t4t L. de Nic6vilie — Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region. [No. 1, 



of a slightly lighter shade than the ground-colour, outwardly defined by 

 a very narrow black line, the fifth posterior spot the largest and of a 

 bright yellow colour, with another somewhat diffused spot beyond 

 reaching the outer margin ; a black anteciliary thi'cad from the apex of 

 the wing to the first median nervule. 



This appears to be a very distinct species, differing from all others 

 of the genus known to me {Padraona dara, Kollar, = P. mces a, Moove ; 

 P. mcesoides^ Butler ; P. pseiidomcesa, Moore ; P. gola, Moore ; P. goloides, 

 Moore; P. augiades, Felder; P. olivescens, Herrich-Schaffer ; P. palma' 

 rum, Moore; P. procles, do Niceville) in lacking in the forewing on the 

 upperside the two spots divided by the lower discoidal nervule invariably 

 preseut in all those species. It agrees with P. procles and P. olivescens 

 in having no spots in the hind wing anterior to the discal baud towards 

 tlie costa and base of the wing. It possesses, moreover, a male-mark, 

 which is, I believe, unique in the genus, consisting of a shining pale 

 silky streak to be seen in some lights only on the upperside of the fore- 

 wing placed within the discal band of spots in the lower median and 

 submedian interspaces. I may add that the entire coloration of the 

 ppecies is very dark and rich. 



Described from numerous specimens in Dr. L. Martin's collection 

 and my own, some of which Avere taken in June. 



45. Halpe uierox, n. sp., Plate IV, Fig. 1, d'. 



Habitat : N.-E. Sumatra. 



Expan.se : (?, 115 to 1'25 inches. 



Description : Male. Upperside, both wings shining hair-brown. 

 Forewing with, in some specimens, two exceedingly obscure pale spots in 

 the median interspaces, placed obliquely as usual in the genus, the lower 

 one nearer the base of the wing than the upper ; in some specimens 

 these spots are entirely absent ; no " male-mark." Hindwing immaculate. 

 Underside, /ore2Mngr with the inner margin broadly pale fuscous, the rest 

 of the wing dull ochreous-grey ; the two median spots sometimes present 

 on the upperside always present, conspicuous, whitish ; a very obscure 

 submarginal series of pale spots in a curved series from the costa to 

 about the first median nervule ; a very fine anteciliary dark thi'ead. 

 Hindwing pale fuscous, heavily irrorated throughout with dull ochreous- 

 gi'cy scales. Cilia of the forewing sometimes faintly checkered, more 

 often concolorous with the wing, on the hindwing always concolorous. 

 AntenncB black, the base of the club beneath pale ochreous. Palpi, 

 thorax, and abdomen above hair-brown; palpi, thorax, and abdomen 

 beneath dull ochrcous-grcy. 



This dull-coloured, obscurely-marked species is evidently allied 



