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RHOPA LOCEEA MALA YA NA . 



beyond middle of cell, Body robust ; palpi robust, porrect, the second joint extending about one-tbird in 

 front of the eyes ; third joint short. Antennae gradually incrassated. 



The note as to the geographical distribution of Narathura (antea, p. 260) must again 

 suffice here, as it is uncertain how far the genus Ambltfpodia, as thus restricted, really extends. 

 It is probable that its species are foeussed in the Indo*Malayau region, 



i. Amblypodia narada. (Tab, XXL, fig. 23 3 .} 



Amhhj^iUa ftttrtbfe) HorsMd, Cat. Lep. E.LC. p, 98, n. BO; Th. N. Lc I. t, f. 8 (1820). 



Male. Wings above dark violaceous- blue ; anterior wings with the costal and outer margins (the 

 last most broadly) dark fuscous; posterior wings with the costal and outer margins dark fuscous, 

 the abdominal margin paler fuscous. Wings beneath somewhat rufous- brown ; both wings crossed 

 by a narrow and somewhat waved fuscous fascia, which commences a little beneath the apes of anterior 

 wings and terminates on posterior wings near middle of abdominal margin (this fascia is much more 

 distinct in some specimens than in others) ; this is followed on both wings by two narrow broken fuscous 

 fascia, very obscure on anterior wings, where they commence close together near apes, ami move distinct 

 on posterior wings, where they are margined with greyish towards anal angle; the lobular anal angle 

 fuscous, with some greyish scales ; tail-like appendage fuscous. 



Esp. wings , <?■ , 40 to 45 millim. 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula; Pen an g (coll* Disk) ; Malacca I Biggs — coll. Disk). — Java (coll. Horsf.). 



The female of this species is unknown to the writer, but is described by Horsfield as 

 differing from the male in having the ground colour of the upper surface of the wings paler : 

 "the blue patch has a light azure tint with a purple reflexion, is less widely diffused, especially 

 in the posterior pair, and the borders are proportionally broad"; the colour beneath is also 



described as "gray," 



Genus RAPAUL 

 r.ttfiitit, Moore, Lop, CeyL vol. i. p. 105 1 1881). 



Wings broad. Anterior wings with the costal margin arched at base, and then slightly cot vex, the 

 outer margin obliquely convex, inner margin slightly conc&vely sinuate. Costal nervure terminating on 

 costa nearly opposite end of cell; first subcostal norvule emitted beyond middle of cell; second and third 

 subcostal nervules emitted nearer together than first and second; third and fourth bifurcating beyond 

 the middle of third ; first and second median nervules emitted at about half the distance that separates 

 second and third. Posterior wings subovate, the costal margin arched at base and oblique to apex ; outer 

 margin convex, with a short tail-like appendage at apex of lower median nervule ; subcostal nervules 

 bifurcating at about one-third before end of cell ; first and second median nervules emitted close together 

 at end of cell. 



Male with a tuft of hairs near base of inner margin of anterior wings, and with a broad conical- 

 shapfd glandular depression at base and between the costal and subcostal nervines of posterior wings. 

 Body robust ; palpi mutilated in the one specimen of {R. amisma) only available for examination. 



This genus has been so recently proposed, aud without the whole of its known species 

 being enumerated, that it is impossible to properly define its area of distribution. One 

 species is found in Ceylon, and others are known from the Malay Peninsula aud Java, It is 

 probably common to the Indo- Malayan Region, 



