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DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF MYCALESIS 

 FROM THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



By W. L. Distant, F.E.S. 



Mycalesis ustulata. 



Wings above bright rufous-brown ; anterior wings with the 

 apex and outer margin broadly infuscated, and with a moderately- 

 sized dark fuscous ocellated spot — having a minute greyish centre 

 and a pale rufous outer margin — situate between the two lower 

 median nervules ; posterior wings having the costal and outer 

 margins somewhat broadly infuscated, and in the male with a 

 costal tuft of pale ochraceous hairs near base. Wings beneath 

 fuscous ; a dark waved and obscure narrow linear fascia crossing 

 cell of anterior wings, and two similar ones crossing cell of 

 posterior wings ; both wings crossed beyond middle by a 

 violaceous fascia, beyond which on anterior wings are two large 

 ocellated spots, the uppermost smallest, both blackish, with 

 white centres and narrow ochraceous outer margins, which are 

 again surrounded by an outer pale waved marginal ring ; these 

 outer rings approach one another, and at their prolongation each 

 contains an additional minute and obscure greyish spot ; pos- 

 terior wings with seven ocellated spots as on anterior wings, the 

 fifth largest, the sixth and seventh contained in one encircling 

 ring, and a more minute and much more obscure spot above 

 anal angle ; both wings with three narrow marginal pale fascige, 

 the outermost fringe-like, the innermost broadest and scalloped. 

 Body and legs more or less concolorous with wings. 



Exp. wings.— 48 millim. 



Hab. Perak (Ktinstler — coll. Ribbe). 



This species belongs to the section of the genus which has 

 been generically separated by Mr. Moore under the name of Loesa. 

 It is intermediate in form between the Javan M. oroatis, Hew., 

 and the M. surklia, Marsh. = M.fervida, Butl.^ found in Upper 

 Tenasserim. 



This species will be figured in the Appendix to my ' Rhoi)alo- 

 cera Malay ana.' 



KNTOM. — NOV., 1885. 2 p 



