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increasing in size, below which are two spots separated by the lower median nervule, 

 and over which are two indistinct small spots, with a third spot on the costa, that 

 over the second spot beneath the costal nervure, between these, but further from 

 the costa, is another indistinct dot ; transverse chain-band composed of seven 

 spots, first four detached from the three lower ones, the row of four is inclined 

 outwards and the second and fourth spots are shifted outwards, the fifth and sixth 

 are confluent, shifted well inwards, but with an outward inclination, the seventh 

 spot smaller and indistinct ; submarginal row fairly distinct ; extreme posterior 

 margin finely dark with a fine paler interior edge ; submedian space paler. 

 Secondaries with four basal darker spots, the third shifted outwards, followed by three 

 larger ones below each other ; cell closed by a large spot margined laterally, below 

 which is a small triangular spot ; transverse fascia with the first and second spot 

 confluent, the second the larger, with its inner edge shifted well inwards and touching 

 the spot closing the cell near the centre of its upper edge ; third spot shifted well out- 

 wards, fourth spot smaller, shifted outwards again, fifth inwards, its inner edge often 

 almost touching the spot closing the cell, sixth slightly outwards, the seventh angular 

 spot confluent or touching the eighth and shifted right inwards, its inner angle being 

 very acute and its inner upper margin almost touching the small triangular spot ; sub- 

 marginal row distinct ; lobe-spot black ; a black spot between the submedian and lower 

 median and also between the latter and the second median nervule, which are almost 

 obliterated by metallic-blue scales, which also edge the lobe-spot above and below ; 

 extreme margin finely brown with a fine interior edging of white. 



This species may at once be recognised by the peculiar lustrous shading of the upper 

 surface and by its unusually broad black outer margins, and also by the very irregular 

 transverse band of the primaries beneath. I have before me three male specimens, all 

 from Palawan. 



Aehopala mindanensis, n. sp. (Plate I. fig. 24, d .) 



Hab. Mindanao ; Mergui ; Singapore. 



Expanse, 6 32-36, $ 43 mm. 



6 . Upperside : both wings deep sublustrous purplish violet, shading into lustrous 

 brown in certain lights. Primaries : costa narrowly black, posterior margin with a 

 broad black border. Secondaries with a very broad blackish costa and a broad 

 posterior margin; abdominal fold pale brownish. Tail black, tipped with white. 

 Underside : both wings greyish brown, with darker spots encircled with white. 

 Primaries with three discal spots, the second very large, quite as large as the third ; 

 below each of the latter two is another spot separated by the lower median nervule, that 

 below the third having its white margin confluent with the inner margin of the third spot ; 

 between these two discal spots and the costa are three or four very small indistinct 

 spots ; transverse fascia composed of seven spots, the first on the costa small, the 



