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Show 812 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON [Dec. 4, 13. D I A D E M A MISIPPUS. Papilio misippus, Linnaeus, Mus. Lud. Ulr. p. 264 (1764). Not uncommon. An interesting male variety, approaching the female in coloration, occurs in the collection. 14. DIADEMA KEZIA, n. sp. Allied to D. philippensis, but with the spots of the postmedian fascia of primaries well separated, smaller, and in an angular series, tbe primaries less brilliantly shot with blue, the submarginal spots of secondaries less sharply defined; wings below with all the white spots smaller, the large spot on the costa of secondaries being no larger than the other spots of the discal series ; this series on both surfaces of all the wings continuous, not interrupted by the post-median fascia of primaries : expanse, o* 3 inches, $ 3 inches 3 lines. Common. This is probably the Diadema auge of Wallace's list; we have five examples in the collection of the British Museum ; there are others in Mr. Hobson's series ; and I have seen several in private collections. 15. DIADEMA PRISCILLA, n. sp. 2- Allied to D. avia (jacintha, Drury), but the primaries less falcated, all the wings darker, deep chocolate-brown ; the primaries with a lustrous trifid blue patch beyond the cell (instead of the four blue spots of D. avia), a large bifid white subapical spot commencing the discal series; submarginal spots small and indistinct, otherwise as in D. avia; secondaries with all the spots white, the submarginal series, of small semicircular or conical spots, followed near the margin by a series of diverging linear white markings: wings below also darker, with similar differences to those on the upper surface (of course with no blue spots or patches) ; external angle of primaries blackish, disk of all the wings with scarcely perceptibly paler band : expanse 4 inches 3 lines. One female. This species is still nearer to the Bornean form, which, however, has not yet been described, so that I am compelled to compare it with the Indian one. 16. NEPTIS EURYNOME. Limenitis eurynome, Westwood, Donov. Ins. China, pl. 37. fie;. 3 (1842). Several specimens. 17. JUNONIA ALMANA. Papilio almana, Linnaeus, Mus. Lud. Ulr. p. 272 (1764). Common. 18. JUNONIA ASTERIE. Papilio asterie, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 769 (1766). One specimen. |