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pared, and as they appear to be quite unknown to Australian 

 Lepidopterists, I hope these notes will be found useful. 



I am also able to exhibit specimens of several fine species of 

 African lolai which have hitherto been known from descriptions 

 only, 



Hypochrysops rex Bd., var. brunjvea, nov. 



The female of this form differs considerably from that sex of 

 typical H. rex by the white area on the fore wing above being 

 much reduced in size and scarcely extending into the middle of 

 the cell. The male does not differ from H. rex J . 



Hob. Ferguson Is. {A. S. Meek:, Mus. Druce). 



I believe that H, epicletus Felder, which at one time (Trans. 

 Ent. Soc. 1891) I thought could be sepai-ated from H. rex, must 

 be sunk as a synonym of that species, as we possess several speci- 

 mens from Aru, collected by Captain Cayley Webster, which are 

 identical with specimens from New Guinea. 



We have lately received a female of JI. rovena mihi from 

 Cooktown, in which the blue suffusion extends all round the 

 white patch on the fore wing above, 



Talicada nyseus Gu6r., var. khasia. 



This form, which appears to only inhabit the Jaintia and 

 Khasia Hills, is distinguished from the Southern and Western 

 Indian forms by the much larger black spots on the hind wing 

 below, and by the black outer marginal border (containing the 

 row of white lunules) on the fore Aving being much narrower, 

 consequently the white area between it and the inner black band 

 is much more extensive. There is almost invariably an elongated 

 black spot on the costa over the middle of the cell. This black 

 spot never occurs in any Southern or Western specimens. The 

 red on the hind wing above is more in the nature of a band in 

 the form khasia than in typical nyseus. Mr. Moore has figured 

 the Southern form, whilst de Niceville gives an excellent figure 

 of the Northern insect (Butt. Ind. iii. pi. xxvi. fig. 179), Guerin's 

 figure of his type from Pondicherry shows more white between 

 the black bands on the fore wing below than in any specimens I 

 have come across from S, or W. India, but we possess one from 

 Ganjam agreeing exactly. I have examined a considei-able 

 number of specimens, but although the two forms vary slightly 

 inter se they can be at once distinguished. 



Staudinger's figure, which is said to represent an African 

 specimen, is much like those from S. India. It is, however,, 

 without a tail, and has been named T. ecaudata by Dr. Butler 

 (Ann, & Mag, N, H, ser, 7, vol. v. p. 61, 1900). The orange patch 

 appears to me to be of much the same tint as in Indian specimens. 



Nacaduba atromakginata, sp. n. (Plate XI. figs. 1, 2.) 

 S , Allied to N. angusta Druce, from which it differs on tlm 

 upperside by the outer margins of both wings being distinctly 

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