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GENUS SYNCHLOE. Ilubner. 

 54. S'//)icJdo'c Mcgamcra, n. sp. 



cJ . Wings above white ; the base blackish-grey : apical 

 region of costa 1)roadly grey ; the outer half of the nervures 

 towards apex blackened ; body as in S. Napi ; below very 

 similar to 8. Napi, but the nervures much more distinct, 

 median nervure of primaries and its branches bordered 

 with black; the remainder of the nervures with greyish 

 olivaceous ; the two diffused black spots on disc of 

 primaries more distinct than in S. Napi ; secondaries bright 

 golden-yellow at base : expanse of wings, 2 inches, 7 lines. 



? . Wings aljove white, the nervures margined with grey; 

 basal half of costa in primaries pale ochraceous ; apical 

 area grey ; an ill-dehnecl large brown spot between second 

 and third median branches and a second, crossing interno- 

 median interspace ; the internal area from the latter spot 

 to the base brown; secondaries with a large brown spot 

 between subcostal branches towards apex ; wings l)elow 

 less strongly marked than above ; primaries with apical 

 area pale ochreous ; nervures and discal spots more feebly 

 defined ; secondaries pale ochreous, the nervures greyish 

 olivaceous, no spots : base goklen-yellow : expanse of 

 wings, 2 inches, 6 lines. 



Hakodadi (JF/aYc/?/). B.M. 



I formerly supposed this to be a variety of >S^. Napi and 

 gave a rough representation of it as such, in a popular 

 paper published in the first volume of " Nature and Art : " 

 it is however certainly distinct, being quite as nearly allied 

 to S. Meletc as to S. Napi. 



GENLTS LEPTOSIA. Hnhner. 



55. Leptosia Sinensis, n. sp. 



Allied to Z. Sincipis, wings longer; fringe tinted with 

 red-brown : primaries more dusky at base, costal margin 

 and apex red-brown ; a large subapical oval black spot ; 

 wings below white ; fringe as above ; primaries with apical 

 half of costa and apex ochreous : discoidal cell, area im- 

 mediately beyond it and a large subapical patch greyish 



