418 Col. C. Swinhoe on some new 



Family Nymphalidae. 



2. Acca obiana, nov. 



(^ . Black; palpi white, with black tips; a very broad 

 median white band across both wings, from the middle of the 

 abdominal border of the hind wings, where it is narrowest 

 and rounded, to vein 4 on the fore wings, divided by the 

 veins, which are more or less blue, and with a narrow irre- 

 gular band of blue scales all round it; the inner margin of 

 tlie band is nearly straight, the outer margin outwardly 

 curved on the hind wings only ; on the fore wings the veins 

 divide the band into three parts, the middle one the largest ; 

 two white subapical syjots above the band ; a row of submar- 

 ginal spots on both wings ; all the spots ringed with blue, 

 the lowest (duplicate) submarginal spot on the fore wing and 

 all those on the hind wing entirely blue. Underside as 

 above, but without the blue, the submarginal spots larger and 

 pure white, and in addition there is a broad, somewhat wedge- 

 shaped, and curved white basal streak on each wing, and 

 three cell- spots and two beyond on the fore wings : body 

 below white ; legs white, with black streaks. 



Expanse of wings 2^^ inches. 



Obi, Moluccas. 



A Iseptis belonging to the venilia group, but is a good 

 form, distinguishable by its broad white rounded band and 

 narrow blue border. 



Family HesperiidaB. 

 3. Tagiades huhasa, nov. 



^ . Palpi blackish brown above, white beneath ; head, 

 body,">and wings blackish brown ; spots white, one at upper 

 end of the cell and another at the lower end ; a spot outside 

 the lower end and another immediately below it ; five subapical 

 dots, as in sivoa ; cilia brown : hind wings with the hinder third 

 pure white, with very faint indications of grey on the margin ; 

 the hinder half of cilia white, the upper half brown ; two 

 indistinct black spots in the disk, the lower one touching the 

 white band. Underside : fore wings as above ; four or five 

 extra spots, almost square, running up in the form of a 

 straight band from near the hinder angle; hind wings white, 

 with a broad brown costal band, containing on its inner 

 margin a black spot and another below it (in one example 

 this last spot is absent), and also a black lunular mark on the 



