from Sew liiitain and Ihike of Yorl: IsUdoU. \\Yd 



Vadebra lacon. 



Male. — Upperside darker velvety brown tliau in W eboraci', 

 and with the anterior win^^s suftused with purple ; on those 

 winf2;s are two small purple spots near the aj)cx between the 

 veins, antl two minute subniari^inal spots between the median 

 nervules. Posterior wings with theeostal and outer marginal 

 area paler brown, with two small purplish-wiiite spots between 

 the veins towards the apex. 



Underside. Both wings paler dull brown. Anterior wings 

 with a spot near the end of the cell ; a row of live spots 

 crossing the disk beyond the cell, the two uppermost eliingate 

 and curving inwardly, the third nearly obsolete, the fourth 

 larger and round, the iifth triangular with the apex pointing 

 inwardly, two or three very minute submarginal spots between 

 the median nervules and two larger spots near the apex ; a 

 very narrow pale streak below the third median nervule ; 

 the space below the submedian nervure in the middle is 

 greyish. On the posterior wings is a spot near the end of the 

 cell ; a row of five sjjots surrounding the cell, two spots towards 

 the apex, as on the upperside, and a row of small spots 

 between the veins a little before the outer margin, two spots 

 in each interspace ; all the spots pinkish blue-white. 



The jemale resembles the male on the upperside of both 

 wings, but is rather paler ; on the posterior wings are 

 three subapical round spots whiter than the two spots in the 

 male. 



On the underside all the spots and markings are larger 

 than on the upperside. 



Expanse of wings, ^ 2§, ? 2^ inches. 



Hub. New Britain. 



Mynes Cottonis. 



Male. — Upperside resembles M. eucosmetos, Godm. & Salv., 

 but the pale area is purer white. On the anterior wings the 

 pale patch towards the apex is less conspicuous, being scarcely 

 visible. On the posterior wings the pale area is more 

 restricted, the outer third of the wings being more broadly 

 and more bluish black. 



Underside. The subapical pale patch is pure white, not 

 tinged with yellow as in M. eucosmetos, and is considerably 

 narrower ; the pale area in the middle of the wings is also 

 pure white, but more extended, and the red submarginal spot 

 between tlie upper median nervules is much smaller. On the 

 posterior wings the red costal band at the base of 21. eucos- 

 metos is extended uninterruptedly into the interspace between 



