RJIOPALOCKHA MA f,A YANA. 



Genus NEOOHERITRA, gen, nov. 



Allied to Ckcritra, but with the costal nervure of the posterior wings terminating nt about two-thirds 

 of costal margin, the subcostal uervules of the posterior wings emitted a little before end of cell, and the 

 position of the tail-like appendages revcr^d^ tlie lonpf one being at the apex of the subtnedian nervure, 

 and the shorter one tit the apes of the lower median nerTule. 



1. Neocheritra amrita. (Tab. XX., fig. 15 ? , and Tab, XXIIL, fig. 12 s ,) 



Myritut Antrim, Felder, Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. p, 895, n. 2 (I860); Hew. ILL Diurii. Lep. p. 27, n. 1, t. 11, 



f. 1—3 (18C8); Butl. TrftEs. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Zool. vol, i. p. 550, n. 7 {1817), 

 Sitfuw dmrito, Kheil, Rhop. dcr Inacl. Niaa. p. 82, n. 105 (1884). , 



Male- Wings above violaceous-blue, more or less dusted with fuscous; anterior wings with the 

 costal margin and rather more than the apical half black ; posterior wings with the outer margin black, 

 broadest at apex and containing three submarginal transverse pale spots, the two uppermost pale bluinh 

 and separated by the second median nervule, the third white and situate between the lower median 

 nervule and the submedian nervure, where above the black margin is also a pale greyish spot, and above 

 the upper median nervule there is a discal black fascia, anal angle white, containing a small black spot ; 

 tail-like appendages greyish -white, with an indistinct central pale fuscous line; tuft of hairs at base of 

 inner margin of anterior wings greyish with an ochraceous tinge. Wings beneath pale greyish ; anterior 

 wings with the whole cellular and outer areas pale reddish-oehraceons ; posterior wings with the costal and 

 apical areas pale reddish-ochraceous with two series of black spots, one marginal and separated by the 

 uervules commencing near discoidal nervule, the other and preceding series consisting of three transverse 

 spots separated by the lower median nervule and the submedian nervure ; tail-like appendages with their 

 bases blackish and with a central fuscous line ; body and legs more or less concolorous with wings, 



Female. Wings above dark fuliginous -brown ; posterior wings with the black and white markings at 

 anal angular area as in male, but with the white markings largerf or sometimes, as in the figure here 

 given, with the white area and the black spots therein much larger ; tail -like appendages greyish -white, 

 with prominent central fuscous lines. Wings beneath as in male, but with the black markings at anal 

 angular area somewhat larger. 



Exp. wings, J and $ , 40 to 44 millim. 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula ; Malacca (Biggs — coll. Inst ; Pinwill — Brit, ilus.) ; Singapore (Kerr — coll. 

 Diet.; coll. Godm. and Sal v.). — Nina Island (Kheil). 



The female specimen here figured is from Singapore, and contained in the collection of 

 Messrs. Godman and Salvin. It exhibits the maximum of varietal character as observed in 

 the species, and which appears to he found in the extent of the black and white markings on 

 the anal angular area of the upper surface of the posterior wings. Although 0. umvita is only 

 recorded here from the Malay Peninsula it is probable that its geographical distribution will be 

 proved to be of a wider description, the f.ycinmla:* of the Malayan Archipelago having still to 

 be properly described and enumerated. 



If* Mr. P. H. Gosse has written to rae that, on p. lflfi, I should have cited him literatim, and should have nand tlic word 

 hyc&nad&y as ho would reject tho use of u a Greek patronymic in u&e, from a noun of the first declension. Lyca na should 

 make Lycttnada*' My friend » doubtless correct on the point, though I expect the more corrupt word 11 Lycanidir" will 

 prevail. Should a day of literary purification ever arise the requisite change of well-known words in our literature will be not 

 inconsiderable. Even so careful and groat u writer as Milton has been recently shown, by the late Mark PatLison, to have erred 

 in his title of 4 II PciiBeroso, 1 the adjective formed from 1 Pentiero' being 'fniwroio (Milton, p. 28). 



