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but it possesses the two prominent apical black spots on the underside 

 of the hindwing, which are characteristic of all the species of Abisara, 

 but are lacking in Taxila. The coloration and markings of T. burnii 

 are entirely different from those of any known species of Taxila. 



Described from a single example taken in April by Lieut. James M. 

 Burn, R. E., who has generously presented the specimen to me, and 

 after whom I have much pleasure in naming the species. 



6. ABISARA ATLAS, n. sp., PI. N, Figs. 10, $ ; 11, $. 



Habitat : Java. 



Expanse : $, 9, 5J*1 to 2'2 inches. 



Description; Male. Upperside, both wings dark castaneous. Fore- 

 wing crossed by two oblique pale discal bands a ; the inner one is the 

 broader, straight, of nearly equal breadth throughout, commencing on 

 the costa and ending on the submedian nervure, posteriorly it is a little 

 narrower and curved inwardly slightly towards the base of the wing ; 

 the outer band is not quite so prominent, more blurred, commencing 

 on the costa broadly, posteriorly ending at the anal angle in a fine 

 line ; a fine anteciliary pale line from the anal angle to about the 

 middle of the wing. Hindwing with a broad curved discal pale band, 

 prominent and whitish on the costa, becoming darker on the disc, 

 ending about the submedian nervure, its inner edge sharply defined, 

 even, its outer edge blurred ; two large oval marginal deep black 

 spots in the lower subcostal and discoidal interspaces, each outwardly 

 bearing a fine pure white line, inwardly defined by a narrow pale line ; 

 two twinned small similar spots in the submedian interspace ; two 

 pale submarginal lunules in the median interspaces ; an anteciliary 

 ochreous line, defined on both sides by a fine black line, and again 

 inwardly between the veins by a white line, this ochreous line is 

 continued from the margin on to the disc some distance along the 

 third median, discoidal, and second subcostal nervules ; tail short, 

 just tipped with whitish. Underside, both icings with the basal 

 half rather paler than on the upperside, the outer half dark. Forewing 

 with the inner discal pale band much more prominent than above and 

 nearly pure white ; the outer band greatly broadened out anteriorly, 

 posteriorly reduced to a fine line as on the upperside. Hindwing 

 marked as on the upperside, but the discal band whiter and 



