208 MESSES. H. J. ELWES AJSTD JAMES EDWAEDS : 



the basal third of cell 3, one, small and roundish, near the middle of cell 4, one in each 

 of cells 6 and 7, and one, small and somewhat roundish, near the upper edge of the cell : 

 hind wing with two small hyaline spots on the disc, one in each of cells 2 and 3, and 

 sometimes with a third pale spot indicated by a feeble pale point in cell 5. Underside 

 grey-brown, the disc of the fore wing darker towards the base; fore wing with the pale 

 spots as on the upperside save that the one in cell 1 « is larger and suffused ; hind wing 

 with the pale spots in cells 2 and 3 as on the upperside and the pale point in cell 5 

 distinct. Fringe of the fore wing brown, becoming a little paler towards the tornus, of 

 the hind wing dark grey feebly chequered. Antennae above blackish, finely spotted 

 with white on the underside, club yellowish white beneath. Second joint of palpi 

 clothed with yellowish-grey and black hairs intermixed. Body and legs concolorous 

 with the wings. 



Expanse 33 mm. 



Eah. Kina Balu, Borneo [Water stradt). 



Described from two specimens ex coll. Staudinger. 



Matapa. 

 Matapa, Moore, Lep. Cey. i. p. 163 (1881) ; Watson, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 85. Type aria, Moore. 



A natural and easily recognized group of species, associated on account of their 

 resemblance to the Ismene aria of Moore, for which he subsequently established the 

 present genus. Wings above and below brown unspotted; fore wing pointed, 

 termen nearly straight, on the upperside in the male bearing a narrow curved impressed 

 marking from the middle of vein 1 a to the base of vein 3. Body stout ; antennae rather 

 more than half as long as costa. Palpi appressed, very densely scaled, 3rd joint 

 concealed. 



The males of the species in coll. Elwes may be distinguished by the characters given 

 below : — 



1 (3). Fringe of hind wing below whitish grey, the basal half (i. e. the 



short scales) brown aria, Moore. 



2 (1) . Fringe of hind wing below in greater part bright yellow. 



3 (6). Fore wing above with the sex -mark black. 



4 (5) . Fore wing above with a purple shade in certain lights. Upper edge 



of lower lobe of clasp excavated purpurascens, n. sp. 



5 (4). No purple shade on fore wing above. Upper edge of lower lobe of 



clasp convex, even druna, Moore. 



6 f3). Pore wing above with the sex-mark whitish grey. 



7 (8) . Hind wing below with all the scales in the fringe to cells 1-3 bright 



yellow sasivarna, Moore. 



8 (7) . Hind wing below with the short scales in the fringe to cells 1- 3 dark, 



the long ones yellow ahalgrama, de Nicev. 



