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The E. philoxencea of Moore is a third species of this section of the genus, which, though 

 it has the secondaries quite as much elongated, does not possess the deeply excised outer 

 margin between the median branches. 



Epicopeia lidderdalii. (Plate LXXXVIII. fig. 6.) 



cJ . Allied to E. diphilcea : primaries the same ; secondaries with the concavity between 

 apex and caudal angle longer, the process at the extremity of the second median branch 

 shorter ; the white patch subquadrate, nearest to the outer margin between the second and 

 third median branches, but considerably further from it than in E. diphilcea ; a bright carmine 

 fasciole between the first median branch and the extremity of the submedian vein ; two submar- 

 ginal carmine spots upon the median interspaces. Below, all the rose-coloured markings are 

 replaced by much more slender bright carmine markings, and the white patch differs as above. 

 Expanse of wings 4 inches 9 lines. 



Bhotan (Lidderdale) . 



Epicopeia maculata. (Plate LXXXVIII. fig. 7.) 



g . Allied to E. philenora, but the secondaries above with a bifid creamy-white patch 

 speckled with red on the nervures, crossed by the third median branch ; no carmine spot above 

 the abdominal excision, otherwise quite similar : secondaries below with the white patch as 

 above, and with a bifid carmine spot divided by the first subcostal branch, and placed between 

 the ordinary subcostal carmine spot and the white patch. Other characters like E. philenora, 

 excepting that the outer margin of primaries is less convex, and the concavity between the 

 apex and the caudal angle is deeper and shorter. Expanse of wings 4 inches 9 lines. 



Bhotan (Lidderdale). 



In its characters this species is intermediate between the preceding and E. philenora ; 

 it, however, seems to be decidedly more nearly allied to the latter species. 



Epicopeia caudata. (Plate LXXXVIII. fig. 8.) 



Darker than any known species : primaries dull black, with velvety-black basicostal area, 

 veins, internervular folds, and outer margin : secondaries unusually elongated, the concavity 

 between the apex and the caudal extremity almost obsolete, the extremity itself narrower, 

 and therefore more caudiform than usual ; three elongated white spots, of which the central 

 one is considerably the longest, divided by the second and third median branches ; a small 

 carmine dash above the abdominal excision, and two small submarginal spots on the median 

 interspaces : body, as usual, black, with carmine head, collar, and anus ; abdomen shot with 

 dark green. Primaries below grey, with the velvety-black markings as above ; a large costal 

 carmine patch at basal third of costa : secondaries black, shot with dark green; the markings 

 of the upper surface somewhat expanded, the white spots confluent and forming a large patch, 



