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band : under surface pale brown, crossed l^y two Avhitisli discal 

 streaks separated by a greyisli-brown centre streak ; disc beyond 

 fuliginous, the apical and inferior or external angles whitish 

 speckled w^th brown ; a Avhitish spot at the end of each discoidal 

 cell ; a submarginal series of black dots ; antenna? beloAV furru- 

 ginous. Expanse 2 inches 1-5 linos. 



^,9 Hakodate (Whitely) : $ Yokohama (Jonas). Brit. 

 Mus. 



A common but beautifid species ; in some examples the whole 

 outer border on the under siirface of secondaries is pale. 



2. Stipna arJiatina, n. sji. 



Allied to the preceding, but with the jjale areas of the primaries 

 and the whole of the secondaries paler, Avith the dark lines well 

 marked ; primaries crossed in the centre by an irregular H like 

 character, formed of two white edged l^lue speckled l^auds, united 

 by a slender blue line just below the middle ; the anterior band 

 interrupted by the reniform spot, which is yellowish ; a white 

 dot ill the cell ; secondaries with two sul^central lines, the outer 

 one angulated and distinct ; outer border separated into alter- 

 nately dusky and pale streaks ; otherwise much like S. picta. 

 Expanse $ 2 inches, 9. - inches 5-7 lines. 



$. 9 Hakodate (Whitely); ? Yokohama (Jonas). Brit. 

 Mus. 



Also alUed to S. aJhiUnea. 



?). Sypna fimwsa, n. s}). 



Like the preceding, excepting in the absence of the H shaped 

 band, the yellowish inner border of the reniform spot well marked, 

 the white spot in the cell more or less distinct ; a small costal 

 U shaped marking bluish in the male, whity-brown in the 

 female; a well marked broad irregular transverse discal band, and 

 the apical area paler than the ground colour ; secondaries with 

 the apical fringe creamy yellowdsh. Expanse $ 2 inches 1 line ; 

 9 2 inches 3-7 lines. 



$ Y'okohama (Jonas) ; $ Hakodate (Whitely). Brit. Mus. 



4. Sypna fulir/iiiosa. 



Fuliginous brown, traversed by darker and paler lines ; 

 lirim;i,ries (especially in the male) shot with violet ; a 1 road 

 partly black edged tolerably regidar brown belt, slightly paler 



