90 
298, 
Zoe. 
A LIST OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF BORNEO. 
Chapman writes of this sub-genus and the next: “...... 
they appear to me to be undoubted Lycaenopsids.” Dr. 
Chapman. has not yet had an opportunity of examining the 
next species, V eopilhecops oskewa, mihi, and I refer it to this 
sub-genus with some hesitation. 
Lycaenopsis (Neopithecops) oskewd, n. sp. 
Mate. Upperside. Dark fuscous brown: a small pale iri- 
descent-blue discal patch in the fore-wing. Underside. Grey- 
ish-white. More-wing: a transverse thin. brown line marks the 
end of cell; a post-discal line composed of six interneryvular 
brown striae; of which the first is situated further from the 
hind-margin than the others; the next two join; the fourth 
points downwards and outwards, the fifth and sixth very nearly 
join. Hxterior to this row is a sub-marginal border of inter- 
nervular lunules outwardly bordered by a row of darker spots; 
a thin dark line along the outer edge of hind-margin. Cilia 
of ground-colour. Hind- Wing: a small dark sub- costal spot 
at base, followed by another saa larger sub-costal spot to- 
wards the apical angle; immediately below this, a small brown 
aay a thin transverse line at end of cell as in fore-wing; an 
irregular post-discal line of small brown spots; the first two of 
which are between the discocelluars; of the next three: one be- 
low each of the three median nervules and the last on the inner 
margin. ‘The second median-nervular spot is placed. nearer 
the base. Sub-marginal border and cilia as in fore-wing. 
FEMALE. Only differs fromthe male in having a larger 
and better defined discal patch of iridescent blue- white in the 
fore-wing. 
Hep. al, 6, 22-24:mm. 3.2, 25 mm, 
Types, 6 and 2, Kuching, Sarawak (Sar. Mus.). 
Sarawak: Marapok Mts. and Kuching (Sar. Mus.). 
Mr. H. H. Druce kindly examined this species and reported 
that it was not in the British Muesum or known to him, 
Sub-genus, Megisba, Moore. 
Lycaenopsis (Megisba) malaya, Horst. 
Lycaena malaya, Horsfield, Cat. Lep. Mus; ‘He 1 Cy apeed 
(18289) 
Megisba thwaitesi; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. Vol. I. p. 71, pl. 
XXXIV. figs. 3, 3a, 3b (1881), 
Megisba sikkima, Moore, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng. p. 21 
(1884). , 
Pathalia albidisca, Moore, t. c. p. 21 (1884). 
Megisba gunga, Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. ab 133, 
pl. XIX, fig. 7 (1885). 
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