A REVISION OF THE OEIENTAL HESPERIID^. 171 



! BaKACUS PIUMBEOLUS. 

 Hesperia plumbeola, Felder, Eeise Nov., Lep. iii. p. 519, pi. ]xxi. fig. 20, ^ (1867). 



In the female of this species the blue colour of the upperside is on the hind wing 

 less extensive than in the male, and on the fore wing is almost confined to the dorsum 

 below vein 1 a, leaving the remainder of the wing brown, save for a few pale bluish 

 scales near the base. 



Hah. Luzon, Philippines [Semper). 



! Baracus subditus. 

 Baracus subditus, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 534 j Watson, Hesp. Ind. p. 151 (1891). 



Ilab. Nilgiri hills [Hampson) ; Palnai hills (Castets). 



A specimen from the Nilgiris [Hamp)son), taken on the 14th October, has the pale 

 markings on the hind wing below as feeble as they are in B. septentrionum. 



! Baracus septentrionum. 

 Baracus septentrionum, Wood-Mason & de Niceville, Jour. As. See. Beng. 1886, p. 379, pi. xviii. 

 figs. 4, 4a, t? ; Watson, Hesp. Ind. p. 151 (1891). 



Hah. Sikkim [Knyveti) ; Shan hills [Manders). 



! Baracus hampsoni, n. sp. (Plate XVIII. fig. 21, d .) 



(J. Upperside brown; fore wing with four yellow spots, one in each of cells 2, -3, 

 6, and 7. Underside: fore wing dark brown from the dorsum as far as the upper edge 

 of the cell, the outline of the dark space concave from the apex of vein 3 to a point 

 near the middle of cell 6, the remainder of the wing yellow, the yellow spots in cells 6 

 and 7 as on the upperside : hind wmg at first sight appearing yellow, with many brown 

 streaks, but really brown closely sprinkled with yellow scales, and having the veins, a 

 spot occupying the basal half of cells 4-5 and sometimes continued to the base of the 

 wing, and a subterminal series of spots consisting of a spot in each of cells 2-7, of 

 which those in cells 2, 3, and 6 are about twice as long as the others, yellow ; a pale 

 anteciliary line on both wings. Fringes grey, chequered with darker, the short scales 

 dark brown. 



S . Similar to the male, but slightly larger. 



Expanse 24-26 mm. 



Hah. N. Canara [Aitken). 



Described from five males and two females in coll. Elwes. 



ASTICTOPTEEUS. 



Astictopterus, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatsb. iv. p. 401 (1860) ; Watson, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 114. 

 Type jama, Feld. 



In structure of the antennee, palpi, and veins this genus does not differ essentially 

 from Baracus, although vein 2 of the fore wing arises near the middle of the lower 

 edge of the cell, and the last joint of the palpi is comparatively shorter. The fades of 



