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Show 1877.] ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS. 589 and fifth short, sixth narrow; a short streak also above anal red anal lobe as above. Expanse If inch. S. Andamans. In coll. H. Druce and F. Moore. Differs from typical A. lohita in its larger size, the different-coloured bands beneath, and the narrowness of the marginal band on the fore wing. HYPOLYCCENA ANDAMANA, n. sp. Male. Upperside ultramarine blue; fore wing with a large black discal patch, abdominal margin dusky brown ; cilia of hind wing grey, marginal anal streak and edge of tails white, anal lobe with a small reddish spot. Underside greyish blue; a brown discal transverse band on both wings, straight on fore wing, broken and zigzag on hind wing ; a small black anal and a red-bordered black subanal spot. Female. Upperside brown ; both wings with an indistinct median transverse curved darker band ; hind wing with white marginal outer line, discal lunular marks, and three black spots from anal angle, the first golden-speckled. Underside as in male, but slightly paler greyish blue. Allied to //. erylus. Expanse, 6* If, $ lginch. S. Andamans (Port Blair). In coll. British Museum and F. Moore. HYPOLYCCENA ELTOLA, Hewitson, 111. D. Lep. Suppl. p. 14, pl. 5. f. 37, 38 (1869). S. Andamans (Port Blair). SITHON ARECA (Myrina a.), Felder, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. 1862, p. 481. Nicobars (Kar Nicobar). SITHON KAMORTA (Myr.k.) Felder, /. c. p. 485. Nicobars (Sambelong). DEUDORIX ORSEIS, Hewitson, 111. D. Lep. p. 23, no. 20 (1863). Nicobars (Kamorta), April, Meldola. DEUDORIX EPIJARBAS, Moore, Catal. Lep. E.L C. i. p. 32(1857); Hewit's 111. D. Lep. pl. 7. f. 16-18. S. Andamans (Port Blair). MYRINA PRABHA, n. sp. (Plate LVIII. fig. 5 $ .) Male. Upperside red : fore wing with black apical band ; base of wing and costa dusky rufous-brown : hind wing with blackish costal border, subcostal veins, and narrow border on outer margin ; abdominal margin dusky rufous-brown. Female. Upperside red : fore wing with a broad black apical band and dusky rufous-brown base : hind wing dark rufous-brown ; discal |