A EEV1SI0N OF THE ORIENTAL HESPERIIDiE. 171 



! Bakacus plumb eolus. 

 Hesperia plumbeola, Felder, Reise Nov., Lep. iii. p. 519, pi. lxxi. fig. 20, $ (1867). 



In the female of this species the blue colour of the upperside is on the hind wing- 

 less extensive than in the male, and on the fore wing is almost confined to the dorsum 

 below vein 1 a, leaving the remainder of the wing brown, save for a few pale bluish 

 scales near the base. 



Hab. Luzon, Philippines (Semper). 



! Baracus subditus. 

 Baracus subditus, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 534; Watson, Hesp. Ind. p. 151 (1891). 



Hab. Nilgiri hills (Hampson) ; Palnai hills (Castets). 



A specimen from the Nilgiris (Hampson), taken on the 14th October, has the pale 

 markings on the hind wing below as feeble as they are in B. septentrionum. 



! Bakacus septentrionum. 

 Baracus septentrionum, Wood-Mason & de Niceville, Jour. As. Soc. Beng. 1886, p. 379, pi. xviii. 

 figs. 4, 4 a, $ ; Watson, Hesp. Ind. p. 151 (1891). 



Hab. Sikkim (Knyvett) ; Shan hills (Manders). 



! Baracus hampsoni, n. sp. (Plate XVIII. fig. 21, <s .) 



d . Upperside brown; fore wing with four yellow spots, one in each of cells 2, 3, 

 6, and 7. Underside: fore wing dark brown from the dorsum as far as the upper edge 

 of the cell, the outline of the dark space concave from the apex of vein 3 to a point 

 near the middle of cell 6, the remainder of the wing yellow, the yellow spots in cells 6 

 and 7 as on the upperside : hind wing at first sight appearing yellow, with many brown 

 streaks, but really brown closely 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 a spot in each of cells 2-7, of 

 which those in cells 2, 3, and 6 are about twice as long as the others, yellow ; a pale 

 anteciliary line on both wings. Fringes grey, chequered with darker, the short scales 

 dark brown. 



S . Similar to the male, but slightly larger. 



Expanse 24-26 mm. 



Hab. N. Canara (Aithen). 



Described from five males and two females in coll. Elwes. 



ASTICTOPTERUS. 

 Astictopterus, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatsb. iv. p. 401 (1860) ; Watson, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 114. 

 Type jama, Fekl. 



In structure of the antenna?, palpi, and veins this genus does not differ essentially 

 from Baracus, although vein 2 of the fore wing arises near the middle of the lower 

 edge of the cell, and the last joint of the palpi is comparatively shorter. The facies of 



