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Described from a single specimen received from Eeer M. C. 

 Piepers, of Batavia, Java. 



9. AEHOPALA ASIA, n. sp., PL H, Fig. \Q, $ . 

 Habitat : Quang, Malay Peninsula. 

 Expanse : ^ , 1*8 inches. 



Description : Male. Upperside, both wings deep dull purple with- 

 out any gloss. Foreiving with the costa and outer margin most 

 narrowly black. Hindiving with the outer margin most narrowly 

 black, the abdominal margin up to the submedian nervure fuscous. 

 Underside, ftoi^/z wings dull pale brown,all the markings inconspicuous 

 of a slightly darker colour than the ground, outwardly defined with 

 gray. Foreiving with a small round spot towards the base of the 

 discoidal cell, a larger oval one across its middle, a quadrate one 

 at its end, a spot at the base of the first median interspace, a 

 broad regular discal band consisting of seven spots, gradually in- 

 creasing to the sixth spot, the seventh in the interno-median inter- 

 space small ; an indistinct sub marginal fascia. Hindwing with six 

 rounded basal spots, an oblong spot at the end of the cell, the usual 

 macular discal band, recurved posteriorly to the abdominal margin ; 

 a double series of submarginal lunules, faint traces of metallic blue 

 scales on the margin in the first median interspace, and a large patch 

 of similar scales at the anal angle, a small deep black round spot 

 on the small anal lobe. 



This belongs to a very difficult group of the genus, all the species 

 of which are tailless. It appears to be very close to A. ampJiimuta 

 Felder, which is known to me by the description and figure of the 

 underside only, and with which it appears to agree on the upper- 

 side, but differs on the underside of the forewing in having the inner 

 margin very slightly paler instead of much paler than the rest of the 

 surface, the discal band also much more extended at each end and 

 not prominently dislocated at the first median nervule. 



Described from a single example in my collection. 



10. ARHOPALA ^ETA, n. sp., PI. H, Fig. 17,$. 



Habitat: Burma. 



Expanse : ?, 1*6 inches. 



