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discal band as above ; the two black dots replaced by two tawny ones, 

 and a minute third one before them ; the white band is bordered on 

 inner side by a strongly marked tawny line stopping at vein 5 ; 

 between this and base are five tawny lines — one on the disco- 

 cellular veinlets, the next very irregular between costa and vein lb, 

 the three others within the cell ; beyond the white band is a transverse 

 line of dark brown lunules ; the area beyond this line is paler, so as to 

 form oval whitish drab patches, each with a spot in the centre, the 

 first five spots brown and the last two black; spots 1, 6, and 7 

 largest. Hind wings : ground colour the same as fore wings ; a 

 central transverse white band between costa and abdominal margin, 

 its inner margin irregular, deeply sinuated, bordered by a tawny line 

 interrupted at veins ; between it and base are three broken irregular 

 lines of tawny colour, besides a short one on disco- cellular veinlet ; 

 outside the white band is a transverse line of whitish buff lunules, 



bordered inwardly with brown and outwardly heavily with chestnut ; 

 there is a submarginal row of seven blue spots joined to white and 

 black dots, between them and outer margin is a dirty buff line ; tails 

 and margin huffy drab. Body rufous above. Length of fore wing, 

 43 mm. 



Hab. Sumba or Sandlewood Island (W. Doherty ; February, 

 March, 1896). 



2. Charaxes sumbanus sambavanus, subsp. nov. 



? . Differs from sumbanus mostly on under wings ; the white 

 central band on upper side consists of five instead of three spots ; the 

 first is 1 mm. shorter, and band much straighter ; the anterior sub- 

 marginal yellow spot is wanting, and the inner yellow line of lunules 

 much broader and paler ; tips of tails almost white ; on fore wing there 

 is a costal white streak in front of the white band. Under side : 

 markings all more strongly accentuated ; the space between white 

 band and line of lunules dark brown instead of drab ; outer margin of 

 fore wing less concave, and costa less curved. 



Hab. Bima, Sambawa (W. Doherty; February, 1896). 



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