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This species appears to be somewhat rare in collections. The British Museum possesses 

 oue female specimen, which was captured at Singapore, and which is not only here figured, 

 hut is also the only one I have examined. Prof. Westwood* records a second specimen as 

 collected at Mount Ophir by Mr. IX Wallace ; and a third, from Cambodia, is contained in 

 the Hewitsonian collection. 



This is not only a beautiful but also an aberrant species, it being quite destitute of ocellated 

 spots, a character which Prof. Westwood was reasonably of opinion should warrant its subgeneric 

 separation. The wings are also sernidiaphanous, thus allowing the fascial beneath to be visible 

 above. 



Genus XANTHOTiENIA . 



XanthuUrnht. Wustwooa. Trails. Ent, Soc. sat. 2, vol. iv. p, 187 (1H58|. 



Anterior wings subtriangular, the costal margin moderately arched, the apex rounded, the outer 

 margin moderately convex, the inner margin nearly straight. First subcostal nervule emitted a little 

 before the end of cell, and terminating a little beyond costal norvnre ; second and third subcostal nervuies 

 emitted some little distance apart, t the second a little before the apes of the first, fourth omitted a short 

 distance from the third, fourth and fifth with a common origin. Lower disco -cellular nervule very long 

 and obliquely sinuate. Discoidal nervuies well separated at their origin. First median nervule not 

 prominently arched nor angalated at base. Posterior wings subovate and elongate, somewhat attenuated 

 towards anal angle. Discoidal nervule din* base of which is homologous to an upper disco-cellular nervule) 

 emitted some distance from the bifurcation of the subcostal nervuies, Discoidal cell with the apex 

 entirely open. 



Only one species of this interesting genus is at present known, and which is here 

 enumerated. The habitats of this species mnst therefore be taken as representing the 

 geographical area of the genus. 



1. Xanthotaenia busiris. (Tab. V„ fig. 7,) 



€S$mnt {XunthoUznui) ButirU, Westwood, Trans. Ent. Soc. ser, 2, vol. iv. p. 187, n. 6 (1858). 

 Qkwtitik hmlrU* Druee, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1873, p* 311, n. 4. 



Xnuth'tUnu'tt hwirint ButL Trans, Linn. Soc. scr. 2, Zool. vol. i. p. 638, n. 1 (18771 : Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 1878, p. 827. 



Miik'. U hi^H ahiivc reddish tK-hrnci ous ; anterior wings with an oblique, pah- ochraceous fascia 

 crossing wings at cud of cell, and terminating between second and third median nervuies a little before 

 outer margin; beyond and beneath tin apex of this faseia the colour is dark eh«icolatc-brown t of which the 

 oiiU'i' margin in paler; and with a pale whitish siihapiral spot situate above the upper discoidal nervule. 

 Wingfl beneath much paler, but variable in intensity of hue. Anterior wings marked as above, but the sub* 

 apical whitish spot having above a very small one of the same colour, and beneath an ocellated spot with a 

 white centre and yellowish margin, situate between the discoidal nervuies, and two small and obscure 

 whitish spots, situate one on each side of the hist median nervule, Discoidal cell crossed by a much-waved 

 and angulated dark line. Posterior wings with two strongly waved and sinuated dark lines, enclosing 

 a pale irregular fascia, commencing at costa a short distance from base, where it is narrowest, crossing 



* Trans. Ent. Soo. ser. 2, vol. iv. p. 186. 



T Prof. Westwood atatea, " Uio third ami fourth branches* of the post-costal vein of the fore wings rise a mod crate distance 

 riuiiii.' This, huwevor, appears to uiu to be the* eucond ami third. 



