NYMPHALID.E. NYMPHALIN^. MYNES. 



broadly and almost longitudinally across the base of the cell and the basal 

 portion of the space between the lowest median nervule and the submedian 

 nervure ; the second bar crosses the cell very obliquely a little before the 

 middle, and extends narrowly along the lowest median nervule until it joins 

 the next bar ; the third bar, which is sinuate and less oblique, is wide on the 

 costal margin, decreases in width to the end of the cell, thence crosses the 

 median nervules and ceases on the submedian nervure ; the fourth and fifth 

 bars are also wide on the costal margin, and are almost parallel to and nearer 

 each other, and, decreasing in width, cease on the lowest median nervule : the 

 outer margin is broadly greyish-black, and inside its lower end, in the inter- 

 space between the lowest median nervule and the submedian nervure, and 

 extending a little below the latter, is a large subquadrate spot of gold, in which 

 are situate two indistinct black spots. Posterior wings brownish-black, crossed 

 from the base and inner margin to about the middle of the wings by nearly 

 parallel longitudinal grey streaks or lines, the uppermost, a little below the 

 costal margin, the broadest; the second crosses the upper part of the cell and 

 is less distinct ; the third is short, the fourth and fifth are the longest, and 

 cease on the uppermost median nervule where they converge, the fifth streak 

 throws out a quadrate loop above the anal angle ; on the margin, from the apex 

 to a little below the second subcostal nervule, is a broad subquadrate bar of 

 gold, in which are situate three oval black spots, the uppermost of which above 

 the first subcostal nervule is single, the other two below it are placed longi- 

 tudinally ; this bar is followed by a broad band of black spots, the two upper- 

 most confluent, with clusters of blue scales in each ; a little before the anal 

 angle, between the lowest median nervule and the submedian nervure, is a large 

 subtriangular gold spot, in which are situate three oval black spots ; there is a 

 narrow siibmarginal sinuate grey line outside the discal black spots, and the 

 ciliae are white. The outer margin is emarginate." 



Head and antennte black, a white spot beneath each antenna ; body clothed 

 above with pale greenish-blue hair of the colour of the hind wings. Lower 

 orbits, palpi, abdomen and front legs beneath, and a streak on the middle of the 

 propectus white ; meso- and metapectus and the extremity of the abdomen 

 rusty-red. 



Hab. Saddleberg, German New Guinea (Captains Cayley Webster and 

 Cotton, 1894). 



In the Collection of Mr. H. Grose Smith. One specimen only of this remarkable butterflj 

 was sent ; it bears no resemblance to any other species of the genus. 



