678 ME. H. II. URUGE ON BOBNEAN LYOiENIDjE. [June 10, 



the sexes. Dr. Staudinger writes me that he has received a pair 

 only, and we possess a Female specimen obtained by Mr. Everett, 

 which I think is referable to this species, althougli the three black 

 anal spots are larger, and on the underside are all dusted with 

 bluish scales. 



M. licinius may perhaps turn out to be the same as Mr. de Nice- 

 ville's Meocheritra nisibis^ from the Malay Peninsida and Sumatra, 

 which is described from females only, but I do not think it is 

 likely. However, I am of opinion that it is a mistake to describe 

 insects of such groups as these from females only. 



Theix, Doherty. 

 This genus is very nearly allied to Virc/arina, mihi, and is distin- 

 guished from it by the possession of an additional (fourtti) subcostal 

 nervule in the fore wing, and by the glandular patch being placed 

 somewhat nearer to the inner margin ; and it is with much pleasure 

 that I am able to record a species belonging to it from Borneo. 



Theix gama, Distant. (Plate XXXI. fig. 13, d •) 



Neocheritra gama, Dist. Ehop. Malay, p. 462, fig. 128 (1886). 



Labuan ( Watentr.). 



Dr. Staudinger's collection contains a single male, which I refer 

 to this species, and which I have figured. 



It differs somewhat from Mr. Doherty's description in having the 

 basal area of the fore wing slightly dusted with blue. The tuft of 

 orange hairs also cannot be said to be placed in the middle of the 

 fore wing, but is much nearer to the inner margin. 



Mr. Doherty states that it apparently mimics Eooxylides tharis, 

 Hiibn., but the specimen before me is much more like Vinjarina 

 ncopula, Druee, but is, of course, at once distinguished from that 

 insect by the additional subcostal nervule. 



It may bo that this liornean insect represents another species of 

 Thrix, but, unfortunately, I do not possess a specimen of T. (jama 

 with which to compare it. 



Nbooheeitea, Distant. 

 Neocheeitba ameita, var. theomoea, II. II. Druce. 

 I have received a specimen of the green form from Labuan, 

 obtained by Waterstradt. 



Jacoona, Distant. 

 Mr. Distant, in describing this genus in 'Ehopalocera Malayana,' 

 p. 241 (1884), states that it has four subcostal nervules, the first 

 being anastomosed with the costal nervure, which is stated to be 

 short and terminating on the eosta before the end of the cell. 

 Now these statements are all incorrect. I have before me typical 

 specimens of J. anasvja, I'eld., cT , and, on examination, I find that 

 the costal nervure is long and reaches the margin considerably 



' N. nisibis, de Nic^y. J. B. N. H. S. vol. is. p. 310, pi. P. fig. 45 (1695). 



