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outer spurs half inner. Fore wings witli veins 4 and 5 short- 

 stalked. Hind wings broader by one-fourth than fore wings ; 

 veins 4 and 5 short-stalked, G, 7, and 8 stalked from base of wing, 

 6 out of 7 near beyond angle of cell, 8 out of 7 before half-way 

 between cell and apex. 



The structure of veins 6, 7, 8 of hind wings is different 

 from any other genus known to me, and is not noticed 

 by Lederer ; but I cannot say whether it is identical in 

 all the species. 



34. Vitessa pyraliata, Walk. 



Vitessa pyraliata, Walk., SuppL, 221. 



<y, $ , 40 mm. Head deep yellow, face blackish. Palpi deep 

 yellow, terminal joint blackish. Antennae black, apical third white. 

 Thorax deep ochreous-yellow, centre and a broad stripe down 

 patagia blue-black. Abdomen blue-black, apex ochreous-yellow, 

 segmental margins white. Legs blackish, apex of tibiae whitish. 

 Fore wings elongate-triangular, narrow towards base, costa sinuate, 

 apex rounded, hind margin obliquely rounded ; blue-black ; an 

 ochreous-yellow spot near base, in female larger and more trans- 

 verse ; a moderately broad yellowish white band at one-third, not 

 quite toiiching margins, anterior edge straight, posterior edge deeply 

 indented above middle and rather suffused ; a large dull white 

 tranverse oval spot beyond middle, faintly yellowish tinged, nearly 

 reaching both margins ; veins posteriorly marked with obscure 

 whitish streaks not touching transverse spot or hind margin ; cilia 

 blackish. Hind wings dull white ; base blackish ; a broad purple- 

 black border along hmd margin, broadest at apex, continued 

 narrowly along costa to base ; cilia blackish, tips grey-whitish. 



Nearest to V. suradeva, Moore, but quite distinct. 



Port Moresby, New Guinea (Matlicw) ; two specimens. 

 Walker's type (identified from description, but I think 

 correctly) is from Celebes. 



AsopiA, Tr. 



35. Asopia fuscicostalis, Snell. 



Asopia fascicostaUs, Snell., Tijd. v. Ent., 1880, 199; 

 ib.", 1883, pi. iv., 4. 



Fiji {[.iic(is) ; one specimen. Occurs also in Java and 

 Celebes. 



