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Show 1866.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS EUPLCEA. 295 Note.-The Javan specimens of E. midamus are the nearest to Linnseus's type; they differ from the Indian ones in having the wings slightly shorter and the spots larger ; the Bornean specimens are very small. 77. EUPLCEA HEWITSONII, sp. n. (PL XXX. fig. 2.) 1 Euplcea eunice, Boisduval, Sp. Gen. Lep; (1836) pi. 24. f. 1, 6* • 1 Danais eunice, Gue'rin, Icon, du Rcgne Animal, p. 474, pi. 77. f. 4, S; Lucas, Lep. Exot. p. 45. f. 1, o" • 2 . Alar supra nigro-fusca:, carrulescentes ; anticar serie macularum octo carruleo-alb arum submarginali, apud apicem arcuata; macula una costali duabusque discalibus medium versus, inferiore permagna subovali, superiore raro obsoleta, carruleo-albis: posticar rufescentes, margine costali albo, serie macularum sex submarginalium carruleo-albarum ad apicem magnitudine crescentium, maculis duabus discalibus post cellar finem punctisque sex minimis analibus marginalibus carruleis: corpus nigro-fuscum, medio rufescente, antice nigrum albo punctatum, antennis nigris. Alar subtus cupreo-olivacear; anticar margine interno pallidiore, una costali carrulea, serie macularum albarum marginalium continua serieque subapicali macularum quinque interna, macula una subanali unaque magna discali interna albis : postidar seriebus macularum albarum submarginalium duabus, serie interna costar medium attingente, basi albo punctata : corpus nigrum, albo maculatum, antennis nigris. Exp. alar. unc. 4^-. Hab. Philippines. B.M. I have named this insect after Mr. Hewitson, as a small acknowledgment of the kind interest which he has always taken in my ^efforts to acquire a knowledge of the Diurnal Lepidoptera. 78. EUPLCEA VIOLA, sp. n. (PL XXX. fig. 3 ) o*. Alar supra rufescenti-fuscar, c&rulescentes : anticar serie macularum submarginalium subcarrulearum apud apicem bifurcata maculaque una discali interna oblonga: posticar macula permagna subcostali ochrea, margine costali cinereo, maculis duabus api-calibus parvis ochreis, maculis quinque magnis submarginalibus magnitudine decrescentibus subceeruleis, punctis sex carruleis marginalibus : corpus fuscum ; capite nigro, albo punctato ; antennis nigris. Alar subtus pallidiores, antica margine interno cinereo-albo, macula permagna ochrea, macula una discali magna ovali, quinque discalibus minoribus, una costali, tribus marginalibus, punctis insuper tribus punctisque septem marginalibus albis: posticar maculis decern submarginalibus punctisque undecim marginalibus sub-carruleis, maculis quinque discalibus subviolaceis unaque subcostali brunnea, basi albo punctata: corpus thorace nigro, ochreo-punc-tato ; antennis nigris; abdomine fusco. Exp alar. unc.3 _4 1 a' |