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Show 1878.] LEPIDOPTERA OF HAINAN. 701 yellow, the former absent and the latter paler in the female; outer border of hind wing narrow, and of a golden-brown colour. Expanse 2| inches. Hab. Hainan. In coll. H. Druce. This is quite a distinct species from the Formosan (A. formosana), described by Mr. Wallace in P. Z. S. 1866, p. 356. SYNCHLOE CANIDIA. Papilio canidia, Sparrm. Amcen. i\.cad. vii. p. 504 (1768). P. gliciria, Cramer, pl. 171. f. E, F. THYCA PASITHOE. Papilio pasitho'e, Linn. S. N. i. 2, p. 755. P. dione, Drury, 111. Exot. Ent. ii. pl. 8. f. 3, 4. ERYCINIDAE. SOSPITA SATURATA, n. Sp. Form of outline as in S. lydda, Hewits. Exot. Butt. iii. Sosp. pl. fig. 13, from Hong Kong. Upperside dark purple-brown, basal half darkest: hind wing with very indistinct small black white-bordered apical and anal spots. Underside brighter ; pale bands distinct, the discal band broad, nearly straight on fore wing, and its inner border darker-coloured ; three small white-bordered black apical and two anal spots on hind wing. Female brighter-coloured. Expanse If inch. Hab. Hainan. In coll. H. Druce and F. Moore. ZEMEROS CONFUCIUS, n. sp. Z. confucius, Wallace, M S. Male. Smaller than Javan or Indian specimens of Z. flegyas. Markings above similar; the subapical spots larger and indistinct, two only being visible above, these being white and prominent beneath. . . From Z. albipunctata, Butler, from Malacca, it may be distinguished by the much less prominent and smaller number of subapical spots both above and beneath, and in the inner series of spots on both wings being white-bordered as in Z. flegyas. Expanse 1T% inch. Hab. Hainan. In coll. H. Druce. LYCAENIDAE. MILETUS CHINENSIS. Miletus chinensis, Felder, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. xii. p. 488 (1862). LUCIA DILAMA, n. sp. Male. Similar to L. epius (Westw. Gen. D. L p. 502, pl. 76. f 5) from India Underside of a browner grey, the transverse zig- |