containing a dark fuscoua centre ; these spots are followed outwardly by a narrow wbitisli line, and the 

 apices of the tail-like appendages are also whitish. Wings beneath pale brownish. Anterior wings 

 crossed by a narrow pale castaneous fascia, outwardly bordered with greyish, commencing at lower 

 subcostal nervulo and terminating at submedian nervure, and there are faint indications of a greyish 

 submarginal faseia, which is only clearly visible at posterior angle. Posterior wings with the apical half 

 reddish -oehraceous, containing firstly an irregular transverse aeries of metallic bluish spots, followed by a 

 more or less obscure and very irregular series of black spots, the outer margin broadly blackish, powdered 

 with metallic bluish scales, and with a pale subniargiual whitish line. A distinct black spot at lobular 

 aual angle, inwardly margined with bluish. Body above more or eoncolorous with wings, beneath 

 greyish ; legs greyish, annulated with dark brownish, 

 Exp. wings, $ f 28 milltm. 



ELuj.— Malay Peninsula; Malacca (Biggs— coll. Dist.).— Borneo (Lowe— coll. Godrn. <fc Salv.). 



I have not seen the male of this species, which will probably prove to be similar to the 

 female, but without the broad blackish margins to the upper surface of the wings. I have 

 only received two specimens from the Malay Peninsula, both collected by the Rev. L. Biggs at 

 Malacca, and for one of which I am indebted to my helpful friend Mr* F. EL Gosse* 



Genus DACALANA. 



Dacalam, Moore, MS, ??* 



Anterior wings broadly subtriangular, the costal margin very strongly arched at base and slightly 

 convex to apex, which is rounded, outer margin moderately convex ; inner margin strongly sinuate, 

 convexly lobular near middle Costal nervure terminating on costa nearly opposite end of cell; first 

 subcostal uervule short and emitted at about one-third before end of coll ; second emitted about midway 

 between first and third, the thud arising near end of cell ; third and fourth bifurcating at about two-thirds 

 the length of third ; fourth and fifth bifurcating near apex at about two-thirds the length of fourth ; 

 disco-cellular nervules erect, almost perpendicular ; first median uervule arising at end of cell and about 

 half the distance from second as second is from third, which is emitted about two-thirds from base of celb 

 Posterior wings elongately subovate ; costal margin transversely convex for about half its length, and then 

 obliquely deflected to apex, which is obtuse; posterior margin rounded, with two slender tail-like 

 appendages situate respectively at the apices of the third median nervulo and submedian nervure. Costal 

 nervure ai>out reaching apex of wing ; first subcostal uervule emitted about one-third before the end of 

 cell ; first and second median nervules with an apparently common origin at about end of cell ; submedian 

 nervure almost straight ; internal nervure strongly curved inwardly. Palpi robust, second joint projecting 

 about one-third before the eyes, apical joint slender ; body robust ; posterior legs long. 



Male possessing a sexual tuft of hairs on upper surface of anterior wing beneath cell, and a similar 

 tuft on under surface near inner margin, concealed by the costal margin of the posterior wings. 



At present I am only cognisant of the following species as belonging to Damiana, and 

 coiisi-qiu-ntly am only icier fed U$ geographical ilistrilnitioi], 



* Mr. Moore informed me that the species I litre include was typical of his genu* Dacalana t the description of which 

 is not, but would lie, published in the Joum. AfliaL Soc. Bengal. Ho also kindly showed me bis MS. description, in which it waa 

 stated "venation similar to lolaut" Now the type of iotrnt* haB been shown by Mr. Scudder to be the African Bpecies 

 L heliits, Fubr.. which has four subcostal nervulea, whilBt the specie* given me an typical of DacaUnut powienues live subcostal 

 nervuloH, Consequently, though 1 use Mr. Moore's name, as he requested, I cannot accept his diagnosis. The type of 

 D&cttlana as nsed and described by myself is the Amblypmlia vidura, Horef. 



