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discal spots and larger subraarginal spots, tlie latter series triangular in form in tlie 

 male and somewhat confluent witli the lower discal series in the female, the marginal 

 dots being more distinct : the cell spot is also larger. Rinclwmg in male with three 

 upper submarginal minute white spots only, the female, besides these submarginal 

 spots also showing indistinct marginal spots. 



Expanse, (? 3, ? 3|^ inches. 



Habitat. — Cachar. 



This is probably only a variety of B. Hopei. The allied 8. microst icta is a 

 broader winered insect in both the fore and hind wings. 



STICTOPLCEA REGINA (Plate 53, fig. 3,^). 

 Stidoplcea regma, Moore, Proc. Zool. See. Lend. 1883, p. 319, J. 



Imago. — Male. Comparatively smaller than typical 8. hinotata ; foreioing of a 

 violet-blue with less gloss ; submarginal spots half the size of those in that 

 species, the discal spots reduced to the two between the radial and middle median, 

 and a very minute spot at lower end of the cell. Hindwing deep rufous-brown, 

 immaculate. 



Expanse, c? 2 J inches. 

 Habitat. — Cachar. 



This also is probably only a variety of 8. Hopei. 



MiiiiCK or Indian Species of Stiotoplcea. — The male of the Elymniine 

 butterfly Dyctis Patna, and the male of the Papilionid Isamiojjsis Telearchus are 

 excellent mimicks of Stictoploea hinotata. 



Indo-Malatan allied Species of Stictoplcea. — 8. microstida (Butler, Journ. 



Linn. Soc. Zool. xiv. p. 302 S (1878). Habitat. ? The locality of this species is 



uuknown. We have seen only the type specimen, which is described as having the 



' upperside of the forewing like 8. Hopei, except that it is larger, all the spots are 



considerably smaller, and the purple shot is less livid. Hindwing with only the 



three first of the discal series of white spots." Type in coll. British Museum. — 



8.picina (Butler, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 280, pi. 80, fig. 1,6). Habitat. Sumatra.— 



8. incojispic'ua (Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool. xiv. p. 302, .J). Habitat. Sumatra. 



In coll. British Museum.— iS'. Lacordairei (Moore, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 821, 6). 



Habitat. Java. In coll. Hewitson, British Museum. — 8. loitifica (Butler, P. Z. S. 



1866, p. 292, pi. 29, fig. 8,?). Habitat. Philippines.— S. Dufresneyi (Godart, 



Enc. Meth. ix. p. 815 (1816) ; Semper, Reisen Archipel. Philippen Lep. p. 23, pi. 



6, fig. 6, 7, 8, c?? (1886). Habitat. Philippines.- S'. Sioinhoei (Wallace, P. Z. S. 



1866, p. 358). Habitat. Formosa. 



