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seven obscure ocidlated spots, the uppermost small ami the lowermost duplex, ami a narrow marginal 

 fascia. Posterior mug* with thn-v oblique fascial; beyond the third is a series of six obscure ocellnted 

 spots, of which the uppermost is smallest and the lowermost duplex, and a narrow submarginal and i\ 

 rather broader marginal fascia of the same colour. Wings beneath pale ochraceous, the fascism darker, and 

 the ocellated spots with bright silvery centres. Body above greyish-brown, beneath with legs pale 

 oehraceoua ■ thorax and legs streaked with greyish -brown, 

 Exp. wings, <? & $ , 36 to 4G millim. 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula ; Penang, Province Wellesley (coll. Dist.) ; Perak (Kunst^— Calc- Mus.) ; 

 Sungei Ujong (Durnford— colh Dist.) ; Malacca, Singapore {Godfery). — Sumatra (Forbes — coll. Diet.). — 

 Java; Bautam (coll. Dist.).— Borneo (Druce) ; Sarawak (Wallace— coll. Dist.) ; Sandakan {Pryer— coll. 

 Dist.). 



This species varies in hue above, aiitl of a long series in my own collection the paloat 

 specimen is from Sumatra and the darkest from Perak, 



One of the most peculiar facts hi relation to this butterfly appears to he its almost recent 

 appearance in the Malay Peninsula, or at all events its first capture there hy collectors, I did 

 not meet with it myself when collecting at Province "Wellesiey, nor did I subsequently receive it 

 in numerous collections derived from the Peninsula. In 1883, however, the species seems to 

 have been common from Penang to Singapore* I first received two specimens captured on 

 Penang Hill, and sent to me as a new species ; others shortly followed from Province Wellesley, 

 with the remark of an experienced collector that the species was quite new to the locality ; and 

 almost simultaneously the Indian Mail Drought me more examples from Sungei IJjong, 

 Malacca, and Singapore* My friend Mr, Logan also sent me an example with the comment, 

 "a very rare butterfly, not known to collectors here/'* 



Gapt. Godfery, who also captured the species at Sungei Ujong, describes it as being found 

 " in low undergrowth in the forest! where, especially iu the early morning, I several times met 

 with it. Its night is weak and feeble, but it cleverly eludes pursuit by threading its way 

 through the tangled brushwood." 



Genus ELYMNIAS (antm, p. 58). 

 8. Elymnias abrisa, (Tab. XLIIL, tig. 5 J .) 



Eh/mniax ahri&a, Distant, Ann. & Mag. Nut. Hist. eer. 5, vol. xvii. p, 581 (lHfcWi, 



Male. Wings above dark obscure indigo-blue, posterior wings with a large subruarghifti pale bluish 

 patch h Wings beneath glossy brownish, much mottled with paler strigffl; anterior wings with the basal half 

 of costal area and apical margin castancous, and with a large triangular pale subapical patch ; posterior 

 wings with a subcostal castaneous patch, a pale stramineous spot between the subcostal nervules, and tile 

 outer half of wing with the ground-colour pale violaceous and having a few small submarginal spots. 

 Body anil legs more or less concoiorous with wings. 



Female.! "Wings dentated, the hind wings most strongly, brown with a slight blush shade. Fore 

 wings with a large whitish patch, commencing above the submedian nervure at half the length of the cell, 

 to beyond the discoidal nervule j below the submedian nervure it extends obliquely outwards to the level 



* Iw England the plentiful appearance of ftome hitherto rare insect frequently tfives the eJmiiieter to nil entomnlogictil 

 yenr. nud the ubove facta show ill tit this spasmodic appearance is exhibited by certniu species in the tropica. 



1 i am indebted to Mr. \V. ir'. Ktrhy for furnishing me. with the /thrive description of the female of this species, which 

 I found contained lunnainedt iu the HowitBonian collection. 



July 30, 1880. 5 p 



