1877.] ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS. 589 



and fifth short, sixth narrow ; a short streak also above anal angle ; 

 red anal lobe as above. 



Expanse If inch. 



S. Andamans. In coll. II. Druce and F. Moore. 



Differs from typical A. lohita in its larger size, the different- 

 coloured bands beneath, and the narrowness of the marginal band 

 on the fore wing. 



HvPOLYCiENA ANDAMANA, n. Sp. 



Male. Upperside ultramarine blue ; fore wing with a large black 

 discal patch, abdominal margin dusky brown ; cilia of hind wing 

 grey, marginal anal streak and edge of tails white, anal lobe with a 

 small reddish spot. Underside greyish blue; a brown discal trans- 

 verse band on both wings, straight on fore wing, broken and zigzag 

 on hind wing ; a small black anal and a red-bordered black subanal 

 spot. 



Female. Uj)perside brown ; both wings with an indistinct median 

 transverse curved darker band ; hind wing with white marginal outer 

 line, discal lunular marks, and three black spots from anal angle, the 

 first golden-speckled. Underside as in male, but slightly paler 

 greyish blue. Allied to H. erylus. 



Expanse, c? Ifj $ If inch. 



S. Andamans (Port Blair). In coll. British Museum and F. 

 Moore. 



Hypolyc.ena eltola, Ilewitson, 111. D. Lep. Su})pl. p. 14, pi. 5. 

 f. 37, 38 (186y). 



S. Andamans (Port Blair). 



Sithon areca {Mrjrina a.), Felder, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. I8G2, 

 p. 481. 



Nicobars (Kar Nicobar). 



Sithon kamorta {Myr.k.) Felder, I.e. p. 485. 

 Nicobars (Sambelong). 



Deudorix orseis, Hewitson, 111. D. Lep. p. 23, no. 20 (1863). 

 Nicobars (Kamorta), April, Meldola. 



Deudorix epijarbas, Moore, Catal. Lep. E.I. C. i. p. 32(1857); 

 Hewit's 111. D. Lep. pi. 7. f. 16-18. 



S. Andamans (Port Blair). 



Myrina prabha, n. sp. (Plate LVIII. fig. 5 $ .) 



Male. Upperside red : fore wing with black apical band ; base 

 of wing and costa dusky rufous-brown : hind wing witli blackish 

 costal border, subcostal veins, and narrow border on outer margin ; 

 abdominal margin dusky rufous- brown. 



Female. Upperside red: fore wing with a broad black apical band 

 and dusky rufous-brown base : hind wing dark rufous-brown ; discal 



