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submarginal band terminating in a dark grey cloud on inner margin is 

 of the same colour, and is bordered externally with paler whitish : secondaries 

 tinged with greenish between costal and second subcostal nervule to beyond 

 the middle, where there is a small bright chestnut-brown cloud ; the white 

 central band is suffused with greyish at its outer extremity, and has a 

 clouded brownish edging ; submarginal band whitish, with a violet tinge, 

 interrupted by the nervules, bordered on each side with dark grey, and 

 preceded by a bright chestnut-brown band tapering from the outer angle to 

 inner margin. Fringes white-chequered, except at fourth subcostal, with 

 black patches at the extremities of the nervules. 



5 . Darker ; streak and bands narrower, spots rather smaller, the patch 

 on costa of primaries represented by a small linear spot and some yellow 

 scales ; the costal border of secondaries is not glassy. The under surface is 

 more suffused with bright chestnut-brown, the space enclosed by curved 

 discal streak is black, slightly glossy towards base. Expanse : male, 

 68 mm. ; female, 70 mm. 



Two males and one female, Chang Yang, taken in June. 

 Neptis aspasia, sp. n. 



Black, tinged with brown ; markings yellow. Discal streak of primaries 

 interrupted at the fork by the thkd median branch, the continuation has its 

 external edge gently curved, and below its extremity is a nearly round spot 

 in the first median interspace. Secondaries broadly cinereous along costal 

 third ; central band, which is white on the abdominal fold, runs straight 

 towards outer margin, but is interrupted by the costal border ; submarginal 

 band tapers from outer angle, the upper portion obscured by costal border. 

 Under surface chestnut-brown, inner portion of primaries below discal streak 

 and curved extension leaden grey ; some violet-grey spots from middle of 

 costa, a large white spot below submedian, and a violet-grey dash above, 

 together with an ill-defined pale violet spot in discoidal interspace are edged 

 externally by an undulated transverse dusky line ; parallel with the outer 

 margin is an interrupted pale violet line : secondaries, white central band 

 bordered on each side with blackish grey, curves upwards from second 

 subcostal nervule in the direction of outer angle, and is followed by two wavy 

 narrow greyish bands, each bordered with darker ; submarginal band pale 

 violet, bordered with greyish, tapering from outer angle ; an indistinct grey 

 line parallel with outer margin. Fringes white, with patches of black at tips 

 of nervules, preceded on the under surface by a broad dark line. Palpi pale 

 grey, with dense black hairs. Eyes plum colour. Expanse, 80 mm. 



One example from Chang Yang, taken in July. 



Neptis antigone, sp. n. 

 Very similar to N. aspasia on the upper surface, but the spot in first 

 median interspace forming continuation of discal streak is larger, rounder, 

 and more completely isolated, whilst the costal band of secondaries is 

 broader, and traverses the wing from abdominal margin, where it is but 

 slightly paler, to middle of subcostal nervure, the submarginal band is also 

 much broader, and commences below the subcostal nervure. Under surface 

 dark ochreous brown, the discal streak proper and a portion of the extension 

 are much suffused with this colour, the spot below in first median interspace 

 is fairly distinct, and only separated by the first median nervule from a 

 wbite dash extending to inner margin, the enclosed space is black ; a curved 

 series of four blue-tinted white spots from middle of costa and a large white 

 one beyond ; an obscure brown narrow band commences on the costa, skirts 

 the external edge of white spot, and then turns outwards and downwards 

 parallel with outer margin, terminating in a black cloud on inner margin ; 

 secondaries paler towards base ; central band tinged with violet and 



