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band as above, but the inner edges of the spots are rounded and bordered 

 with blackish ; between these bands is a series of conspicuous short lon- 

 gitudinal black dashes, the lower ones edged externally with white ; a fairly 

 broad blackish band on outer margin, preceded by an interrupted white 

 one. Expanse, $ 68 mm., J 76 mm. 



The bands on upper surface are very like those of A. sidpitia, 

 but the form of the discoidal streak on primaries is very similar 

 to that of A. helmanni. 



I have received a splendid series of this novelty from Chang 

 Yang, taken in June and July. 



Athyma fortuna. 

 Athyma fortuna, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1889, p. 107, 



pi. viii. figs. 1, la. 

 A nice series from Chang Yang, June and July. 

 In some of the male specimens the white spots forming the 

 central band of all the wings exhibit a tendency to elongation, 

 as in L. sydyi, Ld., var. latefasciata, Men. (Schr. Keis. p. 29). 

 I propose that this form should be known as var. diffusa. 



LlMENITIS PEATTI, Sp. n. 

 Black, inclining to brown towards base of all the wings. Primaries with 

 a white transverse bar, preceded and followed by obscure whitish ones in 

 discoidal cell; a central series of six quadrate white spots and beyond a 

 transverse series of smaller' red spots, the upper of which are round, and the 

 two nearest costa edged internally with white ; subrnarginal spots white, 

 intersected by a line of the ground colour, that in the second median inter- 

 space large and triangular. Secondaries have two black transverse bars 

 enclosing an obscure red one near base ; a central series of seven white 

 spots, followed by a series of smaller red ones ; outer margin broadly 

 bordered with white, intersected by an interrupted transverse band. Under 

 surface similar to above, but the costa is whitish and the markings are 

 larger, those in the discoidal cell are well-defined, and below the cell there is 

 a large white blotch, transversely intersected by a blackish band ; secondaries 

 have the costa edged with red, and there are some reddish and black marks 

 on the white basal third; the other markings same as above, but more band- 

 like in character. Expanse, 69 mm. 



One example taken in July at Chang Yang. 

 This species is more nearly allied to L. populi than any 

 other Limenitis known to me. 



Neptis hesione, sp. n. 



$. Fuliginous-black, with pale buff markings. Discal streak of 

 primaries broad, partially suffused with blackish, the outer extremity pro- 

 duced and obtusely pointed, two spots near apex, oval and of nearly equal 

 size, separated from each other by the first discoidal nervule, and from an 

 indistinct curved linear spot by the subcostal nerve ; a spot in the first 

 median interspace is nearly round and touches both nervules, below are two 

 smaller spots separated by the submedian ; subrnarginal pale and narrow. 

 Secondaries have a fairly broad central band; subrnarginal band, bordered 

 externally with blackish grey, tapers from costa, attains its greatest width in 

 the submedian interspace, and from thence is attenuated to abdominal 

 margin; between the bands is a transverse series of oblong black spots. 



