Butterflies of the Genus Precis. 201 
the secondaries of the female are usually very large, sometimes 
even connected, and have large pearly blue centres; the 
external half of the female is often ashy fuliginous instead of 
blue, the orange markings on all the wings above being well 
developed in this variety. The under surface of the males 1s 
greyer below and that of the females shows much more orange- 
tawny on the secondaries than in P. Swinhoei. In the dry 
phase the under surface of the secondaries varies from vinous 
ash to different shades of rufescent ashy brownish; in P. Swin- 
hoet the variation is much greater, the secondaries sometimes 
heavily lined and banded, sometimes almost white, with the 
markings much divided up. Leech’s figures show the 
seasonal phases fairly well. 
13. Precis Royert. 
©. Vanessa Royert, Vollenhoven, Tijd. voor Ent. iv. p. 157, pl. viii. 
figs. 1, 2 (1861). 
é. Junonia orbitola, Swinhoe, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) xii. p. 207 
(1893). 
Var. ? Junonia orithyia, var. neopommerana, Ribbe, Iris, vol. xi. p. 116 
(1898). 
& dS, Saparea Island and New Guinea. B. M. 
‘The well-defined orange belt on the under surface of the 
secondaries at once determines this species ; there is no other 
form with the same character. The temale, as figured by 
Vollenhoven, is also very characteristic. 
14. Precis ocyale. 
Sg as 9. Junonia ocyale, Hiibner, Samml. exot. Schmett. ii. pl. xxxiil. 
figs. 3, 4 (1816-1824). 
Java and Celebes. B. M. 
Hiibner figures two males under this name: figs. 1, 2 
represent the intermediate phase of P. \Susinhoei,. XO) that 
figs. 3, 4 will retain his name (as understood by recent 
authors) ; they represent the dry phase, each sex of the wet 
phase showi ing a great deal of reddish orange on both surfaces. 
15. Precis Wallacet, 
Junonia Wallacei, Distant, Rhop. Mal. p. 95, pl. xi. figs. 3, 4 (1883). 
Malacca (Pinwill), Sarawak (Bartlett). B. M. 
The Philippine form may possibly belong to this type, 
but we only have a male of it. The females of P. Wallacez 
are very characteristic, the outer half of the secondaries bemg 
either buff or ashy brownish instead of blue; the oblique belt 
on the primaries of both sexes is creamy white and barely 
interrupted by a few orange scales. 
