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small discal spots, an inner discal spot between the middle and lower median 

 veinlets, and a streak between the median and submedian veins, the lower inner 

 discal spot absent ; beyond, the entire outer margin is broadly black, as in the 

 forewing. Body and legs black ; head and thorax spotted and striped with white ; 

 palpi in front, and femora beneath white; abdomen black above, the sides and 

 beneath pure white with lateral segmental black dots. 

 Expanse, 5^: inches. 



Habitat. — Burma . 



DrsTEiBUTiON. — The type specimen was collected at Bassein in Pegu, by Mr. 

 Algernon Haden. Other examples have since been obtained in the same district by 

 Mr. Noble. 



Indo-Malayan Allied Hestias. — The following topomorphic species have been 

 described : — Hestia Lynceus (Drury, lllust. Exot. Ent. ii. pi. 7, f. 1), the type of the 

 genus ; with very elongated and narrow wings. Occurs only in Borneo. — H. StolJii 

 (Cramer, Pap. Exot. v. pi. 42, f 1) ; intermediate between H. Lynceus and H. Rein- 

 wardti, with shorter and narrower wiugs. Hab. Java. — E. Beinwardti (Moore,P.Z.S. 

 1883, p. 218), figured in Distant's Rhopalocera Malayana, pi. 1, fig. 2 ; both wings 

 transversely broader and the hindwing shorter than in H. Lynceus. Hah. Malacca, 

 Sumatra, Kias. — H. Logani (Moore, I.e. p. 218) ; wings narrower than in H. Rein- 

 wardti, and the hindwing more produced. Hab. Malacca, Pinang. — H. Donovani 

 (Moore, I.e. p. 218), a small species four and a half inches in expanse ; wings with 

 similar markings to H. Lynceus, but all of which are half their size. Hab. Singapore. 

 H. Dniryi (Moore, I.e. p. 219), figured in Doubleday and Hewitson's Diurnal Lep. pi. 

 13, f. 1 ; nearest to H. Logani, wings smaller, with more slenderly and less distinctly 

 black lined veins. Hab. Sumatra. — H. linteaia (Butlei-, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1879, 

 pi. 69, f. 6) ; a broad- winged species. Hab. Malay Peninsula. — H. Bella (Westwood, 

 Cab. Orient. Ent. pi. 37, f. 2), also a broad-winged species. Hab. Java. — H. 

 Htjpermnestra (Westwood, I.e. pi. 37, f. 1); a differently marked and broad-winged 

 species. Hab. Borneo. — In the genus Neetaria there are the Indo-Malayan species 

 iV^. leuconoe (Erichson) figured in Doubleday and Hewitson's D. Lep. pi. 13, fig. 2. 

 Hab. Philippines, Borneo, and Singapore, and N. Clara (Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. 

 Lond. 1867, p. 4^69). Hab. N. Eormosa. — Of the allied genus Gamana, there is 

 {y. Daos (Boisduval, Spec. Gen. Lep. i. pi. 24, f. 3). Hab. Malay Peninsula, Pinang, 

 Sumatra, Borneo; and G. costalis (Moore, P.Z.S. 18S3, p. 221). Hab. Mas Island. 

 And, in Ideopsis, are described /. Gaura (Horsfield, Lep. E. I. Oomp. 1829, pi. 6, 

 f. 1). Hab. Java.— I. Glaphjra (Semper, P.Z.S. 1883, p. 222). Hab. Mindanao; 

 and /. Anaijis, Felder, Nov. Voy. Lep. pi. 43, f. 6. Hab. Luzon. 



