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on forewing 3, on the hindwing 2; moreover, the hind angle of the forewing and the abdominal edge of 
the hindwing orange-yellow. — North and South Celebes, only known, collected by Martin in October 
and by Fruhstorfer in November. 
c) Abdomen black with yellow apex. 
accurata, M. accurata Swinh. (3f). Forewing with 2 small spots in the basal area, a band before the middle 
and a shorter band distallv of the apex of the cell all white; hindwing with round white spot in the 
centre and white fringes. Moulmein, Burma, one $ in the British Museum. 
centralis. M. centralis Roths. (3h). Thorax with 3 yellowish white longitudinal lines; coxae and femora orange. 
Forewing chocolate, often dusted with grey, bearing 3 yellowish white spots, of which the distal one is 
band-like; hindwing black-brown, with a round yellowish white central spot. Larva pale yellow, ringed 
with black, head, abdominal legs and a, row of spots above the legs yellowish red, pronotum and a transverse 
spot on segment 11 black. — In Northern Queensland, not rare, bred by Dodd in September, November, 
February and March. 
M. simplex. Cell-spots of forewing small or absent, the discal band on the contrary longer than in cen¬ 
tralis. Hindwing without spot, only with white (or partly white) fringes, the white colour often extending 
eumelas. on to the wing, especially at the anal margin. Moluccas and New Guinea. — eumelas subsp. nov. (3f). 
The pale yellow stripes on head and thorax thin; outer side of segment 2 of palpi and base of 3 black. 
The 2 yellowish cell-spots of the forewing quite small, often only 1 present, the discal band narrow, straight, 
more oblique than in the other subspecies, not quite reaching the lower median, where it is closer to the 
distal margin than to the cell, below the lower median a yellowish white spot, which is sometimes absent; 
all the blue markings very distinct, a blue line on the disc. Fringes of hindwing whitish yellow, the margin 
obiensis. of the wing itself not white. Halmaheira. — obiensis Roths. The yellowish white stripes on head and thorax 
broader than in eumelas, the apex of palpal segment 2 and base of 3 yellowish white. Forewing with 2 
yellowish white cell-spots, of which at least the outer one extends across the whole breadth of the cell; 
discal band broad, not quite reaching to the submedian vein, twice sinuate on inner side. Fringes of 
biiruensis. hindwing white, on underside white dots before them. Obi; in Museum Tring 2 $$ and 1 $. — buruensis 
subsp. nov. Similar to obiensis, but the prrximal yellowish white cell-spot a mere dot or absent. Buru; in 
pwerosia. Museum Tring 5 and 1 collected in March and September. — proerosia Druce (3g). Forewing Avith- 
out yellowish white cell-spots, discal band closer to the cell, the blue discal line broken up into spots 
and further away from the distal margin; margin of hindwing above at and in front of the anal angle 
vitticollis. white like the fringes. Key Islands. — vitticollis Roths. The metallic markings of the forewing much reduced, 
the discal row of blue spots usually entirely absent. The margin of the hindwing above sometimes only with a 
very few Avhite scales besides the fringes. Only known to me from the southern districts of Dutch NeAV 
simplex. Guinea, from British New Guinea and Fergusson. — simplex Lucas, from Queensland, is not known to me 
in nature and perhaps not different from vitticollis. 
16. Genus: Oplitlialiiiis Hbn. 
Differs from Mimeusemia chiefly in the more proximal position of the lower median vein of the 
hindwing, this vein standing at least as far from the lower angle of the cell as does the second radial 
(= vein 5). Segment 1 of the palpi with longer hair than 2. Tufts of hair at the base of the abdomen 
above not so distinct as in Mimeusemia or absent. Antennae distinctly incrassate between centre and apex. 
— Asia and Africa. The early stages not known. 
dama. 0. darna Druce (3f). Small: collar, fore coxae and apex of abdomen deep orange. Forewing with short, 
narrow, antemedian band which is sometimes reduced to some small spots, and a broad discal band, both 
being yelloAV. Hindwing uniformly black. — Oinanisa in Dutch Timor, found in numbers by Doherty in 
November—December. 
swinhoei. 0. swinhoei Semp. (4f) has the facies of an Immetalia. Black, with a strong blue gloss; collar, 
fore coxae, costal edge beneath and a very broad band of the foreAving yelloAV, the band running from the 
middle of the costal margin to the hind angle, blue metallic spots between base and band. Hindwing with a 
strong blue gloss in the basal half. Fringes white at the apex of both Avings. —- Mindanao; in the Brit¬ 
ish Museum 1 C j- 
privata. 0. privata Walk. (= pagenstecheri Roeb.) (31i). Black, pronotum, gula, the greater portion of the 
palpi, and the apex of the abdomen yellow. Forewing with blue metallic spots, a white dot in the apex 
of cell and a white discal band which is rounded distally and irregularly dentate proximally and varies 
in length. Hindwing black, fringes white. — Amboina and Ceram. 
liaemorrlioi- 0. haemorrhoidalis Guer. (3h). Black, base of pronotum, gula and apex of abdomen yellcAv; palpi 
dalis. partly white. Following with a yellowish white black-dusted spot in front of the hind angle; a glossy 
blue spot in the cell and on the cross-vein, a blue line in the basal area before the cell and another before 
