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spatio exteriore atomis aureis. Var. /3. — Major; alee anticce 

 strigis duabus basallbus flavis, fascia latiore pallidiore chaly- 

 bceo marginala. 



Male. Brightly gilded. Eyes nearly contiguous. Antennae 

 more than twice longer than the fore wings. Fore wings with a 

 gilded band beyond the middle, bordered with black on each side ; 

 exterior space purple, with numerous gilded speckles. Hind wings 

 purple. Var. /3. — Larger. Fore wings with two yellow streaks near 

 the base ; band paler, broader, bordered with chalybeous on each 

 side; exterior space with fewer gilded speckles. Length of the body 

 3 — 3^ lines ; of the wiugs 7 — 8 lines. 



% — c. South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq. 



21. Nemotois sinicella. 



Mas. Pallide aurata ; antenna alis anticis plus duplo longiores ; 

 alee anticee dimidio exteriore cupreo purpureoque micante, 

 striga costali urcuata fiava ; pusticce purpurascente-cuprece. 



Male. Purple. Eyes large aud prominent, connected above. 

 Hind tibiae broadly fringed. Wings rather broad. Fore wings 

 somewhat rounded at the tips, thickly covered 'with minute gold 

 spangles; a yellow hardly oblique band, which is broadest hind- 

 ward, and is divided on each side by a hardly undulating black 

 line from a narrow chalybeous band. Hind wings with a cupreous 

 fringe. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Sumatra. From Sir Stamford Raffles' collection. 



22. Nemotois decisella. 



Mas. Purpurea ; «la? anticce latiusculce, aureo conspersce^ fascia 

 media flava vix obliqua nigro marginata, fasciis duabus an- 

 gustis chalybceis ; posticce cupreo fimbriates. 



Male. Pale gilded. Antennae more than twice longer than the 

 length of the fore wings. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips; 

 exterior half brilliant cupreous, varied with purple ; a yellow curved 

 streak in front, joining the costa at each end. Hind wings purplish 

 cupreous. Length of the body 2\ — 3 lines; of the wings 7 — 8 

 jlines. 

 a—d. China. Presented by G. T. Laye, Esq. 



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