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RIIOPALOCERA MALAY AN A. 



This is probably a somewhat restricted genus, and the following species is alone known 

 to the writer as at present belonging to it. The anastomotic condition of the costal nervure 

 and first subcostal nervule of the anterior wings at once separates it from the allied genera. 



Mr, Moore informed me that the typical species of this genus {Myrim aiimuja, Felder) 

 should be placed in his genus Cheritra, but he had probably been unable to examine a 

 specimen. 



1* Jacoona anasuja. (Tab. XXL, fig, 15 <3\) 



Mitriiifi Anamja, Felder, Ileiso Nov. Lep. Li. p. 287, u- 26G t t. 30. f. 8, 4 (1865). 



Male. Wings above brigbt violaceous- blue. Anterior wings with a broad fascia crossing apical half 

 of cell and terminating a little above posterior angle, tbo costal margin beyond thiH fascia, the apes and 

 outer margins all blackish. Posterior wings with the costal and posterior margins (the last as far as 

 between the first and eecond median nervule b) broadly hlackiah, after which to anal angle the posterior 

 margin is whitish, containing a transverse black spot on each aide of the lower median nervule ; a black 

 outer marginal Line, the tail-like appendages whitish, more or less blackish at base. Anterior wings 

 beneath pale brownish-ochraceous, more or leas pale bluish-green at base and towards posterior angle. 

 Posterior wings pale bluish -green, the costal and outer margins (the last as far as median nervines) pale 

 brownish -ochraceous ; the white anal angular patch above larger beueatb, inwardly margined with a 

 much- waved black line, and containing an additional black spot at extreme anal angle; the taiMike 

 appendages beneath with a central blackish line. Body and legs more or less concolorous with wings, 



Exp. wings, S 40 millim. 



Has. — Malay Peninsula ; Province Wellesley (coll . Dist.) ; Malacca, interior (Com. dc Castelnau — > 

 coll, Fold.), 



Of this beautiful and scarce species the writer, like Felder is only acquainted with the 

 male sex, and the female still remains to be discovered. 



Genus SFINDASX& 



$pindasu t 'Wallengron, Lep. Rhop. Caftr. p. 45 (1657). 

 Aphn*¥4 (part), Hewit, HI. Diurn. Lep. p. 60 (18G5). 

 Aj>liTum$ t Moore (nee. Hubn.), Lep. Ceyl, i. p. 105 (188X), 



Anterior wings aubtriangular ; costal margin slightly arched, outer margin moderately convex, inner 

 margin slightly sinuate, Costal nervure terminating nearly opposite end of cell ; first subcostal nervule 

 arising near middle of cell, second about midway between first and third, third and fourth bifurcating 

 at about two-thirds from base of third ; disco-cdlulars erect ; first median nervule emitted at end of cell, 

 second at about twice the distance from third as from first, the third arising a little before middle of cell* 

 Posterior wings irregularly and elongately subovate ; costal margin arched at base and then obliquely 

 straight to apei, which is rounded; posterior margin convexly oblique, with two long slender tail-lite 

 appendages, situate respectively at apices of the third median nervule and of the submedian nervure; 

 abdominal margin straight, but deeply and concavely excavated near anal angle. Costal nervure about 

 reaching apex of wing; subcostal nervule s arising a little before end of cell; first and second median 

 ncrvules with an apparently common origin just before the end of cell, third median nervule emitted 

 at about two- thirds from base of cell ; internal nervure curved inwardly** Body moderately robust ; 

 palpi porrect, second joint not raised above the level of the eyes. 



* For tbo purpose of examining tho n curat ion, it is not uocefiBary to denude the wings of ilie scales, Bpirit* of wino and 

 A camel's-hAir brush being quitu efficacious, and, if the bnnah is used lightly, causing no injury to tho most, ddieate Lycteniiitc. 

 Benzoline can also be used, but its disagreeable smell renders it less useful than the spirits of wine. 



