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X. Descriptions and life-histories of new species of 

 Ehopalocera from the Western Pacific. By Gervase 

 F. Mathew, 'staff-Paymaster, R.N., F.L.S., F.Z.S., 

 &c. 



[Read March 6th, 1889.] 



Melanitis ponapensis, n. s. 



Male and female : TJiiper side dull sepia-brown ; primaries 

 sliffhtly paler on the costa, and with a darker blotch towards the 

 end of cell and at apex ; a black ocellus inwardly bordered with 

 fuscous, and with a small white pupil between second discoidal and 

 second median nervules near the apex ; above this, between first 

 and second discoidal nervules, a linear black dash outwardly 

 enclosing an oval white spot much larger than the pupil of ocellus ; 

 secondaries, a small ocellus at anal angle between first and second 

 median nervules, and sometimes a very minute ocellus between 

 second and third median nervules. Under side umber-brown, 

 inclining to fuscous, and more or less mottled or irrorated with 

 darker lines; fore wings, a broad transverse reddish-brown fascia 

 fi-om beyond middle nearly to inner margin ; apical region some- 

 what paler ; four ocelli, the fourth between second discoidal and 

 second median nervules the largest, the others, two of which are 

 near the apex, very small ; secondaries, basal half the darkest and 

 outwardly bordered by a reddish-brown fascia from middle of costa 

 to inner margin ; five ocelli, those between first and second sub- 

 costal nervules and first and second median nervules the largest, 

 the one at anal angle the smallest. The under sides vary con- 

 siderably. Exp. 54 mm. 



Hab. Port Metalanim, Ponape, Caroline Islands. 



Ohs. This, although probably only a small local race 

 of M. leda, appears to differ so much in various par- 

 ticulars as to entitle it to a specific name. 



Lampides phaseli, n. s. 



Male : Upper side dull violet-blue suffused with brown, with 

 rather broad brown hind marginal borders ; secondaries, some indis- 

 tinct blackish lunules in marginal border. Under side light brown ; 



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