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transverse band of the primaries unbroken, and one specimen from Minahassa (Celebes) 

 has this band likewise unbroken, another has it slightly fractured at the fifth and sixth 

 spot, whilst several Philippine specimens have similar slight fractures, but one from 

 Mindoro has the band distinctly fractured and is exactly represented by figure 29 from 

 Singapore ; otherwise both in size and colour they are just the same and also as to the 

 width of the margin. Under these circumstances I do not see any advantage in 

 splitting the forms up, as, until we have very much more material there can be no 

 certainty of being correct in so doing. 



The identity of adatha Hew. is, however, quite settled, and I feel myself that the 

 other is merely an aberration, perhaps a gradual setting up into a local form of the 

 same species. 



There is nothing unusual about the genitalia. 



Aehopala malatica, n. sp. (Plate II. fig. 2, 6 .) 



Hah. Philippine Islands ; Java. 



Expanse, <s & $ , 50-58 mm. 



d . Upperside : both wings deep purplish blue, primaries with the costa rather 

 narrowly broAvn and outer margin rather wider and blackish, secondaries with the 

 costa broadly and the outer margin not very narrowly blackish. Tail long, black, 

 tipped with white, the nervule on each side of it being elongated so as to make a 

 slight tooth ; lobe well developed, with a black spot edged slightly above with 

 metallic blue. Underside : both wings ochreous brown, with dark spots palely 

 edged. Primaries with three small but increasing cell-spots ; below the third is 

 a large one in the lower median angle ; subdiscal area dark with a very faint paler 

 spot in the middle ; transverse band narrow, composed of six confluent spots, with 

 a very slight outwardly oblique inclination, the band being nearly straight, except that 

 the fourth spot is curved very slightly outwards and the fifth spot has its inner edge 

 shifted slightly inwards below the sixth spot ; in the pale submedian area is another 

 spot (divided into two in the type male, but not so in the female) shifted inwards ; 

 submarginal row distinct but indefinite. Secondaries with small spot at basal 

 extremity of costa ; four quite small basal spots, the third shifted well outwards, 

 followed by three larger spots below each other ; cell closed by a largish spot, below 

 which is another in the lower median angle ; shifted well out from the spot closing 

 the cell are two spots which usually form the upper two spots of the transverse band 

 between the costal and upper discoidal nervures, the two spots are isolated and con- 

 fluent, the second being the larger ; the transverse band beginning on the upper discoidal 

 nervule and shifted right out is composed of six spots, the first four almost confluent, 

 but with the second having in the type, but not always so, a slight outward shifting and 

 the third a very slight inward shifting, the fifth angular spot confluent with the long- 

 sixth spot is shifted right inwards ; submarginal row broad and fairly distinct ; lobe- 



