New Lepidoptera from the Schouten Islands. 79 



20. Horaga schoutensis, sp. nov. 



Allied to samoena, Gr.-Sm., from Batchian. 



o. Upper side with grey-black ground-colour. Fore-wing with a 

 [surge white discal patch extending from lb to 6, narrowest above 

 vein 4, widest in cellule 2, and not filling base of this cellule; the 

 outer edge is outwardly curved and less well-defined than the 

 Btraighter inner edge. Below cell, basal three-fifths scaled with 

 violet-blue which extends slightly into the cell and forms a spot 

 at its lower angle. Hind-wing with a narrow basal patch of hlue 

 scaling between veins 4 and 6. A bluish-white subterminal line, 

 interrupted at the veins and obsolescent anteriorly; a marginal 

 line darker than the ground-colour; cilia white on inner margin. 



Underside olive-brown. Fore-winy with a well-defined white 

 discal patch reaching vein la. Inner margin grey-white except 

 at base. Hind-wing with a white discal band, widest on costa and 

 narrowing posteriorly, ending in a point at la; its inner edge is 

 well defined, straight to vein 7, projecting between this vein and 6, 

 inwardly oblique to 4, outwardly so to 2 and from which it forms 

 a deep inward curve to la; outer edge slightly diffused and gently 

 curved, scaled with pale metallic blue from la to 3. A subterminal 

 white line interrupted on the veins. Against this a black quadrate 

 spot in 2, inwardly edged with metallic blue; a larger grey spot in 

 lb and smaller but .similar and obsolescent spots in :'.. 4 and 5. A 

 black marginal line. Inner margin edged with bluish-white at 

 base. Anal lobe black. 



Length of fore-wing : 17 nun. 



One specimen only obtained. 



21. Arhopala bosnikiana, sp. nov. 



Near alee, Hew., from Halmaheira, Aru, and German 

 N. Guinea. 



$. Smaller than the $ of alee. Uppersidi with narrower marginal 

 black and more intense blue. Underside with a grey-brown ground- 

 colour and spots smaller. Fore-wing with cell-spots separate. 

 Hind-wing with the 4 costal spots separate and not forming a dark 

 patch. At base of cell a dark spot and a rounded spot in the middle; 

 median band straighter and better defined; no blue scaling at anal 

 angle and no dark anal spots. 



Length of fore-wing : 20 nun. 



A single specimen. 



