170 MESSES. H. J. ELWES AND JAMES EDWAEDS : 



the diameter of the eye. Fore wing: vein 11 running closer to 12 than to 10, vein 2 

 arising from the distal third of the lower edge of the cell ; 3, 4, 5, and 6 almost equi- 

 distant at the base, 6 and 7 from the same point. Hind tibia? fringed and bearing two 

 pairs of spurs. 



What may be regarded as the typical wing-pattern in this genus is peculiar : the 

 pale markings on the fore wing above consist of four oblong spots placed in two pairs, 

 one near the base of each of cells 2 and 3, and one near the base of each of cells 6 

 and 7, and there is sometimes a pale spot or spots in cell 1 a ; in the latter case the 

 pale markings almost assume the form of a postmedian curved macular band, inter- 

 rupted in cells 4 and 5. The normal pattern is found in both sexes of B. subditus, 

 Moore, and B. septentrioniim, de Nicev., but only in the female of B. vittatus, Felder. 



The species known to us are distinguished as follows: — 



Males. 



1. Upperside brown ; interno-basal half of the fore wing and the 



entire hind wing, except the costa and the termen, pale . . 2. 

 Upperside brown ; fore wing with two pairs of pale spots, one 



in each of cells 2 and 3, 6 and 7, and sometimes one in cell 1 a. 3. 



2. Pale portion of upperside sordid creamy white vittatus, Feld. 



Pale portion of upperside pale whitish blue plumbeolus , Feld. 



3. Hind wing below ochreous brown, with a pale stripe from the 



base of the wing as far as the half-length of cell 5, and a ter- 

 minal series of pale streaks, one in each of cells 2, 3, 4, and 6. 4. 

 Hind wing below at first sight appearing yellow, with many 

 brown streaks, but really brown sprinkled with yellow scales, 

 and having the veins, a spot occupying the basal half of 

 cells 4—5, and sometimes continued to the base of the wing, 

 and a subterminal series of spots consisting of one in each 

 of cells 2-7, of which those in cells 2, 3, and 6 are about 

 twice as long as the others, yellow hampsoni, n. sp. 



4. Expanse about 32 mm. Pale markings on the hind wing [de Niceville. 



below but little paler than the ground-colour septentrionum, Wood- Mason & 



Expanse about 27 mm. Pale markings on the hind wing 

 below much paler than the ground-colour, the stripe from 

 the base of the wing to the middle of cell 5, and another 

 in cell 1 b, whitish subditus, Moore. 



! Baracus vittatus. 



Isoteinon vittatus, Felder, Verh. zool.-bot. Gesellsch. Wien, xii. p. 480 (1862). 

 Baracus vittatus, Moore, Lep. Cey. i. p. 162, pi. Ixix. figs. 1,1b (1881) ; Watson, Hesp. Ind. p. 151 

 (1891). 



Hal. Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, 7000 feet (Ehves). 



