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Show 268 MR. F. MOORE ON LIMNAINA AND EUPLCEINA. [May 1, the cell, a small discal spot beyond lower end of the cell, a submarginal series of eight spots, the three upper of which are small and slender, the fourth and fifth large and bluntly oval in shape, the three lower smaller and nearly round, a marginal row of small narrow spots, extending to the apex and disposed alternately against the margin and towards the submarginal row. Hind wing with a marginal row of very small dentate spots, and a nearly obsolete upper submarginal row. Expanse, 8 3g inches. Hab. Nias Island, W . coast of Sumatra. In coll. British Museum. Approaches nearest to T. biseriata. 8. TRONGA BROOKEI, n. sp. Allied to T. bremeri. Comparatively smaller and narrower ; of a paler brown colour and with a violet-blue tint. Mcde. Fore wing with similarly disposed spots, all of which are smaller, the marginal series being very minute, the four lower sub-marginal also very small and the upper ones half the size of those in T. bremeri; costal and (sometimes two) discal spots also small: hind wing with very minute or scarcely distinguishable marginal dots. Female. Paler; marked as in male, and with an additional spot within the cell. Expanse, 8 3-f, 2 3§ inches. Hab. Sarawak, Borneo (Wallace). In coll. British Museum. 9. TRONGA LABUANA, n. sp. Allied to T. crameri. Male. Fore wing with eight similar but comparatively shorter and broader submarginal spots, the sixth and seventh lower spots being larger; an indistinct marginal lower row of very minute spots: hind wing with two complete series of small spots. Female. Fore wing with somewhat larger submarginal and marginal spots, a small costal spot, one within the cell, and one on the disk : hind wing with two rows of spots as in male. Expanse 3§ inches. Hab. Labuan, Borneo (Lowe). In coll. Messrs. Godman and Salvin. 10. TRONGA DAATENSIS, n. sp. From typical T. crameri this differs on the fore wing in the subapical spots being comparatively broader and larger, three small lower spots occurring in the submarginal series, and in having a nearly complete marginal row of small distinct spots : hind wing with a marginal row of small distinct spots. Underside with all these spots more prominent, the marginal row larger, and the discal series of spots much larger than those in T. crameri. Expanse, o* 3f inches. Hab. Island of Daat, Labuan, Borneo. In coll. W . L. Distant. |