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Show 380 MR. H. J. ELWES ON S O M E [May 6, Besides the species of this genus described above I have from Sikkim the following:- A. zebraica, Butl. J. L. S. xii. p. 356 (1876); 111. Het. v. p. 27, t. 84. fig. 9, which is most like A. zebra, but has 8 yellow patches on the fore wing and the fringes all yellow. It occurs also iu the N.W. Himalayas. A. postvitta, Moore, which is entirely without yellow markings, having only a white patch on the hind wing, white fringes to the hind wings, and some white on the legs and underside of body. A sixth species, described by Mr. Moore as from Darjeeling, but of which all the specimens in the Atkinson Collection are labelled Calcutta, is A. fuliginosa, which is entirely brown without spots, and I think belongs to another genus. I have also compared m y three new species with the collections of the British Museum and those of Messrs. Moore and Druce, and found that they agree with none of the species described from other parts of India. Genus CLELEA, Wk. Cat. ii. p. 465. C L E L E A NIGROVIRIDIS, n. sp. Black, with iridescent green markings on fore wings and thorax. Base of fore wings, neck, and head showing golden and purple reflexions in some lights. Hind wing black, with a green stripe from base to margin, near anal angle. Beneath, fore wing black, paler towards the hind margin, with narrow green stripes from base halfway up the wing ; hind wings black, with costal green stripe, another below it forking outwardly, and a broad green stripe extending to margin. Antennae shining purple. Legs and underside of abdomen tinged with shining purple and green. This differs from Clelea chala, Moore, and C. sapphirina, Wk., so much in the colour of its iridescent markings that I am obliged to suppose it distinct. I have specimens from Sikkim which agree fairly with both of these species, which may be identical, and one other came with C. nigroviridis from the Naga Hills, which also agrees with the Javan Clelea. There is, however, a specimen from Formosa in the British Museum, which, though in bad condition, may be the same as C. nigroviridis1. Described from a single male taken by Mr. Doherty in the Naga Hills. Genus ATOSSA, Moore, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 577. A T O S S A N E L C I N N A , Moore, /. c. t. 67. fig. 7, 6* • This was till recently the only species of the genus, and the type in Mr. Moore's collection was unique. As figured, the venation is not very clear, but Mr. Moore has kindly sent me an accurate drawing which agrees with the figure here given of Mr. Leech's specimen (Plate X X X I V . fig. 1). It will be seen that the subcostal veiu has four branches, of which the first arises from about half the length of 1 I have since seen better male specimens from Formosa in Coll. Moore which he calls C. sapphirina,, and which differ from mine in haying the markings blue, and a blue band on outer margin of fore wing. |