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bluish-green spaces. Hindwing with a broad bluish-green band from the 

 abdominal margin (where it is whitish) to the costal vein (where it is 

 blue), consisting of spots twice as long as wide, separated by black veins, 

 their inner border diffused, the outer pointed, enclosing a large oval 

 or cordate black spot, slenderly surrounded with blue. Below, forewing 

 nearly black, slightly olivaceous apically, the markings white, more or 

 less tinged with greenish or ochreous, arranged in two series, a sub- 

 marginal one of five or six spots, and a discal one of seven, of which the 

 third is evanescent, the fifth and sixth obliquely elongate, the seventh 

 geminate and purplish ; there are also spots on the inner disc, between 

 the median veins and above each radial ; cell crossed by two bluish- 

 white bands, one in the middle, one at the end, with several additional 

 spots at the base. Hindwing purplish-brown with a slight bronzy 

 lustre ; a submarginal band of dark spots in paler spaces ; an irregular 

 discal series of pale spots, three spots in the cell. Eyes dark, proboscis 

 scarlet. 



The colour of the underside, the narrow and dull blue band, and 

 the numerous spots on the upperside distinguish it from 8. dirtea. 



A male, Pada Dalung, a female, Mandas, both in Sumba. I have 

 no description of the female. 



An Euthalia, dark like E. garuda, seems also to inhabit Sumba, but 

 none were taken. 



Family LIBYTHEID^. 



66. LiBYTHEA GEOPFBOYI, Grodart. 



Two males, interior of Sumba. The blue of the forewing almost 

 obliterates the subapical spots, which are barely traceable above ; the 

 luteous band of the hindwing is very obscure. 



67. LiBYTHEA NARINA, Godart. 



One female, interior of Sambawa, another seen in Sumba, not 

 taken. The Sambawan specimen agreed well with Molucean examples ; 

 The Philippine form has the white band of the hindwing reduced, while 

 the Assam variety (i. roMni, Marshall), has it enlarged. 



Family NEMEOBIAD^. 



Zemeros phlegyas. Cram. 

 Sambawa, scarce. No species of this family was observed in 

 Sumba. 



