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Dipsas thespis, sp. n. 

 Pale orange-brown ; tail, anal angle, and spot between second and third 

 median nervules black. Under surface pale ocbreous-brown, with central 

 transverse and submarginal lines of primaries white, the first bordered 

 internally and the last externally with black : secondaries have an internally 

 black-bordered white central line projecting sharply outwards before reaching 

 the abdominal margin, and a submarginal series of connected black-edged 

 white lunules, the first of which at the outer angle is followed by a black 

 spot; another larger black spot displaces the lunule between second and 

 third median branches ; this is surrounded with reddish orange, and the 

 marginal border is tinged with the same colour ; a small black spot at anal 

 angle, and there are some short longitudinal black dashes before the black 

 line at base of the white fringes. Expanse, 33 mm. 



One example, taken at Ichang in August. 



Allied to Dipsas (Thecla) lutea, Brem., but differs from that 

 species very materially in the markings of under surface of 

 secondaries. 



Eapala repercussa, sp. n. 



$ . Fuliginous-brown, with strong purple reflections ; fringes slightly 

 paler ; tail of secondaries black, tipped with white ; lobe at anal angle 

 marked with blue and pale orange. Under surface olivaceous-brown ; 

 primaries have a faint pale linear discoidal spot and central transverse line, 

 the latter with an interior edging of fuscous ; submarginal line indicated 

 only towards inner margin : secondaries have a dark discoidal bar outlined 

 with white ; a waved white line broadly bordered interiorly with fuscous, 

 and preceded by a thin wavy white line, forming a compound band 

 extending only to the submedian nervure, is intersected by the nervules, 

 and exhibits a tendency to become broken up into spots ; at its termination 

 are two short parallel white lines running to abdominal margin ; sub- 

 marginal line whitish wavy ; a large velvety black spot encircled with orange 

 in the second median interspace ; the lobe at anal angle is black, with white 

 fringe, above it is a blue spot, and two small patches, one orange and 

 the other blue separated by a black streak ; fringes of abdominal margin 

 white. Expanse, 40 mm. 



5 . Eather browner, and the purple reflection is less intense. 



Ten males, two females, Chang Yang ; July. 



Allied to Rapala (Deudorisc) manea, Hew. 111. D. L. p. 23, 

 pi. 9, figs. 40, 41 (1863). 



In some examples of the male there is a distinct reddish 

 orange cloud just beyond the discoidal cell on primaries ; this is 

 faintly indicated in other males and one female specimen. 



Eapala subpurpurea, sp. n. 

 $ . Closely allied to B. repercussa, but the purple reflection is more 

 vivid, and on the primaries almost confined to the lower half of the wing ; 

 the lobe at anal angle of secondaries is black, with white fringes tipped 

 with black. On the under surface the primaries are greyer on the inner 

 margin ; the discoidal spot is outlined indistinctly ; the transverse line is 

 dark olive-brown, edged externally with whitish, and more obliquely placed : 

 submarginal line pale. The central transverse line of secondaries is dark 

 olive-brown, edged externally with whitish, and.internally, towards abdominal, 

 margin, where it forms a distinct W, with tawny ; submarginal line dusky ; 

 the black spot in second median interspace has an inner border of reddish 



