NEOPE. 51 
Neope bremeri. (Plate VIII. fijj;. 7,6 .) 
Lusiommata bremeri, Fildcr, Wicii. cutoni. Mou. vi. p. 28 (18G2). 
Neope romanovi, Leecli, Entom. xxiii. p. 29 (1890). 
" Lasiommata hremt-ri, Fchler. — Alls supra fuscescentibus, maculis cxterioribus snbfusiformibus 
ochraceis, medio late fusco intcrruptis, subtus pallidioribus ochracco lilasccntique variis, 
figuris annularibus in ccllula, striga discali valde flexuosa posticarumciue altera basali fuscis, 
his ocellis octo distinctissimis, anticis ocellis quinque (secundo, quarto ct quinto multo 
majoribus, distiuctus), ciliis angustis albidis. S . 
" Proeccdentis vicaria in terra continenti. Unicum nostrum specimen prope Ning-po captum ab ea 
alis anticis apice productis, apud raarginem externum paullum concavis, angulo earum interne 
distinctiore, colore pilositatis ct venarum paginte superioris fusco, maculis hujus cxterioribus 
multo minoribus, pallidioribus, ocellis pagina> inferioris majoribus et magls distinctis, striga 
discali magis flexuosa, in anticis inter costam et plicam discoidalem superiorem subcontinua, 
absentia lunularum raarginalium in pagina superiore alarum posticarum ciliisque angustioribus 
facile dignoscitur." (FeJder, I. c.) 
N. romanovi. Leech.- — MnJe. Chocolate-brown, with olive reflections and a metallic green tinge in 
certain lights : venation not ochreous, there are two transverse series of small yellowi&h spots 
on outward half of primaries, but those towards costa are ill-defined. Secondaries have a 
marginal series of large black spots, each spot edged internally and externally with yellowish, 
except that at outer angle, which is bordered on its hinder edge only. Under surface pale 
brown tinged with violet-grey. Primaries broadly streaked with ochreous grey along the 
inner margin ; central brown band very narrow, bidentate near costa, then gently curved, 
emitting a short projection before its termination near anal angle; four submarginal ocelli, 
the second almost filled up with white ; two brown sinuated lines parallel with outer margin. 
Secondaries with three yellowish -brown ringed spots at the base; the central band is grey- 
brown with a triple edging of brown, yellowish, and dark brown ; seven verj- distinct sub- 
marginal ocelli. 
Female. The inner series of spots on upper surface of primaries distinct. 
Expanse, <1 74 miUim., $ 80 millim. 
Occurs in Western China at Omei-shan, Chia-ting-fu and Kwei-chow in 
July, and Moupin in xiugust, also at Chang-yang and Ichang, Central China, 
in July. Felder's type was from near Xingpo. 
Neope oberthiiri. (Plate Vlll. fig. 3, 6 .) 
Neope oberthiiri, Leech, Entomologist, xxiv., Suppl. p. 24 (1891). 
Female. Closely allied to Neope bremeri, Feld. ( = romanoi>i. Leech), with which species it agrees 
almost exactly in the markings of the upper surface, although the colour is darker. On the under 
surface the present species differs from X. bremeri iu the following characters : — The primaries 
are reddish brown ; the discal cell is crossed by three black bars, the outer one very broad ; 
beyond the cell is a blackish transverse band, broadest on the costa, whore it is outwardly 
bordered with white : there is a submarginal series of seven spots ; the first is a small white 
one on the costa ; the second, pale but ill-defined ; third, a true ocellus with white pupil ; 
