330 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 1892. 



portions in one straight line but dislocated and shifted towards the 

 base of the wing posterior to the third median nervule ; the four 

 upper portions of almost equal size, and all but the anteriormost 

 smallest portion (which is shifted inwardly) in one straight line ; an 

 obscure submarginal fascia ; inner margin of the wing as far as the 

 first median nervule rather paler than the rest of the surface. 

 Sindwing with the markings as usual ; the anal lobe and spot 

 beyond the base of the tail small and black ; the anal area somewhat 

 extensively sprinkled with dull metallic green scales. 



A. ace appears to be nearest to A. adorea, mihi, from typical 

 specimens of which from. Singapore it differs in the ground-colour of 

 the upperside being rich violet- (almost ultramarine-) blue instead 

 of deep bluish-purple, the outer black margins even narrower, the 

 ground-colour of the underside much duller brown, the spots and 

 bands but very slightly darker than the ground-colour, and the 

 forewing lacks the costal spot anterior to the spot at the end of the 

 discoidal cell. From A. aroa, Hewitson (as identified by me), it may 

 be known by its larger size, and hj the same differences on the 

 underside as are found between it and A. adorea. 



Described from a single exkmple from Perak kindly given to me 

 by Mr. J. Wray, Jr. 



7. AEHOPALA ACESTES, n. sp., PL H, Fig. 14, ^ . 

 Habitat: Perak. 

 Expanse : ^ , 2*0 inches. 



Description : Male. Upperside, both wings very deep violet-blue 

 of the exact shade found in the male of A. diardi, Hewitson, from the 

 Khasi Hills, and agreeing therewith also in size and outline, except 

 that A. acestes lacks the tooth-like projections from both sides of the 

 tail of the hindwing seen in A. diardi, and the tail is longer and nar- 

 rower ; outer margins very narrowly black. Sindwing with the costa 

 and abdominal margin broadly black ; anal lobe very small ; tail of 

 moderate length, black tipped with white. Underside, both wings 

 rich brown, very strongly, especially on the hindwing, glossed with 

 purple ; all the markings prominent, darker than the ground-colour_, 

 outwardly defined with grey tinted with the purple gloss. Forewing 

 with the inner margin as far as the submedian nervure grey, with a large 



