126 ON NEW SPECIES OF EHOPALOCERAN BUTTERFLIES. [Feb. 18^. 



of the inner margin and extending just overA^ein 4 for about half 

 of the radial area ; a slight dusting of metallic-blue scales in the 

 cell, especially along the lower margin. Secondaries with base 

 brown, most restricted, and with a few metallic-blue scales ; a 

 broad white band across the medial area, more than half of the 

 posterior part of the wing being uniformly brown. — Under side. 

 Primaries with the white area occupying a similar area as above, 

 but more restricted ; the rest of the wing brown, with the costa 

 very broadly dusted with resplendent metallic greenish-blue fine- 

 scales, extending i-ound the subapical area in a cui-ve, and recurved 

 upwards internally so as to margin the apex of the white patch ; 

 a broad ish terminal line of very metallic blue. Secondaries with 

 black base margined with the same resplendent greenish-blue 

 scales broadly above, narrowly below ; white area as above, the 

 rest of the wing blackish, edged on its internal edge narrowly 

 with the greenish-blue scales ; a very broad internal band of 

 resplendent scales tapering slightly towards each end, in which is 

 a row of small black spots ; a subterminal broad line uniform in 

 width of resplendent metallic greenish blue. 



Expanse 42 mm. 



Eab. Aru Island, Jvine. 



Type in my collection. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



I have taken this opportunity of figuring some little-known species described by 

 myself which are not mentioned in the text ; they are marked with a *. 



Fig 

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Plate IX. 

 Fig. 



Thysonotis ekeikei, sp. n. 

 Waigenm dinaiva, sp. n. 

 Sypncista aroa, sp. n. 

 Deudoryx maTcala, sp. n. 

 Candalides angahunga, sp. n. 

 Deudoryx elealodes, sp. n. 



,, itiiri, sp. n. 



Thamnaina uranothauma , sp. n. $ . 



Thaumaina uranotliauma, sp. n. $ 



10. Candalides netirapacuna, sp. u. 



11. Thysonotis alhostrigata, sp. n. 



12. Waigenm resplendens, sp. n. 



13. Powellana coftoni, sp. n. 



14. lolans coftoni, sp. n. 



15. TJpolampes striata, sp. n. 



