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as in that species, but extended in its middle to an obtuse 
angle. 
“9. More or less similar to the female of that species, but 
on the upperside of the fore wing the white patch at the end 
of the cell is much smaller, and the white space on the hind 
wing beneath as in the scarlet space of the male. 
Antenne of both sexes pure white above, marked with 
black beneath. 
Expanse of wings, ¢ 375-375, 9 37% —-33%7 inches. 
Hab. Amboina. 
A fine series of both sexes of this very handsome sub- 
species. 
Family Nymphalide. 
Apatura hypna, nov. 
9. Upperside blackish brown: fore wing with a dull 
orange broad patch from vein 3 to the hinder margin; an 
oblique band of five subapical, white, rather small spots in 
interspaces 3, 4, 5, and 6, the lowest spot the largest, de- 
creasing in size upwards, the upper one very small and 
yaunden a submarginal series of small round white spots, one 
in each interspace, the lowest nearly obsolete, the second 
from the top elongate ; a double series of small dull ochreous 
spots close to the outer margin, four in each interspace, the 
outer series more or less lunular ; cilia black, outwardly edged 
with white: hind wing with a broad dull orange discal band, 
which becomes obscure at both ends, not reaching either 
costa or abdominal margin ; a series of obscure dull ochreous 
spots near the margin, followed by a series of lunules on the 
margin ; cilia as in the fore wing. Underside chestnut- 
brown, markings as on the upperside, but all very large and 
prominent ; fore wing with four white costal spots between 
the oblique subapical band and the base of the wing, and on 
the middle of the costa of the hind wing a large white spot 
inwardly edged with black. 
Expanse of wings, ? , 37’9 inches. 
Hab. Fiji. 
Apatura tracta, nov. 
ors Upperside similar to the above-mentioned form, but on 
the fore wing the oblique subapical band of white spots i is 
wanting ; the orange patches on both wings brighter and 
larger, “the marginal spots hardly visible. Underside mach 
duller in colour ; the large white spot on the middle of the 
costa of hind wing not pr resent. 
Kixpanse of wings, ? , 37% inches. 
Hab. Fiji. 
