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ami crossing the second median nervule near its base extends to near the outer margin between tlie 

 second and third median nervules, after which it is again directed inwardly and is concavely sinuated 

 to near apex of inner margin ; an oblique subapical series of four sulphureous tqints, the first, near eusta, 

 the second between the fourth and rifth subcostal nervules, the third above and the fourth beneath 

 the Tipper discoidal nervule ; a somewhat obsolete pale apical spot and a very small bright spot on the 

 second median nervule. Posterior wings very pale bluish, with a broiid whining fuscous outer margin, 

 which is widest at apex and narrowly terminates at anal angle ; two linear pale greyish marginal spots 

 near apex and apical margin of caudate appendage of tlie simn colour ; the costal disk of t lie wing 

 is siHorulmt suffused with sulphureous and (In- ubdouiiiial margin is suffused with very pale brownish. 

 Anterior wings beneath dull greyish, beautifully suffused and spotted with bright red and with the 

 following spots and markings: — four spots on costal area above cell, which contains a basal spot, two 

 placed a little before the middle, followed by an irregular macular fascia, and another and somewhat 

 similar one at apex; immediately beyond cell is a broad curved fascia commencing at eosta and 

 terminating at apex of median ju rvure ; a triple series of much broken and irregular fascia-, tlie outer 

 margin being also fuscous; beneath the second median nervule the colour iB sulphur-yellow^ becoming 

 paler towards inner margin, with a large irregular fuscous spot near outer angle. Posterior wings 

 of similar hue and shadings, with tlie following fuscous spots and markings: — a small rounded spot 

 at base, and another near apex of precostal uervure ; a short broad curved transverse fascia commencing 

 near base and terminating on basal edge of abdominal margin ; a linear streak above and near base 

 of costal uervure; a sub quad rate spot, followed by a larger and curved spot beneath the costal uervure ; 

 three spots in cell, a small rounded om- in -u r base, a similar one near origin of third median nervule, 

 and a transverse spot near its termination ; a sinuated row of discal spots, consisting of a small one above 

 and a large one beneath the lirst subcostal nervule, three in oblique series divided by the discoidal 

 and lirst median nervules; a conical spot between the second and (bird median nervules, and an obennical 

 one before the aubmedian nervure, from which to edge of abdominal margin is a broad fascia ; the apical 

 area of wings, which is preceded by a transverse, pale fascist, is darker and shaded with greenish, 

 and contains some much-waved and somewhat disjointed series of transverse fuscous fascile ; outer 

 margin sulphureous, with its extreme border fuscous, a large fuscous patch on the caudate appendage, 

 and a small red spot near anal angle." Body above pale bluish grey; thorax beneath more or less 

 coucolorous with wings; legs brownish, tibia: and tarsi more or less pale ochraceoiis ; antenna' fuscous 

 above, castaneous beneath. 



Exp. wings, <? 108 millim. 



Hah. — Malay Peninsula; Malacca (Wallace, and coll. ltoberts), — Borneo coll. Ih wits. I — Lalnian 

 (coll. Godm. & Salv.) 



This beautiful species almost merits the enthusiastic eulogy of its describer, "This glorious 

 butterfly is beyond description."! It was originally discovered by Mr. Wallace, who thus 

 records its capture at Ayer-pamis : — " 1 was one afternoon walking along a favourite road 

 through the forest, with my gun, when I saw a butterfly on the ground. It was large, 

 handsome, and quite new to me, and I got close to it before it flew a way. I then observed 

 that it had been settling on the dung of some carnivorous animal. } Thinking it might return 



* These are the moat prominent marking* on the posterior wings, it being impossible to describe nil that Uie figure 

 faith fulty pourtrays. 



t Hewitrtim. ' llxntic ButUrUits,' i. p, Kfi, 



J Simikir t-ubstjmccB nro attractive to some of the most handsome butterflies. The beautiful Apntura iris En this 

 country has been iibserveU by Mr. Uewitsou in-ipifii; ilu <in-ppui^ r>f wine and by Mr. tttnrKetw to be partial to dun I 

 stoatH and weasels, Ac. (see Newman's 'Biitisli Butterflies,' i>. 701. At 1'ntiln on tbe Upper Amnstons, fch I ; • nml 

 a species of die huadsomc genue Baieeiu (Pandora) lo be attracted by "offal" (Proc. Ent. Soc. l&GiM), p. 22). 



