254 Col. C. Swinhoe on new 



mediate between A. lusifam'cus, Mabille, and A. suhfuscus, 



Drap., both of which species occur in Ireland. It also forms 



a link between the empiricorum and suhfuscus group of 

 Pollonera. 



Ar ion flag eUus ^ Collinge, var. no v. PhilUpsi. 



This form differs from the type in having the whole of the 

 back and mantle of a deep mahogany-brown colour and the 

 sides of the body white with black dashes. It was found in 

 company with the specimens collected at Schull, Co. Cork. 

 I have much pleasure in associating with it the name of the 

 finder, Mr. R. A. Phillips. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE IX. 



Fig. 1. Ar ion flay ellus, Collinge, x 1|. 

 Fig. 2. Generative system of the same, X 3. 



Fig. 3. Distal portion of the free oviduct, showing flagellum, X 9. 

 Fig. 4, Proximal portion of the generative system, showing enlarged 

 portion of the receptacular duct. 



alh.gl. Albumen-gland. r.m. Retractor muscles. 



f. Flagellum. r.d. Receptacular duct. 



h.d. Hermaphrodite duct. r.s. Receptaculum seminis. 



h.g. Hermaphrodite gland. s.d. Sperm-duct. 



ov. Oviduct. V. Vestibule. 



ov'. Free oviduct. v.d. Vas deferens. 

 pr. Prostate. 



XLIII. — New Species of Oriental Lepidoptera. 

 By Col. C. Swinhoe, M.A., F.L.S., &c. 



RHOPALOCERA. 



Family Nymphalidse. 



Subfamily Limniin^. 



Genus Danisepa, Moore. 



Danisepa masana, sp. n. 



(J. Black. Fore wings with a large square white patch 

 filling up the end of the cell, but not touching the disco- 

 cellulars ; a long white spot immediately above it with a 

 small white spot in front, both divided from the cell-patch by 

 the subcostal vein ; a long pale blue spot just below centre of 

 first median veinlet and five round blue spots submarginal. 

 Hind wings with a white basal patch as in D. rhadamanthus ; 



