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discoidal cell well separated from an almost quadrate spot beyond the 

 cell ; seven discal spots, arranged three, two, and two, the anteriormost 

 spot very narrow and on the costa, the second elongated, well separated 

 from the third, which is oblong with rounded ends ; the two middle 

 spots divided only by the second median nervule the largest, with 

 rounded ends ; the sixth spot small, placed just anterior to the sub- 

 median nervure ; the seventh spot elongated, placed on the sutural 

 area ; two marginal series of spots, the inner one consisting of eight 

 small rounded spots, the outer one incomplete, five only in number, 

 and somewhat elongated. Hindwing with a very broad discal band, 

 broadest in the middle, tapering to either end, extending from the 

 abdominal margin to the first subcostal nervule, consisting of eight por- 

 tions, its inner edge straight, its outer edge rather irregular, being cut 

 into by the black ground-colour where the veins cross the band ; obsolete 

 submarginal and marginal series of whitish spots, the inner series 

 towards the costa only being plainly visible. Underside, both wings 

 black, but of a more dusky tint than on the upperside. Forewing with 

 the markings as above, but there is an additional fine lunulated line 

 between the discal and marginal series of spots ; the two marginal 

 series of spots much more prominent and larger than above ; the inner 

 margin as far as the submedian nervure and first median nervule pale 

 fuscous ; the base of the costa orange. Hindiving with a short white 

 streak at the base of the costa, posterior to this is a broader streak 

 from the base to beyond the middle of the wing ; the discal fascia 

 as above, but broader, followed first by a fine narrow white line, second 

 by a series of eight more or less lunular and prominent white spots, 

 and third by two prominent disconnected marginal white lines, which 

 are sullied with black between the second and third median nervules. 

 Cilia black, here and there white. Body above black, beneath white. 



Near to N. shepherdi, Moore, from New South Wales, Australia 

 (Moore), and North- West New Guinea ( Grose Smith), from the figure 

 of which it differs in having the discal spots on the upperside of the 

 forewing larger, and an additional spot anterior to the submedian 

 nervure ; the discal band of the hindwing being much broader ; and 

 from the description (as also my solitary specimen from New Guinea) 

 in having the underside black, in N. shepherdi it is " ferruginous-brown, 

 suffused in parts with paler brown." It is probably also near to 

 Phcedyma heliopolis, Felder, from Dodinga in Halmaheira (Gilolo) 

 (Felder), and North- West New Guinea {Grose Smith), a species I have 

 not seen. 



Described from a single female in very fine condition received from 

 Herr Heinrich Kiihn. 



