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Show 720 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS MYCALESIS. [Jlllie 27, This appears to be another variety of otrea, but it does not quite agree with any specimens that I have seen. In the * Genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera,' M. tabitha is placed in the genus Satyrus (p. 391. n. 34); M. clerimon, with a query, in the genus Lasiommata (p. 387. n. 16). Sp. 3. MYCALESIS BLASIUS. (Fig. 4, p. 718.) Papilio blasius, Fabr. Ent. Syst. Suppl. v. p. 426. n. 488, 489 (1798). Hab. East Indies (Fabr.) ; Philippines. B.M. "Alee omnes integerrimee, supra fuscce, immaculatce: subtus vix pallidiores striga media obliqua, alba. Anticce pone strigam ocellis tribus atris iride flavescente pupillaque alba, intermedio minuto. Ocelli annulo communi reniformi includuntur. Margo strigosus. Posticce ocellis septem ineequalibus strigis duabus undatis utrinque coeuntibus cinereis inclusis. Margo strigosus." -Ent. Syst. This seems to be identical with the M. samba of Mr. Moore's ' Catalogue,' p. 233. n. 498 ; it differs from lalassis, Hew., in having smaller and less distinct ocelli, and not so many in the front wings ; it is also rather smaller. Sp. 4. MYCALESIS MEDUS. Papilio medus, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 488. n. 198 (1775). Hab. Cape of Good Hope (Fabricius) ; Borneo. B.M. Fabricius has made a mistake as to the locality of this species; it is evidently identical with P. doris of Cramer ; the latter is said to be from China, and is only a variety of M. hesione. Sp. 5. MYCALESIS MARTIUS*. Papilio martius, Fabricius, Ent. Svst. iii. pt. 1. p. 219. n. 686 (1793). Hab. Java. B.M. "Alee omnes supra nigra;, immaculatce, subtus itidem nigree margine pallidiore et in hoc margine alee anticce ocelli quatuor, 2. 4. minutissimi, posticce ocellis septem tertio majori."-Ent. Syst. This species is closely allied to M. naia of Felder, the mamerta of Moore's ' Catalogue;' it is, however, slightly smaller, and differs in the width of the margin and the number and relative size of the ocelli. Sp. 6. MYCALESIS TERMINUS. (Figs. 3, 3a, p. 718.) •fPapilio terminus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. pt. 1. p. 220. n. 687 (1793). Hab. New Holland. B.M. * Felder has recently described and figured a variety of this species, only differing in the number of the ocelli of the front wings, as M. moorei, Feld. f The type is in the Banksian collection. |
