602 MB. H. H. DRUCE ON BOBNEAjS' LTC.ENIDiE. [Juiie IS, 



a common, straight, dark red linear band outwardly edged with 

 white, angled towards anal margin of hind wing; inner margin 

 of fore wing paler greyish bi'own. The cells of both wings are 

 closed by faint marks caused apparently by appressions. Hind 

 \\[ng — a large black spot crowned by metallic-blue scales occupying 

 the whole of the lobe, above that from the submedian nervure to 

 the third median nervule a large greyish patch thickly dusted v\ith 

 black scales, and resting on this between the first and second 

 median nervules a rather small black spot crowned 'with dark red. 

 Thorax and abdomen bluish above, dark buff below. Head brown ; 

 antennae black, ringed with white. All the legs black, spotted with 

 ])ale buff. Cilia on both surfaces cupreous brown, except at anal 

 angle, where it is grej'ish. 



2 . Upperside paler and more lavender-blue ; the blue more 

 extensive in the fore wing and reaching beyond the end of the 

 cell, at which there is a white spot ; the black spot in the lobe is 

 faintly crowned with orange scales. ITnderside as male but paler. 



Expanse, c5' $ , Ig inch. 



Kina Balu ( Waterstr.). 



This is a beautiful species, not closely alHed to any other. The 

 distinctly spotted legs are quite unusual in the mantra group. The 

 types belong to Dr. Staudinger's collection. 



Tajtjeia teat ana, 



Myrina travaim. Hew. 111. Diurn. Lep., Lye. p. 38, pi. xvii. 

 fig. 59, 60 (1865). 



Sithon travana, Druce, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 352. 



Kina Balu ( Waterstr.) ; Sandakan {Fryer) ; Labuan {Low). 



Mr. de Niceville (Butt. India, iii. p. 88, 1890) is of opinion that 

 this species should be treated as a local race only of T.jangala, 

 Horsf. 



Two females of T. jangala, Horsf., in Messrs. Godman and 

 Salvin's collection are entirely brown on the upperside. 



Tajtjbia donatana, de Nicev. 



Tajuria donatana, de Nicev. J. A. S. B. vol. Ivii, p. 287, pi. xiv. 

 fig. 5 (1888) ; Butt. Ind. etc. iii. p. 382, pi. xxv. fig. 154, S (1890). 



Labuan {Loiu). 



Messrs. Godman and Salvin's collection contains a single male 

 specimen of this species, which differs only from the figure (no. 154, 

 Butt. India, iii.) by the black spot in first median interspace on 

 the underside of hind wing being somewhat larger. 



PuELiSA, Distant. 



PUEMSA GIGANTEUS. 



lolaus {Purlisa) giganteus. Distant, Ent. Mo. Mag. vol. xvii. 

 p. 245 (1881). 



Purlisa gigantea, Distant, Ehop. Malay, p. 250, pi. xxi. fig. 28 

 (1885). 



