244 Mr. A. G. Butler on a Collection of 



Genus J unonia, Hiibner. 



14. Junonia alhicincta. 

 Junoma alhicincta, Butler, Trans. Ent, Soc. p, 5 (1875). 



One male. 



Previously known only from Australia. 



15. Junonia vilUda. 

 Pnpilio villida, Fabricius, Mant. Ina. ii. p. 36 (1787). 

 One female. 



Genus Cyrestis, Boisduval. 



16. Cyrestis achates. 

 Cyrestis achates, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 481 (1865). 

 One female. 



The type was from Mysol. 



Genus Messaras, Doubleday. 

 17. Messaras Turnert, n. sp. 



Wings with basal area red-brown ; central area occupied 

 by a broad, sharply defined, bright ochreous band (from 

 costa of primaries to abdominal margin of secondaries), some- 

 times enclosing a black dot on first median interspace of 

 primaries ; external area broadly black-brown, with two 

 barely visible lunulate submarginal black lines : wings below 

 intermediate in character between M.pi-osope and 31. madesteSy 

 buff, with the basal area greyish or sordid (not edged with 

 brown) ; external area red-brown, interrupted by a discal 

 series of black spots, bounded by whitish lunules on each 

 side ; a submarginal series of whitish lunules ; a nearly 

 marginal ochraccous line : body brown above, buff below. 

 Expanse of wings 2 inches 5-6 lines. 



A pair. 



We had this species previously from Mysol and Dorey ; the 

 example from Mysol is rather paler. 



Family Lycsenidse. 



Subfamily Ltcjeninje^ Butler. 



Genus Miletus, Hiibner. 



18. Miletus epicletus. 

 Thecla epicktm, Felder, Wien. ent. Mon, iii. p. 324, pi. vi. fig. 3 (1809). 

 A pair. 



