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discoidal cell divided by the second median nervule ; the base of the 

 wing clothed with long ochreous-green setae. Underside, doth wings 

 dark purplish-brown, this ground-colour appearing, however, only 

 broadly on the inner margin of the forewing, all the rest of the surface 

 (as seen under a strong magnifying glass) being thickly covered with 

 " old-gold " coloured scales ; the pair of spots on each wing as on the 

 upperside. Antennae, head and body above fuscous ; antennae beneath 

 have the base of the club, j^Ph l e 9 s an d body beneath pale ochreous. 



This distinct little species appears to be nearest to B. levant, Moore, 

 with which it agrees in size, but instead of from five to eight spots on 

 the forewing and three to five on the hindwing, it has a pair of spots 

 on each wing only. 



Described from a single example taken in August at Trevandrum 

 Travancore, by Mr. Harold S. Ferguson, and another in Mr. T. R. 

 Bell's collection taken in North Kanara, Bombay Presidency. 



49. ISMENE IONIS, n. sp., PI. Q, Fig. 61, $. 



Habitat : Samba wa ; Western Java. 



Expanse : $, 1-8 inches. 



Description: Male. Upperside, loth, icings shining ochreous- 

 brown. Forewing with a prominent narrow black androconal streak 

 extending parallel to the outer margin from the middle of the sub- 

 median nervure to near the base of the second median nervule. Cilia 

 cinereous. Hindwing, the whole surface clothed, except the costa and 

 outer margin rather broadly, with long orange-yellow setae. Cilia 

 anteriorly narrow and cinereous, posteriorly becoming long and 

 orano-e-yellow. Underside, both wings shining purplish fawn-colour, 

 crossed by a common broad straight discal purplish- white band. 

 Forewing has the discal band short, commencing at the costa, becom- 

 ing lost posteriorly in a large ochreous- white area; this latter 

 occupies the whole of the inner margin, and extends broadly on to the 

 disc as far as the second median nervule. Hindwing has the discal 

 band extending right across the surface, its inner edge sharply defined, 

 its outer edge diffused, posteriorly the band is recurved to the 

 abdominal margin : the small anal lobe bears a fuscous patch. Head 

 and thorax clothed with long orange-yellow setae. Abdomen fuscous,. 



