Lycsenidae from Borneo and New Guinea. lil 



Head, thorax, and abdomen black above, whitish beneath; 

 palpi white, tipped with black; legs black and white. 



Expanse 1^\- If inch. 



Hob. Upper Aroa River, British New Guinea {Meek, 

 Mus. Druce). 



The two specimens we possess were captured, one in January 

 and one in February. 



Not nearly allied to any described species. 



Tajuria lucullus, sp. n. 



c$ . — Allied to T. cato *, from which it differs on the upper- 

 side by being of a more silvery shade of blue and by the blue 

 area on the fore wing extending right up to the anal angle, 

 but not reaching to the upper wall of the cell as in that 

 species. The lobe on the hind wing is considerably smaller, 

 with its black spot larger and the orange crown very 

 indistinct. 



On the underside the ground-colour is slightly paler than 

 in T. cato and in the fore wing the dark transverse line 

 commences near the costal margin, farther from the apex 

 than in that species, and runs almost straight nearly to the 

 inner margin; in the hind wing the dark line is also placed 

 further inwards and the orange blotches near the anal angle 

 are darker, more condensed, and larger than in T. cato. The 

 lobe itself is entirely black and the space above the sub- 

 median nervure is entirely covered with shining pale blue 

 scales. The black spot between the lower median nervules is 

 larger. 



There are indistinct lines closing the ends of the cells in 

 both wings which are absent in T. cato. 



Thorax and abdomen bluish above, pearly grey below ; 

 legs black, with whitish spots ; antennae black above, spotted 

 with white below. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hab. Kina Balu, Borneo (Mus. Druce). 



This insect is closely allied to T. cato, but is at once distin- 

 guished by the characters enumerated above. 



One specimen only, in fine condition. 



Tajuria stigmata, sp. n. 



£ . — Allied to Tajuria berenis~\, but differs by being 

 smaller, by the blue on the upperside being darker and of a 



* Tajuria cato, H. H. Druce, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 601, pi. xxiii. figs. 14, 15. 

 f Tajuria bereuis, II. H. Druce, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 674, pi. xxi. fig. 6. 



