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Show 360 MESSRS. A. R. WALLACE AND F. MOORE [June 12, 24. ERGOLIS CORYTA, Cramer. " Frequents hedgerows and places overgrown with rank herbage. Has a slow floating flight."-Swinhoe. 25. CYLLO LEDA, Linnaeus. " Common; frequents trunks of trees and the ground in dark shady places."-Swinhoe. 26. DEBIS EUROPA, Fabricius. "Loves to cluster on bamboo joints."-Swinhoe. 27. MYCALESIS DRUSIA, Cr. (? mineus, L.). 28. MYCALESIS SAMBA, Moore, Cat. Mus. E. I. C. p. 233 (la-lassis, Hew.). 29. MYCALESIS OTREA, Cramer. This differs from Cramer's figure in having a whitish band on the underside; but these insects vary so much that it would not be safe to describe it as distinct. Mr. Swinhoe says the species of Mycalesis are common about grassy places in Formosa. 30. LYCENA ELPIS, Godart. One specimen only of this species was sent by Mr. Swinhoe. 31. LYCENA CNEJUS, Fabricius. 32. LYCJENA KANDARPA, Horsfield. 33. LYC^ENA PLUTO, Fabricius. " Rather plentiful; very desultory and dodging in flight."- Swinhoe. 34. LYCENA PLINIUS, Fabricius. "About long grass."-Swinhoe. 35. LYC^ENA PARRHASIUS, Fabricius. 36. LYCENA VARUNANA, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 772, pi. XLI. f. 8. 37. LYC^ENA SANGRA, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 772, pi. XLI. f. 6. 38. LYCENA KARSANDRA, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 505, pi. xxxi. f. 7. 39. LYC^ENA NISA, n. s. Small; wings rounded ; in the male violet-blue, with broad dusky margins; in the female pale ash-colour, with faint golden and violet iridescence and a few traces of azure scales; the upper wings with dusky, the lower wings with white ciliated fringe. Beneath, in both |