18/1.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS ELYMNIAS. 521 



ruginosis ; anticce fascia subapicali et maculis tribus submar- 



ginalibus albis lilacino tinctis ; postices dimidio externo fuho, 



margine brunneo : alee subtus ferrugineee, velut in E. undu- 



lari 5 , pulcherrime albo plagiatce et reticulata^ : exp. alar. 



unc. 3, lin. 5. 



Canara {Ward). <$ , B.M. 



The male is certainly not an imitation of any known protected 



species ; I should, however, expect to find the female like Danais 



chrysippus or an allied species. 



Panthera group. 



Colours. Brown or black, with paler submarginal nebulous band on 

 upper surface, sometimes whitish in female ; below grey-brown, with 

 ferruginous reticulations ; hind wings with six submarginal ocelli. 



6. Elymnias lutescens. 



2 . Elymnias lutescens, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 3rd ser. 

 xx. p. 404, pi. 9. fig. 10 (18G7). 



o* $'. Elymnias lutescens, Wallace, Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 323. 

 n. 4 (1869). 



Sarawak and Labuan (Lowe). <$ <j>, B.M. 



The examples from Labuan have the submarginal band of the 

 front wings more distinct, and in the female becoming quite white 

 towards apex. I do not, however, feel justified in separating them 

 from the type. The Labuan form reminds one of the species of 

 Euplcea, of the Crameri group ; the resemblance, however, is some- 

 what imperfect. The species perhaps mimics some Euplcea near E. 

 lapeyrousei. 



7. Elymnias panthera. 



Papilio panthera, Fabricius, Mant. Ins. p. 39. n. 407 (1787). 

 Melanitis dusara, Horsfield, Cat. Mus. E. I. C. pi. 5. fig. 7 

 (1829). 



Java (Horsfield). B.M. 



Probably mimics Euplcea sepulchralis. 



Penanga group. 



Colours. Above grey, with broad subapical white band in front 

 wings ; below grey, reticulated with brown and white ; hind wings 

 sometimes with a metallic subcostal spot. 



8. Elymnias penanga. 



Melanitis penanga, Westwood, Gen. D. L. p. 405. n. 9, note 

 (1851). 



Penang (received 1840). Type, B.M. 



9. Elymnias sumatrana. 



Elymnias sumatrana, Wallace, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 325. 

 n. 10 (1869). 



