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pupil, and of the same size as that at apex. On the under surface of 

 primaries there are but four ocelli, and the second and third of these are very 

 indistinctly formed : on the secondaries there are six ocellus-like spots, but 

 the third and fourth are very shadowy ; basal two-thirds of primaries brown, 

 apical tbird and whole of secondaries pale olive brown, all the wings sprinkled 

 with ochreous scales and traversed by dark brown lines. Expanse, 65 mm. 



One male example, taken in July, at Chang Yang. 



I have not seen the type of M. occulatissima, Pouj. ; the com- 

 parison is with the original description and with named speci- 

 mens in Mr. Oberthiir's collection. 



Lethe cyrene, sp. n. 



Brown, tinged with ochreous ; apical third of primaries slightly paler, 

 divided off obliquely from just beyond the middle of costa to near inner 

 angle, and containing a series of four small blackish spots, each placed at the 

 interior end of a narrow longitudinal fold on the outer margin, an indistinct 

 dark line parallel with outer margin. Secondaries with five black spots set 

 in fulvous rings, the costal one of the series has a large white pupil, and the 

 third is least in size, a small chestnut patch at anal angle ; fringes white, 

 chequered with brown, and preceded by a double line, following the contour 

 of outer margin. Under surface ochreous brown ; two short transverse 

 brown bars intersect the discoidal cell, the space between them is pale 

 ochreous, and the outer bar is continued below the median nervure to the 

 inner margin ; beyond the cell is a broad brown band, which traverses the 

 wing in an oblique direction to the first median branch, below which it turns 

 inwards and then outwards to the inner margin, this band is bordered 

 externally with pale ochreous ; a submarginal series of five small ocelli set 

 in a transverse patch of pale ochreous is followed by two brown lines parallel 

 with the outer margin, the interspace filled up with pale ochreous from opposite 

 the first ocellus to inner angle ; fringes grey, with a dark line at their base. 

 Secondaries traversed by a pale ochreous stripe bordered with brown ; tbis 

 stripe does not attain the inner margin, and the outer edge bulges about the 

 middle ; towards the outer margin is a series of six ocelli set in a broad 

 transverse patch of pale ochreous, the first ocellus near the costa is the 

 largest, but does not greatly exceed the fourth and fifth, all have elongated 

 white pupils and the sixth is double ; a brown line, preceded by a whitish 

 one, and followed by one of pale ochreous parallel with outer margin ; 

 fringes as above. 



$ . Apical third of primaries paler than in the male, with a whitish 

 costal dot on its inner edge, outer margin of secondaries more angulated ; 

 the under surface is pale brown, central third of primaries darker, enclosing 

 a whitish bar which crosses the discoidal cell ; secondaries with the costal 

 mark of the male outlined in and partly filled up with brown. Expanse, 

 62—68 mm. 



Five male and one female specimens, taken in June, at 

 Chang Yang. 



Allied to L. syrcis, Hew. 



Lethe trimacula, sp. n. 



$ . Fuscous brown ; apical third of primaries slightly paler, and 

 enclosing a distinct ocellus. Secondaries with two ocelli near anal angle, 

 the upper one with white pupil faint or entirely absent. Under surface of 

 primaries grey-brown, apical third greyish clouded with pale brown, and 

 divided off by a dark brown curved slightly wavy band ; the discoidal cell is 

 closed by a dark brown line, and divided transversely by another line of the 

 same colour; ocellus very distinct; a dark brown line parallel with outer 



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