papilionid.t:. — piepjn.e. — huphina. 10 



XII.— HUPHINA MACULATA. 6. Figs. !>, 10. 



Tachijris Mandate, H. Grose-Smith, " Aunals and Magazine of Natural 

 History," Series YI., Vol. XVII. (May, 1S9G). 



Exp. 2^ inches. 



Male. UppepvSide. Both wings wliite ; anterior wings with the costal and 

 outer margins l^lack, the latter rather broadly indented inwardly between the 

 veins ; the apical region crossed by an irregular Imnd of contiguous greyish- 

 l)lack curved bars from the costa at one-fourth from the a})ex to the middle 

 median nervule, the veins lietween the band and the outer margin l)eing Ijlack. 

 Posterior wings with a narrow greyish-l)lack band on the margin from the apex 

 to about the lowest median nervule ; across the disc is a row of Idackish dots 

 representing the row of dark spots on the underside. 



Underside. Anterior wrings white, tinged with yellow towards the apex ; 

 outer margin with a blackish l)and indented between the veins and terminating 

 on the lowest median nervule ; the subapical black band as on the upperside, 

 the bar nearest the costa being nearly obsolete and the others wider than on the 

 upperside. Posterior wings greenish-yellow, with a brownish-grey narrow 

 border ; the disc is crossed by a row of five brownish-grey spots, of which the 

 uppermost is confluent with the dark marginal band, the third is out of line 

 towards the margin, and the iifth spot is nearly obsolete. 



Hab. New Britain. 



In the Collection of Mr. Grose-Smith. 



It is not near any described species. On the upperside the anterior wing.s somewhat 

 resemble Catojihaga Agave, Feld. 



