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Forewing with the general coloration and pattern of dark-marked, narrow- 

 banded <5 asterias ; basal patch broadening rather than narrowing anteriorly ; 

 median band forming three small triangular markings, slightly connected by a pale 

 line ; the oblique snbapical band strongly interrupted at R 2 , its proximal edging 

 entirely or predominantly white (in asterias bright yellow) ; marginal band exceed- 

 ingly narrow but almost even throughout, only narrowing a little towards the apical 

 spot, which is very small — the swelling into spots at R 3 and R 3 which is indicated 



even in the narrowest-bordered asterias altogether wanting. Hindwing also 



nearly as in asterias, but with the red or purple markings on distal part of abdominal 

 margin much reduced, except for a conspicuous triangular or somewhat hook-shaped 

 projection 3-4 mm. from tornus, from the apex of which a pale, dark-spotted line is 

 traceable to the distal border just in front of fold ; proximal edging of submarginal 

 band white or whitish. 



? , 32-35 mm. Quite similar to the c? except that the markings are redder. 

 Palpns not quite so long as in asterias ? . 



Dammer Island, December 1898, including the type ; Larat, February 1901 

 (H. Kühn) ; a short series in coll. Tring Mus. Virtually the same race occurs on 

 Java, though the females are there larger and with the markings not quite so 

 narrow. Material must be awaited from the intervening islands. 



23. Agathia laetata isogyna subsp. nov. 



S ? . Distal borders deeper purple than in even the c? of I. laetata (from S. 

 India * and Ceylon) and alike in both sexes, its proximal edge on forewing less 

 curved or bent in middle. 



Assam to Malay Peninsula. The type <$, from Cherrapunji, in coll. Tring Mus. 



The ground-colour may be of an intenser green, but I have seen few I. laetata 

 in such beautiful condition. This race bears a remarkable resemblance to the S of 

 prasinaspis Meyr., except in its smaller size and the different shape of the green 

 subapical spot of forewing, which in prasinaspis is ovoid, while in I. isogyna its 

 distal edge is quite flat, except for the minute, scarcely noticeable indentations 

 between the veins, prasinaspis shows strong sexual dimorphism. 



24. Agathia hilarata hainanensis subsp. nov. 



S, 32-34 mm. On an average smaller than h. hilarata Guen., the terminal 

 and subapical bands narrowed, the latter threadlike or almost interrupted between 

 R 2 and R 3 of forewing ; antemedian line of forewing also narrowed, straighter, only 

 very faintly angled at M and scarcely becoming more oblique outward at hindmargin. 

 In addition the markings appear somewhat more variegated, their ground-colour 

 rather lighter reddish, with partial dark proximal edging and dark spots in places. 

 Thorax and base of abdomen above predominantly green. 



? not essentially different from that of h. hilarata ; markings perhaps lighter, 

 brighter reddish ; thorax and abdomen about as in S. 



Hainan : Mt. Wuchi, May 1903, type S and a ? ; Wuteryong, May 1903, ] ? ; 

 Cheng-Mai, July 1902, August 1904, 2 SS\ Taipinshi, June 1906, 1 8; all in coll. 

 Tring Mus. 



* Fabricius only gives " East Indies " as locality, but the probabilities support the determinations of 

 Moore and Aurivillius, the latter (jEnt. 'fid. sviii. 165) made on an examination of the type. 



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