwn, 

 Westw. (nk Gucr.), which he thinks may be distinct from E. Acjonclas. He also ealls attention 

 to the resemblance of this group of species to the females of Tenaris Charopg, AVestw., and T. Dina, 

 Stand. 



