﻿NEW SPECIES OF RHOPALOCERA FROM CHINA. 191 



One male specimen taken at Chia-Kou-Ho, in July, at an 

 elevation of 1700 feet. 



On the upper surface this species is not unlike A. iris var. bieti, 

 Oberth. (Etud. d'Ent. xi. p. 18, pi. iii. fig. 15), but the fulvous spots 

 are much paler, and the black spot on primaries is not ocellated 

 and is less conspicuous ; the fascia on secondaries is narrower, 

 and has the inner edge curved, and there is no purple reflection 

 on these wings. On the under surface A. pallets is quite unlike 

 any species of the genus with which I am acquainted, but bears 

 a superficial resemblance to Argynnis paphia. 



Thecla oelestis, sp.n. 



$. Bright blue. Primaries with broad black band on outer margins, 

 the apical portion extending nearly to middle of the costa ; from this point 

 to the base the costa is edged with black. Secondaries : — Two black spots 

 just above anal angle (one on each side of submedian nervure) ; the ante 

 marginal band is black and fairly broad at apex, and this colour is continued 

 half-way up the whitish abdominal margin. Fringes greyish, preceded by a 

 black line on the secondaries ; tail black, tipped with white. Under surface 

 russet-brown ; on the primaries there is an indistinct discal spot, and beyond 

 it an oblique silvery white line extending from costa to first median branch ; 

 submarginal line bluish white, ill-defined towards apex, and edged internally 

 with black towards the inner margin, which is broadly grey : secondaries 

 have a silvery white central transverse line and a bluish white sinuous sub- 

 marginal line ; the latter is edged internally with blackish, and the former is 

 twice angulated above the anal angle and terminates about the middle of 

 abdominal margin ; anal angle is black, and above it is a broad orange-red 

 patch extending from first median nervule to end of central line on abdominal 

 margin ; the black spots are reproduced, but that nearest the anal angle has 

 a blue centre ; fringes as above, but the black line at their base is preceded 

 by a bluish one towards anal angle. 



$ . Similar to the male, but the black band of primaries is much 

 broader, and contains an orange patch, which is bisected by the second 

 median nervule ; the costa and fringes are tinged with fulvous ; the marginal 

 band of secondaries is also broader. Expanse, 42 mm. 



A very fine series taken at Ta-Chien-Lu, in July. 



In the male the marginal band of secondaries varies in width ; 

 in some specimens it is only represented by the costal portion. 

 One example has this band broader than the female, whilst the 

 black on primaries is of the same width as in the female. 



Aporia procris, sp.n. 



2 • Yellowish white, with the neuration black and conspicuous ; sub- 

 marginal line of primaries dentate, extending to first median nervule : on 

 the secondaries there are indications of bifurcated streaks between the 

 nervules. Under surface of primaries whitish, costa and apex yellowish ; 

 secondaries yellow, with a patch of orange at base ; neuration and lines as 

 above. Expanse, 25 m.m. 



One example, Ta-Chien-Lu, in July. 



Allied to A. saracta, Moore, but differs therefrom in colour and 

 in the absence of black patch beyond discal cell. It is perhaps 

 most readily distinguished by the black neuration. 



