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nervule at the angle ; middle discocellular straight, in a Hne with 

 the upper segment of the lower discocellular ; upper discocellular 

 short, directed forwards. Secondaries with the anal angle much pro- 

 duced, and terminating almost in a lobe, outer margin slightly- 

 sinuous, abdominal margin with a deep sinus near the anal angle ; 

 cell closed with strong nervules ; discocellulars long and well de- 

 fined ; third segment of the median nervure long and distinct, the 

 second branch and the lower discocellular each having a distinct 

 origin. 



We have been unable to satisfy ourselves as to the correct posi- 

 tion of the remarkable species here described ; but on the whole it 

 seems to come nearest in relationship to Mijcalesis, though it diifers 

 in several important particulars. The palpi are much the same as 

 iu that genus, which it also resembles in having the bases of the 

 costal, median, and submedian nervures swollen, and in the general 

 structure of the primary wings. In shape, however, there is a 

 marked difference, especially in the elongation of the secondaries, 

 and in the neuration of these wings : Mi/calesis has the lower dis- 

 cocellular starting from the same point of the median as the second 

 median branch, instead of having a distinct origin. In the colora- 

 tion of both the upper and under surface of the wings Lamprolenis 

 differs widely from any Mi/calesis, though M. orseis, in the purple 

 gloss of its upper surface, shows some approach to the style of colour 

 so remarkable iu this new form. 



Lamprolenis nitida, sp. nov. (Plate LVI. fig. 2.) 



Exp. 2-4 in. 



Above brown, shot with metallic greenish red, which varies to 

 ournished copper in different hghts, and is more intense on the 

 secondaries. Beueath, primaries dullish brown, with irregular darker 

 spots on the proximal half, and a submarginal dark line, a white- 

 pupillated black ocellus surrounded by a light-brown ring about 

 midway between the end of the cell and the apex ; secondaries very 

 dark brown, faintly marked with a lighter colour, and with two 

 large pupillated ocelli, situated one about the middle of the costal 

 region, the other near the anal angle. 



Mus. nostr. 



Two specimens of this brilliant species are in Mr. Goldie's col- 

 lection. 



Tenaris chionides, sp. nov. 



Exp. 5 in. 



Upper surface white, costa of both wings dusky black, primaries 

 tinged with a dusky colour towards the base, secondaries with proxi- 

 mal third ochreous ; beueath as above, but with a large ocellus 

 surrounded by an ochreous ring towards the apex of secondaries ; 

 head and thorax blackish, body and palpi ochreous. 



Mus. nostr. 



This species resembles T.jamesi (Butl. P. Z. S. 1876, p. 767, t. 77. 

 f. 4), but differs in being considerably larger, in having no dusky mark 



