56 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



together and form elongate blotches, a smaller silvery cloud at base 

 of the costa. This aberration is very similar to that of A. aglaia 

 charlotta, Haw. 



Collection number, 2015. 



One male specimen (the type) from Jozanke, Island of Yezo, 

 August 13th, 1896. This is an aberration of the Japanese form 

 of aglaia {Argynnis fortuna, Janson). 



Local distribution. — Yezo, Jozanke. 



Habitat. — J njyan. 



ON UNDE SCRIBED EVANIIDiE TAKEN AT KUCHING, 

 BOENEO, BY MR. JOHN HEWITT, B.A. 



By p. Camekon. 



Megischus claripennis, sp. n. 

 Black, the outer orbits, four anterior tarsi and the middle tibiae 

 testaceous, the basal joint of the hind tarsi white ; the greater part 

 of the head rufo-testaceous, the vertex blackish, the outer orbits 

 broadly white, the basal four joints of the antenna of a paler testa- 

 ceous colour than the head ; the basal part of the second abdominal 

 segment rufous. Wings clear hyaline, the nervures black. ? . Length, 

 8 mm. ; terebra 13 mm. 



Vertex smooth, bare and shining to the commencement of the 

 eyes, the rest finely closely transversely rugose ; the three spines are 

 distinct, triangular, acutely pointed, the anterior longer than the 

 others and separated from them by a greater distance than these are 

 from each other. Palpi dark testaceous. Prothorax smooth, a little 

 longer than it is wide at the apex, becoming gi'adually wider from 

 the apex of the basal fourth. Mesonotum shagreened, a transverse 

 furrow near the apex ; in front of this is a wider, more irregular 

 furrow ; behind it a deeper, pyriform fovea. Scutellum smooth, 

 longer than wide, narrowed gradually to a sharp point at the base, 

 which is bordered by a crenulated furrow. Metanotum closely 

 reticulated, more finely and closely at the base than elsewhere. Pro- 

 pleurae smooth, mesopleurae aciculated, the metapleurae irregularly 

 obliquely striated. Abdominal petiole fully one-half longer than the 

 rest of the abdomen, finely closely striated, of equal width and almost 

 bare ; the rest of the abdomen becomes gradually widened towards 

 the apex, the top roundly curved, the lower part straight. Middle 

 femora roundly dilated at the base. 5 . 



Hind femora with a short acute tooth near the apex of the basal 

 third and a thinner one near the base of the apical third ; between 

 these, on the basal half, are three small bluntly rounded teeth, and, 

 on the apex, are four small teeth, which become smaller successively 

 towards the apex. 



Megischus palliditarsis, sp. n. 



Black, the head rufo-testaceous, the orbits broadly white, the 

 propleurae and prosternum rufous, the base of second abdominal 



