RJIQPA LOCERA MALA VAN A, 



4. Poritia phalena. (Tab. XXII., fig, 8 «) 



Pontic PhaUw, Hewitson, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1874, p. 844 ; His. Diarn. Lop., Lyc. p. 216, n. 8, t. 89, 

 figs. 14 & 15 J (1878). 



11 Upporside. Male.— Black. Both wings marked by bands arid spots of green. Anterior wing with 

 a longitudinal narrow baud from the base to the middle, a bifid spot on the inner margin, a trifid spot near 

 the costal margin, and a submarginal series of six spots. Posterior wing with a band near the inner 

 margin, two submarginal spots, aud three spots on the outer margin ; one of them, which is at the anal 

 angle, large and marked by a black spot.** 



" Underside rufous-brown. Anterior wing crossed at the middle by a band of white, and beyond it 

 by a series of fire grey spots. Posterior wing white, with the base and apex rufous-brown, several small 

 brown spots near the middle, followed by three larger spots of the same colour ; four large marginal spots, 

 their centre borders black." 



Exp. wmgs t l T *u inch." 



Hab. — -Malay Peninsula ; Singapore (Wallace — coll. He wits.)* 



5, Poritia pheretia, (Tab, XXII., figs. 9 10 S .) 



Poriti* Pkvretia, Hewitaon, Trans, Eut. See. 1874, p. 840; Dis. Diurn, Lep., Lyc. p. 217, n. &, L 89, 

 figs, 17 & 18 * 16 * {18781. 



" Upperside, Male, — Anterior wing black, with a band from the base to the middle, a band on the 

 inner margin, and a transverse band of four spots beyond the middle, all green -blue. Posterior wing 

 green* bine, with the costal margin and a spot below the middle dark brown.*' 



" Underside rufous, pnie. Anterior wing crossed at the middle by a band of white. Posterior wing 

 irrorated with white at the middle and crossed by a band of brown spots; three large spots on the outer 

 margin; the two largest at the anal angle, white bordered with black, the middle spot marked with black, 

 the outer .spot black." 



"Female rufous -brown. Posterior wing with the outer half nearly lilac-white: underside like the 

 male, except that the anterior wing is crossed by a second band of white.'* 

 Exp. wings, " Ut inch." 

 « Hab.— Malay Peninsula; Singapore (Wallace — -coll. Hewits.). 



6. Poritia pediada. (Tab. XXII., fig. 16 P ,j 



Poritia PtiHoda, Hewitson, Ent. Mo, Mag. vol. xiii p, 238 {1877} ; His. Diurn. Lep. ( Lyc. p, 218, n, 11, t. 89, 

 figs, 21 & 22 S (1678f. 



" Upperside. Female. — Dark brown, slightly tinted with dull blue ; outer margin of posterior wing 

 dentate near the middle, traversed From the dentation to the anal angle by a pale blue line." 



" Underside red-brown. Both wings crossed transversely by two bands of lilac-white, one near the 

 middle, the other subniargmal. Posterior wing with a short band of the same colour between the others, 

 and a submarginal line of white/ 1 



Exp. wings, " la'j inch." 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula ; Singapore (Buxton — eolL Hewits.), 



