On a neio Butterjly from N.E. Borneo. 469 



broad, with a strong median ridge; choanee between the eyes. 

 Skin of hinder part of head divided into small shields. 

 Digits fully webbed. Tail very short. 



Liemys inornata. 



Carapace moderately depressed, smooth and rounded, the 

 border not serrated ; nuchal moderately large, an equilateral 

 triangle with the apex turned forwards; vertebral shields 

 narrower than costals, first, fourth, and fifth broader than 

 long, second and third slightly longer than broad, with 

 the antero-lateral borders convex and the postero-laterals 

 concave ; 25 marginals, including the nuchal. Plastron 

 smaller than the opening of the shell, truncate anteriorly, 

 deeply notched behind ; the width of the bridge equals the 

 length of the hind lobe ; the suture between the gular shields 

 equals that between the huraerals and exceeds that between 

 the anals ; suture between the pectorals longer than that 

 between the humerals, as long as that between the femorals, 

 and two thirds that between the abdominals ; suture between 

 pectoral and abdominal curved ; axillary and inguinal 

 present. Head moderately large, short and broad ; snout 

 slightly shorter than the orbit, much less than the interorbital 

 width ; upper jaw notched in the middle, with a very in- 

 distinct cusp on each side ; diameter of mandibular symphysis 

 a little greater than the orbit. Digits webbed to the claws ; 

 front of forearm and outer side of leg with large transverse 

 band-like scales. Upper parts uniform blackish brown ; 

 lower surface of shell uniform yellow; soft parts pale brown 

 beneath. 



Length of shell 39 centim. 



Two specimens (females), collected in the Lobuk Antu 

 district, Sarawak, by Mr. 0. Hose, are now in the British 

 Museum. 



This new tortoise belongs to a very distinct type of fresh- 

 water Testudinidee, combining characters of Ocadia and 

 Bellia. 



XLVni. — On a new Nymphalid Butterfly from N.E. Borneo. 

 By Arthur G. Butler, Ph.D., F.L.S., F.Z.S., Senior 

 Assistant-Keeper, Zoological Department, British Museum. 



The following species was collected and recently presented 

 to the Museum by W. B. Pryer, Esq., of Sandakan. It is 

 allied to Zeuxidia amethystus and Z. victrix, but differs con- 

 siderably in the scaling and tufting of the secondaries. As 

 a new genus is certain to be founded sooner or later for this 

 section of Zeuxidia, I may as well name it at once : — 

 Ann. ds Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 6. Vol. xix. 33 



