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partly obliterated in the fore wings ; marginal lunules black. Fore 

 wings hardly acute; base and an exterior bent irregular band 

 brown, partly bordered with black; the band emitting: a broad 

 branch to the costa ; some costal traces of an intermediate band. 

 Hind wings with some traces hindward of a middle line, which is 

 distinguished by black points. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 16 lines. 



a. Punjaub. Presented by Sir J. Hearsay. 



40. Melanippe latifusata. 



Foera. Fuscescens ; palpi obtusi, articulo So minimo ; alee albo 

 latissime marginata?, striga discali nigricante, tinea marginali 

 nigra interrupta ; anticce elongate?, acuta, striga apicali ob- 

 liqua fusca, margine exteriore perobliquo. 



Female. Brownish. Palpi obtuse ; third joint extremely short. 

 Wings very broadly bordered with white ; discal streak blackish, 

 transverse; marginal line black, interrupted. Fore wings elongate, 

 acute ; outline of the brown part undulating ; an oblique apical 

 brown streak ; exterior border very oblique. Length of the body 

 6 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



Hindostan. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Isle Tristam da Cunha. 



The following species is very distinct from all the other groups 

 of Melanippe, and may form a new genus. 



41. Melanippe? contrariata. 



Mas. Cinereo-fusca ; palpi snbflexi, oblique decumbentes ; an- 

 tenna pubescentes ; abdominis latera subfascial lata ; alee 

 albidce, fusco subconspersce, gutta discali punctisque margin- 

 alibus nigris, margine exteriore fuscescente, tinea submarginali 

 subobsoleta ; anticce basifasciaque lata fuscis ; posticce fascia 

 sub vacua. 



Male. Cinereous-brown. Palpi obliquely decumbent, slightly 

 bent; third joint conical. Antennae pubescent. Abdomen with minute 

 tufts along each side; apical tuft rather large. Win*:s whitish, 

 slightly speckled with brown ; discal dot black, largest in the fore 

 wings ; exterior border shaded with brown ; submarginal line almost 

 obsolete; marginal points black. Fore win^s brown at the base, 

 and with a broad browu middle band, which is darkest along the 



