from Xeir Britain amf Duke, of York Islands. 501 



Mt/calesis matho. 



Male. — Upperside resembles M.terminus^ F:il)r., but ditiers 

 as follows : — Both wings are shorter and rounder, the basal 

 half of the anterior winj^s darker and more rufous ; the space 

 in which the discal ocellus is placed is paler and the ocellus 

 is much lar<xer ; the space beyond the ocellus to the outer 

 margin is paler and is traversed by a narrow dark line. The 

 posterior wings are darker rufous brown and the two middle 

 ocelli are larger. 



On the underside the ocelli on both wings are larger and 

 the outer third of the wings is paler ; the inner two thirds is 

 crossed in the middle by two undulated brown lines, of which 

 those on the posterior wings are the more distinct. 



The female resembles the male, the pale fulvous area in 

 which the large ocellus on the anterior wings is placed being 

 clearly defined. 



Expanse of wings 1| inch. 



Ilab. Xew Britain. 



Near to M. terminus^ Fabr., and M. remulia, Cram. This 

 species had been previously sent to mc by the Rev. Mr. Rickard 

 in some numbers. 



Epimastidia alho-ccerulea. 



Male. — Upperside brilliant cserulean blue, with the outer 

 margins of both wings black. Posterior wings with the costal 

 third greyish black. 



Underside white, with the outer margins of both wings 

 broadly dull black, centred with velvety-black lunules, 

 bordered inwardly with bright blue lunules and outwardly 

 with conical bright blue spots, towards the base of which 

 are situate a series of velvety-black bars, almost covering 

 the outer edge of the blue spots, which is only indistinctly 

 seen. 



Expanse of wings If inch. 



Hah. New Britain. 



Very near E. arienis, Druce, from the Solomon Islands, 

 but more brilliant blue on the upperside, and on the underside 

 the outer dark margins, in which the blue lunules and spots 

 are very brightly distinguished, are broader and blacker. 



Tltysonotis esme. 



Male. — Upperside resembles T. cepheis, Druce. 



Underside. Both wings more cinereous grey, with the pale 

 spaces on them more cinereous white. On the anterior 

 wings the pale space does not extend quite so far over the 



Ann. tt Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 6. Vol. xiii. 34 



