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tinged with green. Fore wings much rounded at the tips, with two 

 yellow patches ; the first extending from the interior border before 

 the middle to nearly two-thirds of the breadth ; the second transverse, 

 in the exterior disk, narrower towards the interior angle, ocbraceous 

 towards the costa. Hind wings with a very large yellow patch, 

 which commences very near the base and extends to beyond three- 

 fourths of the length, and has the outer part of its fore border exca- 

 vated. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



Mysol. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus DOCLEA. 



Mas. Corpus crassum. Frons subconvexa. Proboscis bre- 

 vissima. Palpi porrecti, brevissimi. Antennae robustae, pectinatae. 

 Abdomen alas posticas longissime superans. Pedes validi, laeves, 

 calcaribus nullis. Alae longae, angusta?, apice rotundatae; anticae 

 margiue exteriore perobliquo. 



Male. Body stout. Head slightly prominent. Proboscis 

 very short. Palpi porrect, extremely short. Antennas stout, mode- 

 rately pectinated. Abdomen extending much beyoud the hind 

 wings. Legs stout, smooth, without spurs. Wings long, narrow, 

 rounded at the tips. Fore wings much longer than the hind wings ; 

 exterior border extremely oblique. 



It is nearly allied to Soritia, but may be distinguished from 

 that genus by its very stout body and by its long narrow wings. 



DOCLEA SYNTOMOIDES. 



Mas. Purpurea; caput viride, gutta apud faciem aurato-flava ; 

 antennce virides ; thorax antice luteus ; abdomen cyaneum, 

 lateribus basi flavis apice viridibus ; alee anticce purpurece ; 

 posticce lutea?, purpureo marginatce. 



Male. Purple. Head bright green, with a gilded yellow dot 

 on the face. Antennas green, with black branches. Thorax luteous 

 in front. Abdomen deep blue, luteous on each side towards the 

 base, glittering green on each side towards the tip and beneath, 

 hirsute on each side towards the tip. Fore wings purple. Hind 

 wings luteous, with purple borders, which are broadest at the tips. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



Malacca. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



