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Show 358 MR. H. D R U C E O N B O R N E A N LEPIDOPTERA. [Mar. 18, 26. P. EMPEDOCLES, Fab. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 10. n. 94 (1787). East India. 27. P. PAYENI, Boisd. Sp. Gen. i. p. 235. n. 58 (1836). Java. 28. P. LOWII, n. sp. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 6.) Male. Upperside sooty black : posterior wing from the middle to the outer margin ashy grey, crossed by the black nervules ; outer margin and tails black. Underside sooty black, with a row of large black spots round the outer margin of posterior wing, the lower half of which is speckled with a few greyish scales ; dark red at the base of both wings. Allied to ascalaphus, Boisd., but very distinct. I have named this fine Papilio after its captor Mr. Low. Exp. 4ij inches. Hab. Borneo. In coll. H. Druce. 29. P. ACUTA, n. sp. Male. Upperside: the anterior wing brownish black, darker at the base, having streaks of darker colour between the nervules and in the discoidal cell; the posterior wing glossy black. Underside: anterior wing the same as above; posterior wing deep black, with six red lunular spots along the outer margin, and at the anal angle there is a small spot of the same colour. Female the same as the male. Exp. male 3|, female 4 inches. Hab. Borneo. In coll. H. Druce. Genus LEPTOCERCUS, Swainson. 1. L. VIRESCENS, Butl. Cat. Fab. p. 259 (1870). Java. Family V. HESPERID.E. Genus CCESYAPA, Kirby. 1. C. T H R A X (Linn.), Syst. Nat. i. 2. p. 794. n. 260 (1767). Genus ISMENE, Swains. 1. I. CHUZA, Hew. Ex. Butt. iv. Ism. t. 1. f. 4 (1867). Sarawak. 2. I. JAINA, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 782. Darjeeling. 3. I. BENJAMINII, Guer. Deless. Souv. Ind. ii. p. 79, t. 22. f. 2 (1834). 4. I. CEDIPODEA, Swains. Zool. 111. i. t. 16 (1820-1821). 5. I. VITTA, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1870, p. 489. Borneo. |