RHOPALOCERA MALAYAN A, 



2. Poritia phraatica. (Tak XXI., fig. 21 *\ lab. XXIV., tig. 8 e .) 



Poritia Phraatica, Hewitsou, Bis. Dium. Lepid., Lyc. p. 2H r n. 2, t. 88, f. 2 $> (1878). 

 /Vrtui rUutdttt ? , Hcwits. Trails, Elit. Sue. 187-1, p. 310. 



Male. Allied to the corresponding sex of the preceding species, but larger and with the black area 

 of the anterior wings smaller, its inner margin somewhat concavoly occupying the end of the cell, after 

 which it is more or less convexly continued to the lower median nervule, and is then marginally continued 

 to angle, where there is a abort black streak along the subtuedian uervure. Wings beneath with the 

 markings closely resembling those of P. mitwtra, but much paler in hue. 



Female, Wings above bright ochraeeous. Anterior wings with the costal, outer and inner margins 

 broadly dark brown. Posterior wings with the basal half (notched posteriorly), a broad fascia occupying 

 the margin from apex to upper median nervuli;, and then deducted transversely across ilio wing to u iiltle 

 above anal angle, and three largo conical marginal spots separated by the median nervules dark brown. 

 Wings beneath as in male, but much palor. 



Exp. wings, & and ? , 35 milliin. 



Hab.— Malay Peninsula; Province Wellesley (coll. Dist.) ; Singapore (coll, Hewits.). 



Tlie female specimen liero figured is paler on the posterior wings than depicted by 

 Hewitson'e figure, and is evidently a slight variety of the species. The male was unknown to 

 Mr. Hewits oo, and is here described for the Erst time* 



The following species are alone known to me btj liciritson's figures ami descriptions, which are 

 here reproduced. 



3. Poritia pleurata. (Tab, XXII. f rig, (3 c?; 5 ? .) 



Poritia Plrnrnta, Hewitsou, Trans. Eut. Soc, 1874, p. 840 ; His. Dium. Lep.. Lyc. p. 215, t. lxxxviii, U,4 J, 

 6 ? (187tf>. 



"Upper side. Male. — Brilliant blue. Anterior wing with the costal margin and apical half, which 

 is marked by two blue spots, dark brown. Posterior wing with the costal margin broadly brown ; the 

 outer margin black, spotted with white," 



** Under Bide white, crossed everywhere hy rufous bands and spots, and marked near the outer 

 margin hy a series of singularly-formed spots. Anterior wing with a black spot at the anal angle. 

 Posterior wing with three black spots, the spot nearest the anal angle crowned with orange." 



"Female. — Cerulean -blue, clouded at the base. Anterior wing with the apical half dark brown, 

 crossed by live pale blue spots. Posterior wing with the costal and outer margins dark brown, the outer 

 margin marked by two black spots crowned with blue." 



Exp. wings, l£, 2 Hinch." 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula ; Singapore (Wallace & Buxton, coll. He wit a.). 



Mr. Hewitson's description of the posterior wing of the female is, to say the least, hut 

 sketchy. In the absence of a specimen it is, however, safer to simply reproduce both the original 

 figure and description. 



