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almost two-thirds the length of eostat margin ; first and second subcostal nervules emitted close together 

 at about one -fourth before end of cell, fourth and fifth bifurcating near apex, third emitted a little before 

 their bifurcation ; upper di^ro-cellular uervule deeply concave, lower oblique, nearly straight; upper 

 discoidal nervule emitted from upper end of cell, lower from about middle end; upper median nervule 

 nearly straight and emitted from end of cell, the median nervules about equally wide apart ; suhmedian 

 nervuie waved. Posterior wings stiheonieal ; eoHtu! margin nearly straight, slightly convex, outer margin 

 more or less convex. Costal nervnre extending to apex of wing ; first subcostal nervule emitted at about 

 one-fourth before end of cell ; disco-cellular nervules oblique ; upper median nervule short, emitted from 

 end of cell ; lower median nervule from about, middle of cell; submedian nervure nearly straight; internal 

 nervure recurved. Body long j pronotum hairy ; palpi short, hairy beneath ; legs long and slender ; 

 antennae moderately long, with a distinctly formed apical club. 



Nepkeroma is found throughout the tropical portions of Africa and Asia. The species 

 inhabiting the two continents have a very dissimilar facies, those from Africa being much more 

 brightly coloured. Two species are here enumerated as found in this f ants a. 



The females are excellent '* mimics" of species of the protected genus Dajiais. 



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1. Nepheronia lutescens. (Tab. XXVI,, fig. 14*.) 



Nepheronia liitt-se*t», Butler, Cist. Ent. vol. u\ p. 431 (1879). 

 Kromn lutex-cm* Moore, Free, Zoo). Soc. 1878, p. 838. * 



Male. Winga above pale greenish, the neu ration (excepting the greater portion of the disco-cellular 

 nervules of both wings) dark fuscous ; anterior wings with the costal area blackish, apeckled with greyish, 

 the apes and outer margin somewhat broadly blackish, the last continued in short ray-like streaks along" 

 the nervules; posterior wings with the outer margin broadly blackish, and inwardly continued as on 

 anterior wings, the subcostal nervure and lower subcostal nervule being somewhat broadly infuseated. 

 Whigs beneath as above, but paler, and with the apical and marginal dark markings almost obsolete, t 

 Body above fuscous, beneath greyish ; femora dark, covered with greyish pile; tibue and tarsi pale 

 brownish. 



Exp. wings, o* , 78 millim. 



Hab. — Tenasserim; Meetan (Limborg — Moore), — Malay Peninsula ; Perak (Kunetler — Calc.Mus.}; 

 Sungei Ujong <D urn ford - coll, Dist.), — Borneo (Low — Brit, Mus.) ; Sandakan (Pryer — coll. Bist.) ; 

 Banjermasin (coll. Diet.). 



The writer is only acquainted with the male of this species, which appears to be 

 moderately rare in the Malay Peninsula. 



2. Nepheronia hippia, iw. gaea. (Tab. XXVI., figs. 1G J , 12 £ .) 



Papilio Hippia, Fabricins, Mailt. Ins. ii. p, n. 5 15 (1787). 

 Emnia Gaii, Folder, Reiae Nov. Lop. ii. p. 190, n. 188 (1865). 

 fterb Valeria, var, ,4., Boiad. Sp. Gen. i. p. 444, n. ft (18SG). 



Male. Wings above very pale greenish. Anterior wings with the neuration, costal area, apex, and 

 outer margin (the last inwardly and ray-like, continued for a short distance along the nervules) blackish, 



; Though Mr. Moore's citation of the species luis priority over Mr. Butler's description, the difference of dates Li a manor 

 of accident only, and an Mr. Monro did not deseribn it. no difficulty arises. 



t In some Bornean specimens the under surfaces of the lower wings have a decidedly ochrueeous tinge. 



