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Show 1866.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS EUPLCEA. 299 85. EUPLCEA ABJECTA, sp. n. Alar supra olivaceo-fuscar, anticar punctis maculisve tribus subapicalibus elongatis punctoque uno costali ochreo-albis: posticar margine costali pallido, maris maculis quatuor elongatis apud disci medium submarginalibus ochreo-albis, feminar velut maris punctis quoque discalibus et quinque marginalibus similibus: corpus fuscum, collo albo punctato, antennis nigris. Alar subtus pallidiores, rufescentes, anticar margine interno pallido, maculis velut supra, feminar stria interna, punctis quatuor submarginalibus albis. duobusque subcoslalibus linea obliqua subviolaceis : posticar maris puncto uno maculisque quatuor velut supra discalibus, punctis duobus marginalibus valde indistinctis ochreis; posticar feminar maculis submarginalibus punctisque marginalibus confusis, puncto uno subcostali subviolaceo: corpus thorace nigro albo punctato, antennis nigris, abdomine fusco albo lineato. Alar. exp. unc. <$ 2-Li-, $ 2-L|. Hab. Philippine Islands. B.M. This species in form m u c h resembles E. mitra of Moore. Subdivision 2. Alar anticar fascia lata obliqua subapicali nivea, maculis apicalibus unaque subanali albis, posticar immaculatar; subtus punctis octo discalibus aliisque submarginalibus serie duplici violaceis. 86. EUPLCEA MITRA. Euplcea mitra, Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. East Ind. Comp. p. 127. n. 251 (1857). Hab. 1 B.M. % Subdivision 3. Alar posticar supra maculis fasciave submarginalibus semper distinctis. 87. EUPLCEA ROGERI. Crastia rogeri, Hiibner, Samml. exot. Schmett. Zutrage, pi. ? f. 947 (1806). Hab. ? 88. EUPLCEA OROPE. Euplcea orope, Boisduval, Faune de l'Oce'anie, p. 100 (1832); Sp. Gen. Lep. (planches) pi. 11. f. 9 (1836); Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 88. n. 35 (1847). Hab. Taiti (Bdv.) ; Timor. B.M. Var. Anticar fascia submarginali valde interrupta : posticar margine postico pallido seriebus macularum albarum duabus, serie interna maculis majoribus. Hab. Sumatra? B.M. Note.-I should have been utterly unable to recognize this insect |