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LTC^NID.E. 



Genus TAJURIA. 



Tajuria, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. i. p. 108 (1881); Distant, Rhop. Malay, p. 244 (1884) ; 

 de Xiceville, Butt. Ind. iii. p. 368 (1890). 



" Differs from Pratapa [= Cambria, Hewitson] in the absence of both the tuft of hair on the 

 fore wing and the glandular patch on hind wing of the male. Fore wing broader and more 

 regularly triangular in form ; venation similar : hind wing comparatively narrower and more 

 produced hindward ; cell broader, the subcostal and median branches emitted further from 

 the base. Type T. lonr/inus." {Moore, I. c.) 



'■• Anterior wings subtriangular ; the costal margin moderately convex, the apex subacute, the 

 outer margin moderately convex, the inner margin slightly sinuate. Costal nervure 

 terminating on costa nearly opposite end of cell ; first subcostal nervule emitted near middle 

 of cell, second about midway between first and third, third a little before end of cell, third 

 and fourth bifurcating at about or a little beyond half the length of the third ; discocellular 

 nervules suberect ; first median nervule emitted at end of cell, second nearer to first than to 

 third, third emitted at about two thirds from base. Posterior wings subovate ; costal margin 

 obliquely convex to apex, which is rounded ; posterior margin obliquely rounded, prolonged 

 in a more or less distinct angle at apex of second median nervule, and with two slender tail- 

 like appendages situate respectively at the apices of the third median nervule and of the 

 submedian nervure. Costal nervure extending to apex of wing ; subcostal nervules bifur- 

 cating at about one tliird before end of cell ; first and second median nervules with an 

 apparently common origin a little before end of cell, third a little beyond middle of cell ; 

 submedian nervure slightly curved outwardly; internal nervure strongly curved inwardly. 

 Body robust. Palpi porrect, the ai)ex of the second joint not reaching the upper margin of 

 the eyes." {Distant, I. c.) 



Tajuria luculentus. (Plate XXX. fig. 13, 6 .) 



lolaus /iiculculus, Leech, Entomologist, xxiii. p. 38 (1890). 



Male. Light blue, finely dusted with black scales ; costa and outer margin of primaries to below third 

 median nervule broadly black. Secondaries with two white-tipped black tails ; costa bordered 

 with black, abdominal margin broadly whitish ; two black spots on outer margin towards the 

 black anal angle, which has an orange-brown lunule; fringes white, chequered with black 

 at extremities of nervules and preceded by a black lino. Under surface pale greyish white ; 

 primaries have linear discoidal si)ot and central transverse lines blackish ; submarginal line 

 dusky : secondaries have a blackish discoidal bar and transverse wavy central lines ; there are 

 also two blackish linear spots, one near base and towards costa, the other about the middle of 

 inner margin ; submarginal line dusky ; a black spot at anal angle, and one between second 

 and tliird median nervules, the first narrowly, and the last broadly, bordered with reddish 

 orange. 



Female. Paler ; black border of i)rimarics narrower over coll, disclosing a distinct black discoidal 



spot, beyond which is a whitish cloud. 

 Expanse, 40 niillim., $ 11 millini. 



Occurs in July at Chang-yang, Central China. 

 Allied to Jo/aits lorujinus, Hew. 



