Mr. H. G. Smith on neiv Butterflies from Afghanistan. 129 



Malay peninsula, a fact which shows that the two species have 

 DO tendency to grade into one another. 



I have named this species in honour of my friend Dr. F. 

 A. Jentinkj the Director of the Leyden Museum, to whose 

 labours we are indebted for a large amount of our knowledge 

 of the Mammals inhabiting the East-Indian archipelago, and 

 especially of the Sciuridee. 



Of other squirrels 8ciurus Diardij Jent,, and 8. Alstoni, 

 Anders., are both easily distinguishable from 8. Jentinki by 

 their much greater size, in addition to their detailed differences 

 in coloration. 



XIV. — Descriptions of two new 8pecie3 of Butterflies from 

 8outh Afghanistan. By H. GroSE Smith. 



Metaporia sorex. 



Upper side. Both wings white. Anterior wings with the 

 margins and nervures black ; a broad black patch at the end 

 and beyond the cell, the inner side of which curves towards 

 the basCj the outer side irregular, and the black extendino" 

 partially along the first and second median nervules ; an irre- 

 gular submarginal black band from the costal margin to the 

 third median nervule ; between the band and the outer mar- 

 gin, which is broadly black, between the nervures, which are 

 also broadly black, are seven white streaks — the first small, 

 the second linear, the third and fourth larger than the first, 

 the fiftli nearly obsolete, the sixth the largest, and the seventh 

 smaller than the sixth but larger than the fifth. 



Posterior wings with the margins and ends of the nervures 

 black ; an obscurely-defined submarginal row of hastate spots 

 and a small black spot at the end of the cell between the 

 discoidal and first median nervule. 



Underside. Anterior wings as above, with the costal mar- 

 gin and apex pale yellowish brown ; the outer margin and 

 ends of the nervures narrowly black. 



Posterior wings yellowish brown, with black nervures and 

 margins, and a well-defined submarginal band of hastate 

 spots. 



Expanse of wings If inch. 



Hah. Gwashki, at an elevation of 8600 feet, 57 miles south- 

 east of Quettah. 



Near to Larraldii and Bieti of Oberthiir, but not so black 

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