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the marginal area grey, the latter indistinctly defined. Intense black submarginal and marginal dots. Hindwing 
dark brown. In the $ the marginal area of the forewing is not lighter, the hindwing somewhat darker. 40—50 mm. 
Amboina. 
St. affinis Rothsch. is probably only a form of melastomatis. Separated on the forewing by a pale sub- off ini s. 
costal spot y 3 from the apex and 3 black spots in and near the cell-end. On the hind wing a large blackish apical 
spot. $ 50 mm. New Guinea, Mt. Goliath, 2000 m. 
The following species are more intensely green. The 3 first are probably one and the same species. 
St. evanescens sp. n. (83 c). Forewing very pale green. Interior line broad, white, behind it narrowly evanescent. 
dark green. Thick white streaks at the cross-vein, before it and below it. The exterior broad white line is very 
indistinct like the submarginal spots, too. Marginal dots black. Hindwing with a triangular dark green costal 
margin. Inner margin yellowish. <$ 44 mm. New Guinea, 600 m. Type in the British Museum. 
St. viridissinius B.-Bak. (83 c). Forewing rather uniformly pale green. Interior line indistinct, blackish, viridissi- 
at the inner margin obliquely outwards, inside edged with white. At the cross-vein a black streak, before it 
another one of 2 dots. The rest similar to evanescens. Below % costal margin a dark spot. On the hindwing 
the costal margin is broadly pale green, otherwise pale red-brown. 40—65 mm. Key Is., Amboina, New 
Guinea. — habrochlora Trnr., from Queensland, may be the same species. 
St. pratti B.-Bak. (83 c) is very similar, but more brightly marked. Interior line more distinct and pratti. 
apparently somewhat more slanting, before it there may be a black spot. Around the cell a very indistinct 
dark line parallel to the light exterior line. Median area darker green. Marginal area and hindwing similar to 
viridissimus. q 40 mm. New Guinea (Mt. Goliath). 
St. virescens Mr. (83 c). $. Forewing yellowish-green. Interior line double, black, often filled with virescens. 
yellowish-white, behind it 2 fine yellowish-white dots. At the cross-vein a black spot. Exterior line double, 
composed of black lunae, filled with yellowish. Hindwing light red-brown, at the costal margin green with 3 
red-brown lines. $ with 4 irregular dark bands (lines?), hindwing pale brownish-grey. 40—55 mm. Sikkim, 
Borneo, Sumatra, 1500 m. 
We add. here some species which have been described as Stauropus, though they certainly do not belong to this 
genus. From the original descriptions one cannot tell where they belong to. 
St. dentilinea Hmps. Forewing grey, in the basal and distal areas slightly dusted with brown. With dentilinea. 
very indistinct undulating interior and exterior lines. The notched marginal line is dark, before it dark spots. 
Hindwing dark brown, at the costal margin lighter. $ 40 mm. Nilgiris, Ceylon. 
St. basiniger Mr. $ pale brown. Forewing at the base blackish, bordered by a curved black line, basiniger. 
Exterior line double, undulated, incurved, at the inner margin more distinct. Before the margin black lunae. 
9 60 mm. Balasore. 
St. nigribasalis Wilem. Grey. On the forewing the basal third is black. Maculae edged with white, nigribasa- 
Interior line black, oblique, in the middle concave. Exterior line black, serrate, outside edged with white, at 
the cell-end incurved, at the inner margin outside with a black cloud. Hindwing dark brown with a whitish- 
grey apical spot. 50 mm. Formosa. 
St. wilemani Mats. (= pulverulentus Wilem.). Grey, dusted with dark. Interior and exterior lines wilemani. 
ochreous brown, the first indistinct, the other one in the middle concave, with brown spots at it. Hindwing 
grey, base darker. B 50 mm. Formosa. 
St. confusa Wilem. Grey, in the disc somewhat ochreous brown. Costal margin at the base spotted confusa. 
black and white, 2 undulating interior and 2 exterior lines with a feebler one between them, all rather indistinct. 
Marginal line dark grey. Hindwing whitish, at the costal margin grey. $ 55 mm. Formosa. 
St. talboti nom. nov. (= pulverulentus Talk.) (83 d). The type (§) is without its antennae. Thorax and talboti. 
forewing greyish-white, dusted with black. The dark basal area is defined by a double dark line. Exterior line 
composed of double spots, its exterior branch more rectilinear as far as vein 3, then more incurved. Before the 
margin an irregular light line. Hind wing greyish-white, at the margin brown. $ 58 mm. Sarawak, 2000 m. 
St. inclusa Hmps. Antennae of $ tufted, of $ ciliated. Forewing whitish, densely dusted dark red- inclusa. 
brown, the interior portion of the basal area and the marginal area lighter. A brown streak below the base of 
the cell. Interior line intensely brown, from the costal margin inwards to the median vein, then straight. At 
the cross-vein a brown streak. Exterior line brown, beginning at the costal margin near the interior line, obli¬ 
quely to vein 6, then inwards, dentate, and to the interior line at the inner margin. Submarginal line pale, 
undulated, light lunar spots at the margin. 45—50 mm. Khasia Hills. — Larva gregarious, near the anal end 
with a feeble protuberance. Yellow with a black dorsal line and 2 lateral lines, stigmata edged with black. 
On Quercus griffithii. 
