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Subfamily Satyrin^i, Bates. 



Genus Melanitis, Pabricius. 

 1. Melanitis leda, (Papilio leda) Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 773. n. 150 (1766). 

 <$ ? , Malacca, Penang. " Common in jungle-grass " ( W. L. Distant). 



Genus Lethe, Hiibner. 



1. Lethe elropa, (Papilio europa) Pabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 500 (1775). 3 , ? , Malacca ; 

 c?, Penang. " In grassy places" (W. L. Distant). 



Genus Mycalesis, Hiibner. 



1. Mycalesis mineus, (Papilio mineus) Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 768. n. 126 (1766). 

 <$ ? , Malacca ; ? , Penang. 



2. Mycalesis polydecta, (Papilio polydecta) Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 144. figs. E, P 

 (1779). $, Malacca, Penang. 



3. Mycalesis janardana, P. Moore, Cat. Lep. E.I. C. i. p. 234 (1857). $ , Malacca. 



4. Mycalesis hesione, (Papilio hesione) Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. pi. 11. figs. C, D (1779). 

 <? ? , Malacca, Penang. 



5. Mycalesis etjsca, (Dasyomma fuscum) Pelder, Wien. ent. Monatscbr. iy. p. 401. 

 n. 27(1860). Malacca. 



Ypthima, Westwood. 



1. Ypthima Philomela, Hiibner, Zutr. ex. Sekmett. figs. 83, 84 (1806). S , $ , Malacca; 

 ? , Penang. 



2. Yphthima (sic) methora, Hewitson, Trans. Ent. Soc. 3rd ser. ii. p. 291, ( Ypthima) 

 pi. 18. figs, 20, 21 (1865). <? ? , Malacca ; ? , Penang. 



3. Ypthima corticaria, n. sp. Wings above greyisb brown, an inner submarginal 

 streak and an outer submarginal line blackisb diffused ; primaries witb a large subapical 

 oval black ocellus, witb two plumbaginous pupils and a testaceous iris surrounded by a 

 dusky line ; a similar smaller unipupillated rounded ocellus near anal angle of second- 

 aries. Wings below wbite, densely reticulated witb brown, two ill-defined, interrupted, 

 central, subparallel lines ; a submarginal streak and line as above : primaries with tbe 

 ocellus brighter and better defined than above ; outer border pale brown, bounded by 

 the inner submarginal streak : secondaries with three ocelli, one at apex (below which 

 is sometimes another extremely small ocellus) and two placed obliquely at anal angle, 

 the lower one small and irregular. Expanse of wings 1 inch 8 lines. Allied to Y. nareda. 

 $ ? , Malacca. 



Subfamily Elymniin^e, Kirby. 



Genus Elymnias, Hiibner. 



1. Elymnias nigrescens, Butler, P. Z. S. p. 520, pi. 42. fig. 1 (1871). S $ , Malacca, 

 Penang. A long series of this species, exhibiting no variation. 



