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forewing being much narrower at the apex and not continued broadly 

 along the inner margin, the hindwing having a well-defined outer 

 black margin, the underside having the ground-colour much paler, pale 

 ochreous instead of '' rufous/' and the inner and outer discal lines 

 being very much closer together. 



Described from a single example taken, at Bekantschan, N.-E. 

 Sumatra, on 9th July, 1894, in the collection of Hofrath Dr. L. Martin. 



15. AZANUS ASIALIS, n. sp., PI. S, Fig, 22, $. 



Habitat : Battak mountains, N.-E. Sumatra. 



Expanse : $, I'O inch. 



Desckiption ; Male. Uppeesidb, both wings dark shining purple 

 of the same shade as in typical species of the genera Nacaduha and 

 Lyccenesthes. Foreiving with a narrow outer black margin. Hindwing 

 with a marginal series of rounded black spots placed against an 

 anteciliary black thread. Cilia of both wings black obscurely tipped 

 with white. Undeeside, hoth icings pale brown, with darker brown 

 (almost fuscous) markings outwardly defined with white. Foreiving, 

 the discoidal cell with a short basal streak lying against the subcostal 

 nervure ; a very large spot or fascia crossing the middle of the cell 

 obliquely inwardly and ending close to the submedian nervure ; a large 

 spot closing the cell ; a catenulated discal band of six spots, of which 

 the penultimate spot in the first median interspace is widely separated 

 from the fourth spot, being shifted inwardly towards the base of the 

 wing ; a submarginal wavy white line ; a marginal lunular white 

 line, each lunule enclosing a spot of the ground-colour. Hindwing 

 with three prominent large deep black spots, two placed in the costal 

 interspace, and one in the first subcostal interspace ; three spots across 

 the base of the wing ; a round spot in the middle of the cell, joined 

 to a similar one in the submedian interspace ; a large spot at the end 

 of the cell ; an irregular discal series of spots ; a submarginal wavy 

 white line ; a marginal series of seven round spots each encircled by 

 a white line, the first and fifth the largest and deep black, the sixth 

 and seventh the smallest and geminated. Cilia of both wings whitish 

 with an. anteciliary fine black thread. 



This is a very distinct species, and to be identified from all the 

 known species in the genus at a glance. It is nearest to A. jesous, 



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