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is decidedly different. On the underside the transverse band of the primaries will at 

 once separate it, and the same band in the secondaries is also very different. I have 

 only seen one specimen, kindly sent by de Niceville. 



Akhopala agesilaus (Staudinger). (Plate II. fig. 10, <? ; Plate V. figs. 7 & 7 a.) 

 Amblypodia agesilaus Staudinger, Iris, vol. ii. p. 127, Taf. i. fig. 16 (non 17) (1889). 

 Arrhopala agesilaus de Niceville and Martin, J. A. S. B. vol. lxiv. pt. 2, p. 465 (1895). 



Hab. Palawan ; Sumatra ; Mindanao ; Borneo ; Perak ; Malacca. 



Expanse, s 44-45, $ 39-43 mm. 



This species may be separated from asia de N. by its much smaller size, the very 

 broad borders to its wings, and by its bluer and paler upper surface. From kurzi 

 Distant it may be separated by the difference in colour and by the very broad borders 

 of the upperside, and beneath by the very different transverse band. It appears to be 

 widely spread throughout the Malay Islands. I have many specimens before me from 

 Palawan, and it also occurs in other islands of the Philippine group. I have examples 

 also from Nias, Borneo (where it is not uncommon), Perak, and Sumatra, where the 

 colour of the upperside is decidedly brighter blue. 



Staudinger suggested that the name v-major might be given to a larger insect 

 which is paler beneath and also above ; but this specimen from Sumatra does not 

 belong to this species at all ; and though the Bornean specimens are decidedly 

 larger than those from most other localities, there is no other difference, and as it was 

 not described the name may be allowed to drop. 



The genitalia are unusually small, the hooks have an upward inclination, and the 

 penis is straight, with a trumpet-shaped orifice, as is shown in figure 7 a, Plate V. 



Akhopala catori, n. sp. (Plate II. fig. 11, s ; Plate V. figs. 8 & 8 a.) 



Hab. Borneo ; Bilit ; Palawan. 



Expanse, 6 44-46, ? 42-44 mm. 



d 1 . Upperside : both wings dark purplish sublustrous blue, in a side light the tone 

 being very deep ; primaries with costa dark brown of medium width, outer margin very 

 broad, wider towards the apex ; secondaries with very wide margins all round. Under- 

 side : both wings warm ochreous brown (occasionally sub-olivaceous), with rather darker 

 spots palely encircled. Primaries with three rather small increasing cell-spots, below 

 the third an indistinct one ; transverse band composed of five spots (very occasionally 

 six by the addition of a small and very indistinct one just below the costa), the first (on 

 the third subcostal nervule), second, and third almost confluent, with an oblique out- 

 ward inclination, fourth and fifth shifted well inwards but having an oblique outward 

 inclination ; submarginal row obscure ; submedian area very slightly paler than the 

 ground. Secondaries with four very small basal spots, the third shifted outwards, a 

 rather larger spot in the centre of the cell, below which is a larger one ; cell closed by 



