﻿NEW SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA FROM CHINA. 41 



by a black line, which traverses the tail to the white tip. Under surface 

 rather paler than above ; primaries with an interrupted white submarginal 

 line, edged internally with black, followed by a series of white lunules, edged 

 externally with black, and enclosing reddish orange spots ; secondaries have 

 a white submarginal line, edged internally with black, with three deep 

 indentations before abdominal margin, followed by an undulated black-edged 

 white line enclosing some reddish orange spots and two black ones ; one of 

 these last is placed at outer angle, and the other, which is edged with 

 reddish orange, between second and third nervules ; the orange spots are 

 edged externally with black, intersected by short projections from a white 

 line parallel with outer margin; fringes and tail as above. Expanse, 

 37 mm. 



In one of the specimens the border of outer margin and apex 

 is very faintly indicated. 



Five female specimens taken at Ichang in June. 



Allied to Dipsas (Thecla) seraphim, Oberth. Etud. d'Ent. xi. 

 pt. 5, fig. 37, from which it differs principally in the arrangement 

 of markings on under surface of secondaries. 



Dipsas comes, sp. n. 

 ? . Closely allied to D. minerva, but the black border of primaries is 

 confined to the apical and costal areas ; on the secondaries there is no black 

 spot, but there are traces of a pale submarginal line, which is deeply 

 indented before abdominal margin ; the under surface is browner, there are 

 no markings on the primaries beyond the submarginal line ; the submarginal 

 line of secondaries starts from a point nearer the middle of costa, has only 

 one deep indentation before abdominal margin, the line following extends 

 only from the outer angle to second median nervule and forms a series 

 of arches interrupting the broad reddish orange marginal border ; there is 

 no black spot at outer angle, and that between the second and third median 

 nervules is smaller. Expanse, 38 mm. 



One female example taken in July at Chang Yang. 

 Dipsas melpomene, sp. n. 



Pale orange-brown ; apex of primaries, tail, and anal angle of secondaries 

 black. Under surface rather browner than above ; primaries streaked with 

 whitish along the inner margin, discoidal bar and submarginal line darker, 

 the latter faintly edged externally with whitish : secondaries with dark 

 discoidal bar edged with whitish ; submarginal line white, curved, and 

 slightly indented before abdominal margin, followed by a paler shade of the 

 ground colour ; a spot between second and third median nervules and one 

 at anal angle black ; the marginal border is of the ground colour, intersected 

 by a paler line to the second median nervule, then pale reddish orange to 

 the abdominal margin ; fringes of the ground colour, preceded by a darker 

 line to the second median nervule, from which point to the anal angle the 

 fringes are white, preceded by a black line, which traverses the tail to the 

 white tip. Expanse, 40 mm. 



One example captured at Chang Yang in August. 



Allied to T.jonasi, Janson, but easily distinguished there- 

 from by the different character of the apical patch of primaries 

 above and the markings on the under surface of secondaries ; 

 the tails are longer and more slender. 



ENTOM. — FEB. 1890. 



