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cocellulars bent below the upper radial, producing a short spur within 

 the cell from the angle ; lower discocellular slender at its upper end. 

 Hind wing short, broad, oval ; cell long ; costal vein much arched at 

 the base, first subcostal branch and lower median branch emitted 

 opposite to one another before half length of the cell, both being 

 comparatively longer than in Parantica. Male with two spatula- 

 shaped scent-pouches, a large one on lower median vein and a small 

 one on submedian vein. Antennae stout, with a well-formed thick 

 club. Palpi small, pointed at tip. 



Phirdana pumila. 



Danais pumila, Boisd. Bull. Ent. Soc. France, 1859, p. 156. 

 Dunais mariana, Butler, Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 3, vol. xvi. p. 397 

 (1865) ; Proc. Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 58, pi. 4. fig. 6. 

 Hab. Newr Caledonia (Loyalty Island). 



Phirdana hebridesia. 



Danais hebridesia, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 610, pi. 67. f. 6, ? . 



Hab, New Hebrides (Aneiteum). 



ASTHIPA, n. g. 



Fore wing somewhat short, apex broad and very convex, exterior 

 margin slightly oblique ; first subcostal branch emitted at one fourth 

 before end of the eel!, free ; second branch at a short distance before 

 its end, recurved ; discocellulars bent below the upper radial, pro- 

 ducing a very short point within the cell from the angle, lower disco- 

 cellular slender at its upper end ; upper radial from near subcostal, 

 lower from above the middle angle. Hind wing broad, convex exter- 

 nally, costal margin slightly curved, cell narrowed at both ends. 

 Male with a long spatula-shaped scent-pouch on lower median vein 

 and a small (? rudimentary) pouch near inner side of submedian vein. 

 Antennae with a long slender lip. Palpi small, tip pointed. 



Type A. vitrina. 



1. Asthipa melanoleuca 



Danais melanoleuca, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 18/7, p. 581, pi. 58. 

 f. 3. 



Danais (Parantica) melanoleuca, Marshall & de Niceville, Butt, of 

 India &c. p. 38 (1882). 



Hab. South Andaman Isles. 



2. Asthipa vitrina. 



Danais vitrina, Felder, Wien. ent. Monats. v. p. 300 (1861), ^ ; 

 Reise der Novara, Lep. ii. p. 530, pi. 43. f. 3, 4. 



Danais cenone, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 433, pi. 25. f. 6, 

 1866, p. 56, cJ. 



Hab. Philippine Islands. 



