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Show 284 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS EUPLCEA. [May 8, on the underside of the hind wings. The E. melina of Horsfield's collection, however, is a much smaller insect, and has subapical spots on the hind wings as in E. climena. 47. EUPLCEA PALLA, sp. n. Alar supra nigro-fuscar, certo situ carrulescentes; anticar maculis septern submarginalibus albis ad apicem majoribus, striis duabus internis nitentibus: posticar area anali rufescente; margine costali rvfescente; margine interno cinereo; maculis decern submarginalibus ochreo-albis, punctis minimis marginalibus brunneis corpus nigro-fuscum, antice albo punctatum; antennis nigris. Alar subtus pallidiores, rujescentes, maculis submarginalibus velut supra, anticar autem uno minimo costali: anticar punctis duobus discalibus novemque marginalibus minimis albis: posticar punctis undecim marginalibus minimis, basi punctis duobus albis minimis corpus thorace nigro-fusco, punctis nonnullis albis, antennis ; abdomine olivaceo-fusco, punctis mediis albis. Exp. alar. unc. 3-|. Hab. Aru Islands. B.M 48. EUPLCEA TRISTIS, sp. n. Alar supra nigro-fuscar purpurascantes, anticar maculis quinque marginalibus albis : posticar costa pallida, margine postico rufescente, margine apicali maculis sex irregularibus albis submarginato: corpus nigro-fuscum, collo albo punctato, antennis nigris. Alee subtus olivaceo-fuscar, anticar area basali fuscescente, certo purpurascentes, punctis quinque discalibus maculaque in cella sub-violaceis; maculis duabus apicalibus, duabus mediis submarginalibus punctisque nonnullis marginalibus sparsis albis: postico: punctis sex discalibus unoque in cella subviolaceis; punctis nonnullis minimis valde indistinctis submarginalibus sparsis: corpus nigrum, abdomine carruleo punctato. Exp. alar. unc. 2^-. Hub. Aneiteum. B.M. 49. EUPLCEA MCESTA, sp. n. (Fig. 3, p. 281.) $ . Alar supra nigro -fuscar certo situ purpurascentes, posticar pallescentes : anticar maculis duabus subapicalibus punctisque duobus oblongis submarginalibus carruleis: corpus nigro-fuscum; capite collo albo punctato, antennis nigris. Alar anticar subtus area basali nigro-fusca; costa areaque postica rufescentibus ; margine interno albo-cinereo; maculis duabus discalibus unaque ad cellar extimum ; striis duabus internis sericeis: posticar fusco-rufescentes, marginibus paulo pallescentibus, punctis quatuor discalibus carruleis serie arcuata post cellam positis unoque ad cellar extimum : corpus nigro-fuscum, abdomine medio cinereo punctato. Exp. alar. unc. 3-2-. Hab. Dory ; Sumatra (alar supra immaculatar). B.M. |
